OLPC Philippines

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OLPC Philippines grassroots group

Mabuhay! Welcome to OLPC Philippines

OLPC Philippines (OLPC PH) is a grassroots coalition of forward-looking and like-minded individuals living in the Philippines and abroad who are working to bring the ideals of OLPC to Filipino children. Please join and share your ideas - we're still very much in the formative stages, so people who are eager and willing to jump in are very, very welcome.

To join the group's distribution list, subscribe to the olpc-philippines mailing listand participate in the discussions.

To keep abreast of the latest developments on the OLPC program in the Philippines, please check regularly this Wiki page for the latest developments.

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit corporation registered with the Philippine Securities & Exchange Commission on 17 August 2009 (Registration No. CN200912617).

We are now available to accept donations in support of the program. We will inform you shortly once we have secured the tax exempt status on whether your donations can be claimed as a tax deduction. Donations will be used to mainly to procure the OLPC XO laptop and out-of-pocket costs to set-up the classrooms for its use.

We have as an objective the deployment of the OLPC program in all the public primary schools in the Philippines as an immediate goal. We are open to work with interested private schools to deploy an OLPC program on the condition this is fully funded by the school or its donor sponsor.

At the same time, we will seek to help groups to start similar OLPC deployments in other 9 ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) member countries. These countries are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. At the moment there are existing groups in Cambodia and Malaysia.

For further information on the OLPC Foundation, please email Charles Chen at ideasman88@gmail.com.

eKindling

eKindling (short for education kindling) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating meaningful learning experience by bringing technology-based, educational innovations to children, classrooms, and communities across the Philippines. This is a separate entity from OLPC Foundation.

We deploy technologies designed for learning and ICT based education practices/programs in underserved communities

• Deploy - We identify, assess and deploy low cost, appropriate technologies, designed for 21st century learning. Our first deployment will feature the XO Laptop.
• Design - In collaboration with educators and developers, we design digital learning activities that will supplement and enhance existing curricula.
• Develop - We provide professional development to educators and local actors to leapfrog them into 21st century modes of teaching and learning

Having been conceived through the "OLPC process," this community driven initiative hopes to deliver the 21st century quality education that each child deserves throughout the Philippines. Join our community and for more information, please click eKindling

Website: www.eKindling.org

Contact: community@ekindling.org

twitter: www.twitter.com/eKindling

facebook: www.facebook.com/eKindling

eKindling Updates

Our First OLPC School Pilot

The first OLPC School Pilot in the Philippines is currently being implemented in partnership a group of former employees of the National Computer Center (NCC). The pilot is currently at the Lubang Integrated School at Lubang, Mindoro. This project is in honor of Lubang Mayor Juan M. Sanchez who was the first managing director of the NCC. The project will involve the rollout of 100 XO laptops to be used in the school as an educational tool for students in their studies.

• Remote Pilot Deployment in Lubang
  • Result of the first Lubang meeting
    • Lubang Educational Project: [1]
  • Deployment Ground Breaking:5 Day Teacher's Training
    • Pre-deployment survey[2]
    • Debrief Notes: 5-day eKindling Teacher Training
    • Mitch's Visit / Lubang Updates [3]

OLPC PH Wiki Archive

You can still access the OLPC PH Wiki Archive.