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4th TSINOY NATIONAL CONVENTION: Shared Destiny, Building New Bridges |
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Date |
Program |
| Day 1 8:30 am – 12:00 noon |
Opening: Dialogue with the Muses (with lunch)
Keynote address: Conversations with Tsinoy exemplars from different fields: |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Crossing Bridges Sharing of best practices of various Tsinoy-run programs and projects on health, education, sustainable development, governance and heritage education; in concurrent sessions |
| 2:00 – 4:00 pm | Living Together (with snacks) Reflective, creative workshop for exploring universal values; designing Ideas Out of the Box that co-create harmony between the ethnic Chinese and other Filipinos |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Synthesis Summary of speakers’ sharing; insights of “experts” from mainstream Philippine society; summary of workshop outputs |
| Day 2 8:00 – 11:00 am |
Under the Philippine Sun (with snacks) Study tour on heritage and social development and immersion in selected communities in Manila |
| 11:00 am – 3:00 pm | Building New Bridges (with working lunch and snacks) Presentation of Ideas Out of the Box and selection of potential project ideas for grant funding |
| 3:00 – 4:30 pm+ | Closing: Continuing the Journey Evaluation, synthesis and ways forward |
Pre-Convention events:
Nov 10, Build a Bridge (in partnership with the Filipino-Chinese Schools Association) – Leadership camp for high school student leaders from different “Chinese” schools in Metro Manila
Post-Convention events:
Summer 2013, Continuation of Build a Bridge
Till 2013, Implementation of “Ideas Out of the Box” competition project ideas
Registration fees:
Students with valid I.D. – Php 500
Faculty members of “Chinese” schools – Php 500
Other adults, Php 800 till October 31; Php 1,000 November 1-30
Fees include convention kit, lunch and snacks for two days
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