Youth Radio

Here's a very inspiring letter I got from one of my favorite teachers abroad, Ms. Sol. Thank you so much for your appreciation. Rest assure we will do our best to put the Philippines on the web community map.

Hi ROX,

I wanted to cry when I listened to this: http://youthradio. wordpress. com/ . You made me feel so special Rox.

I am proud of you, and your students. You probably have no idea yet what kind of network of education leaders Kevin and I are in here in the US. The National Writing Project is the premier effort to improve writing in America. Through its professional development model, NWP builds the leadership, programs, and research needed for teachers to help their students become successful writers and learners.

This is a National initiative and there are 180 sites across America. I am a Teacher Consultant to the DC Area Writing Project and Kevin is a Teacher Consultant to the Western Massachusetts Writing Project. This model of "Teachers Teaching Teachers" is what I really want to adapt here in our Pinoy Teachers Network. We are focusing on the teacher training and professional development, just like what we're doing in PTN.

ROX, the podcast you did with Youth Radio http://youthradio. wordpress. com/ will go a long way! Kevin presents his innovative projects in National Conventions of teacher leaders and this Youth Radio project is one of his great ideas. This is model of interacting with Filipino student back home with our students here abroad is what I want to propose to Gilas and SYNERGEIA, which is cost effective and very feasible. Keep going... please do this for our students, let the world know how globally competitive Filipino students are! I hope more Filipino teachers here in PTN could join Youth Radio with their students...

ROX, Please tell your students I am very proud of them! This write up os from the Youth Radio site:

Cheers!

MARISOL
http://teachersol.blogspot.com


And here's another sweet one from Giselle Bombay from the University of the Philippines Open University

Hi Rox,

My husband is a Claretian (elem to high) and I had been telling him stories about you and your projects. I told him that few teachers are like you - swerte claret sa iyo, ah.

Me and our kids are all UP bred from elem to college (husband ko college days lang ang UP) and we get a kick out of lovingly kidding him whenever we have reunions because he the only "different" one. But when I told them about you, syempre, my husband is proud because his alma mater is still a good school after all.

Keep up the good work!

Giselle

Here's the blurb about the Philippines. (I learned what a blurb is from Kevin Hodgson's Youth Radio) Pag di mo alam hanapin mo ang meaning, teacher ka pa naman he he!

More about the Claret School and the Philippines:


Claret School of Quezon City is located at the heart of Quezon City, Philippines. It is an exclusive Catholic school for boys with a population of 3000+ students from pre-school to high school. The school’s website is www.claretschool.edu.ph The Claretian’s main website is http://missionaries.claret.org/ The Claret Robotics Team is one of the many extra-curricular activities offered by the school to its students. It is made up of 15 members from the grade school and high school department. The boys enjoy constructing lego robots, programming and competing with other schools. Their adviser is Mr. Rox Cosico. http://roxclaret.blogspot.com/



The Philippines is made up of 7,101 islands . http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/ The capital of the Philippines is Manila and Claret School is just 30 minutes away from Manila by car. Quezon City is a highly urbanized area. The Philippines is a tropical paradise. Many of the islands in the Philippines are great tourist destinations. Among them Boracay, Bohol, Palawan and Siargao These places are known for their white sand beaches, tropical fruits and friendly people. There are many islands that are yet to be visited by travelers. In Panglao island in Bohol alone, thousands of new marine species which were never been seen before were discovered by a worldwide team of marine scientists in 2004 and 2005. http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/talkofthetown/view_article.php?article_id=51459

http://www.experiencephilippines.ph/Global/traveljournal.php.