A Trip down Pasig River

It's been a month already when two big typhoons hit the country. The whole country was awaken by this; opening everyone's eyes to the impact of our actions on the environment.


For the past weeks, the Grade 4 Galing Mo Kid! students have been learning about Heroism particularly on Being Heroes of the Environment. The ferry trip along Pasig River for the Grade 4 students gave the students and in depth understanding about the impacts of our actions on the environment. The trip was guided by Mr. Jimbo Mallari of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission who shared to the students how the river looked like decades ago and how important it was in the development of Metro Manila.

The trip was a perfect introduction to the next module on Being Heroes of the Environment, focusing on Water Conservation.

Thank you to Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission for hosting the trip.

More photos of the trip from Claire Algarme:
http://handsonmanila.multiply.com/photos/album/52/HOS-GMK_Pasig_ferry_trip

Updates on GMK

What's happening on GMK? Here are some photos of what has been going on with our Galing Mo Kids and Galing Mo Mentors in the past months. :)

Grade 4 Pembo GMK kids at National Musuem. First fieldtrip of the Grade 4 students at National Museum where they learned about the history of the Philippines and our heroes.

How to start you own business?
Marketing manager of Village Gourmet gave a talk on the history and success of Village Gourmet to the Grade 5 GMK kids.

GMK kids toured the factory of Village Gourmet and saw how the different breads are made.

Grade 5 GMK students with the owners of Village Gourmet, Mr. Noye and Ms. Nicole Fandino. Thank you for hosting a one of a kind education trip for the students!

Starbucks hosted the first fieldtrip of the Grade 6 GMK kids. Students had the chance to see how business can give back to their communities.

What's goes on behind the bar? Students had the chance to see how drinks are made behind the bar, and of course they were treated to a signature chocolate drink of Starbucks.

Thank you Starbucks! :)

Mentors Orientation and Workshop

Hands On Manila (HOM) did not only welcome the new batch of GMKids, but also welcomed the new batch of mentors. For two Saturdays, HOM held orientations and workshop for the mentors. The first orientation and workshop for the new Grade 4 mentors was held last July 11 at Pembo Elementary School.

A more detailed discussion about the program and the modules were tackled, and as well as their role as mentors and how they can become effective mentors.

Mr. Rey Belen facilitated the afternoon discussion giving an introduction about Understanding By Design (UBD) to which the module was patterned.

Our new batch of mentors. Thank you and welcome to HOS-GMK! :)
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For the second Saturday, "old mentors" joined us last July 18 at Philippine Daily Inquirer where we had parallel discussions of the Grade 5 and Grade 6 modules. In the morning, Therese Panganiban, volunteer-consultant and mentor facilitated the discussion of the Grade 6 modules, and Willie Mercado volunteer-consultant who revised the Grade 5 modules handled the discussion of the Grade 5 modules.

For the afternoon session, Willie Mercado sampled one Structured Learning Exercise (SLE) with the mentors and another one for the mentors to facilitate.

Maraming salamat sa mga pumunta at sa mga nag provide ng venue, Pembo and Ms. Marge and Chito dela Vega sa PDI room. Looking forward to a great year with everyone! :)

HOS-GMK! Year 3

Hands On Schools-Galing Mo Kid! is now on its third year.

Last June 25, 2009 at Powerbooks, Megamall, HOM welcomed our new batch of HOS-GMK kids.
The event was graced by Efren Penaflorida, CNN hero nominee for the kariton-school he started. Mentors and new volunteers also joined the small celebration for our 30 new heroes.

Mr. Efren Penaflorida giving his inspirational talk

Thank you to Jollibee for sponsoring the snacks and to Powerbooks for the gift items. :)

A Sucessful Year!

Hands On Schools- Galing Mo Kid! students took center stage last Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Pembo Elementary School, as they exhibited their works and opened their small businesses.

Thank you to everyone who made this year a success.

Thank you to the volunteer mentors who spent countless hours mentoring the students.
Thank you to the school principals for always being supportive.
Thank you to the teachers for their valuable contribution.
Thank you to all the sponsors and donors.
Thank you to our partners.
Thank you to the volunteer consultants who made the modules.

Thank you thank you thank you!

Culmination Activity

Join us and witness our Galing Mo Kids take center-stage! :)

Business Presentation

Last March 14, 2009 at ACSAT, Aurora Blvd., the Grade 5 Galing Mo Kid (GMK) students presented their business plans to the investors. Students were all dressed up like businessman and businesswoman, wearing long sleeves and tie; and skirts and blouses.

Mentors, volunteers, Hands On Manila board members and friends were there to support the students.

Thank you to those who made this event possible: to the donors and sponsors, to the untiring support of the schools, principals and teacher coordinators; to the volunteer-mentors who have spent countless hours teaching the students; to the volunteer consultants who took time off from work to hold special sessions with the students. Special thanks to Marilou Prudente, Chowking for the food, and ACSAT for the support and for providing the venue.