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OLPC Philippines grassroots group
Remote Pilot Deployment:
Lubang,Occidental Mindoro,Philippines
eKindling is collaborating with OLPC Friends and OLPC-NZ(New Zealand) in bringing the first remote school Pilot in the Philippines. This will be made possible through the generous fund raising and contributions by current and former National Computer Center employees with the leadership of Meg Simpson. The goal is to deploy 100 laptops to 4 classrooms in the school.
In the News
- ABS-CBN News (12/06/2010): Lubang Island schoolkids get own laptops
- Manila Bulletin (12/06/2010) DepEd launches laptop for every pupil program
- Philippine Information Agency (12/07/2010) Public school students in Mindoro get free laptop
- The Philippine Star (12/12/2010) Tools to build their dreams
- Philippine Daily Inquirer (12/13/2010) Lubang: Wi-fi in plaza, free laptops in school
eKindling and OLPC Educational Project Milestone
- Result of the first Lubang meeting
- Lubang Educational Project: [1]
- Deployment Ground Breaking:5 Day Teacher's Training
- Debrief Notes: 5-day eKindling Teacher Training
- Mitchel Seaton's Visit - From OLPC Australia
- Activities/Lubang updates [2]
- OLPC Pilot Program Launched, Dec. 6, 2010! See "In the News" section
- Initial 100 OLPC XO-1.5 laptops deployed; next phase for planning Q1 2011.
Donor's List
The Lubang OLPC Pilot has been made possible by generous donations from current and former employees of the National Computer Center. This is all for the love of the current Mayor of Lubang, Juan M Sanchez . Mayor Sanchez was the founder and first Managing Director of the National Computer Center.
Friends of Lubang eKindling OLPC Deployment
| Name | Pesos | US Dollar | Aus Dollar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nina & Armand Abaya | 200.00 | ||
| 2. Susan Abaya | 300.00 | ||
| 3. Mon Acebes | 100.00 | ||
| 4. Jing and Bing Acosta | 100.00 | ||
| 5. Ting Alberto | 50.00 | ||
| 6. Fides Alviar | 100.00 | ||
| 7. Bella Amurao-Box | 311.75 | ||
| 8. Art & Reggie Aquino | 100.00 | ||
| 9. Jopine Atienza | 100.00 | ||
| 10. Jane Moraleda Avila | 100.00 | ||
| 11. Sonya Badiola | 200.00 | ||
| 12. Willie Badiola | 20.00 | ||
| 13. Jun Banan | 300.00 | ||
| 14. Bhoy and Cora Barretto | 200.00 | ||
| 15. Bot Bautista | 100.00 | ||
| 16. Ping Bayani | 150.00 | ||
| 17. Dency Wong Bermas | 100.00 | 2.50 | |
| 18. Soc and Weet Brazal | 316.00 | ||
| 19. Thicz Tiotuyco, Linda Navarro, Shiony Binamira, Luchi & Mario Lavin | 11,700.00 | ||
| 20. Rico Carmona | 300.00 | ||
| 21. Christy Castro | 100.00 | ||
| 22. Charles Chan | 100.00 | ||
| 23. Seny Coad | 150.00 | ||
| 24. Ruben Cortez | 75.00 | ||
| 25. Lorna and Cesar de Jesus | 50.00 | ||
| 26. Angie (Yeye) de Lara | 101.00 | ||
| 27. Alex de leon | 100.00 | ||
| 28. Flor Parel del Rosario | 100.00 | ||
| 29. Torch and Emelyn dela Torre | 600.00 | ||
| 30. Margaret Echevarria | 300.00 | ||
| 31. Letty Enriquez-Mary | 104.00 | ||
| 32. Bien Espino | 200.00 | ||
| 33. Nymia & John Eunson | 1,000.00 | ||
| 34. Marie and Manny Evasco | 200.00 | ||
| 35. Robert Felipe | 100.00 | ||
| 36. Rey Galvez | 300.00 | ||
| 37. Ann Gatmaytan | 123.95 | ||
| 38. Liz Lejarde Gonzalez | 200.00 | ||
| 39. Linda and Greg Hill | |||
| 40. Tom and Epay Lara | 50.00 | ||
| 41. Tommy Lara | 25.00 | ||
| 42. Marissa Legaspi | 350.00 | ||
| 43. JJ Lindaya | 330.00 | ||
| 44. Maria Zaida Lopez | 100.00 | ||
| 45. Rene Macaraeg | 100.00 | ||
| 46. Danny Manahan | 5.00 | ||
| 47. Boots Manansala | 300.00 | ||
| 48. Didi Manarang | 100.00 | ||
| 49. Rene & Yael Manongdo | 400.00 | ||
| 50. Leo Mascarinas | 95.00 | ||
| 51. Shala Miran | 50.00 | ||
| 52. Irma Modesto | 100.00 | ||
| 53. Edna Murillo | 100.00 | ||
| 54. Angel Naval | 100.00 | ||
| 55. Lyle and Nane Nebre | 120.00 | ||
| 56. Jun and Amie Ofrecio | 322.20 | ||
| 57. Tess and Palatz Palatino | 300.00 | ||
| 58. Robert Pangilinan | 100.00 | ||
| 59. Nerissa Pato | 300.00 | ||
| 60. Nene & Med Pestano | 200.00 | ||
| 61. PMA Class '55 | 1200.00 | ||
| 62. Lydia Pons | 100.00 | ||
| 63. Cosme and Evelyn Purugganan | 1,540.00 | ||
| 64. Dodie Quiaoit | 600.00 | ||
| 65. Mr & Mrs Elmer Ramos | 335.00 | ||
| 66. Jorge Reyes | 100.00 | ||
| 67. Col Bert Rodriguez and Nini Rodrigues | 600.00 | ||
| 68. Augusto & Yoly Roxas | 100.00 | ||
| 69. Roy Rubio | 54.00 | ||
| 70. Vangie Saludares | 300.00 | ||
| 71. Peps Regalado San Gabriel | 25.00 | ||
| 72. Natie Sanchez | 76.00 | ||
| 73. Col Sanchez' Children | 1,000.00 | ||
| 74. Evelyn Sangueza | 100.00 | ||
| 75. Gerard and Violy Santuico | 100.00 | ||
| 76. Jowee Sarmenta & family | 1,500.00 | ||
| 77. Al See | 200.00 | ||
| 78. Meg Simpson & the late Ron Simpson | 1,200.00 | ||
| 79. NCC Sydney Reunion Raffle | 910.00 | ||
| 80. NCC Sydney Reunion Surplus | 2,131.29 | ||
| 81. Gerry Tagunicar | 300.00 | ||
| 82. Leonora Pacheco Tamoro | 100.00 | ||
| 83. Bella Tan | 350.00 | ||
| 84. Ramon Tanafranca | 220.00 | ||
| 85. Thelma & Jun Tiongson | 210.63 | ||
| 86. Abe and Didi Tomas | 300.00 | ||
| 87. Cynthia A Topacio | 100.00 | ||
| 88. Myra Florendo Van Vactor | 200.00 | ||
| 89. Liza Villagonzalo | 100.00 | ||
| 90. Ley Villamor | 560.00 | ||
| 91. Boy and Nikki Villanueva | 100.00 | ||
| 92. Rolly (Govs) Villanueva | 100.00 | 225.00 | |
| 93. Sherill (Gov's daughter) Villanueva | 20.00 | ||
| 94. Joey Yap | 300.00 | ||
| 95. Atty. Susan Ordinario | 100.00 |
School Profile
Lubang Integrated School
- Information on Lubang: [3]
- Location: Barangay Araw at Bituin Lubang, Philippines
- Total Number of Students in the School: 603
- Number of Students who will participate in the program: 93
- Number of Teachers participating: 7
- Number of computers in the classroom: 2
- Internet Connection: Wired, Broadband
Collaborating Members and Institutions (pls. add additional information)
- Ryan Letada: eKindling, Philippines
- Harvy Viray: University of the Philippines
- Tessa Yuvienco: eKindling, Philippines
- Joel Yuvienco: Miriam College, Asian University Digital Resource Network
- Mitch Seaton: OLPC Friends (Sydney, Australia)
- OLPC-New Zealand
- Cherry Withers: Squeakland/eKindling, USA
- Meg Simpson: Representative of current and former employees of the National Computer Center.
- Col. Sanchez: Mayor of Lubang
- Marife Mago: eKindling, OLPC-NYC, USA
- John and Doris Sincak: eKindling evangelists and OLPC Bergen County Contributors Program
Project Checklist
- Initial Deployment Checklist: Done by Mitch Seaton, Meg Simpson & Col. Sanchez. Date: 8/26/2009
- Lubang Consultation Visit: Ryan Letada begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Tessa Yuvienco & Harvy Viray. Date: 11/24/2009-11/26/2009
- 5 Day Teacher's Training Program Conducted by: Cherry Withers, Tessa Yuvienco, Ham New Kindler Volunteer: Ana Banaag
- Curriculum Integration Development and Moodle Set-up
Location
- Accessibility of the School from Metro Manila: 30mins. by Plane, 7 hours by ship
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