JBEC Congress Schedule
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Time Activity 08:30 AM ALL ROADS LEAD TO SAN IGNACIO: TRACING OUR ROOTS A Jesuit Sesquicentennial Tour of Intramuros Designed and Written by Fr. RENE JAVELLANA, SJ Time Activity 03:00 PM Province Celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola Presider: The Very Reverend Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ Superior General of the Society of Jesus Time Activity 07:00 AM Registration 08:00 - 10:00 AM Keynote Address by the Very Rev. Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN JESUIT EDUCATION TODAY 10:00 AM Morning Snacks 10:30 AM Plenary Session: WELCOME AND ORIENTATION 11:00 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 1 on the Keynote Address 12:00 NN Lunch 01:00 - 02:30 PM Major Conference 1 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following: “IMPORTANT LESSONS I LEARNED AS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER“ Dr. EDILBERTO DE JESUS, Former Secretary Department of Education Specially designed for our administrators, this session will tackle the interplay of academic leadership, technical expertise, and interpersonal relations. How does one eectively handle people while steering the school in the right direction? How do we determine the right direction in the rst place? Drawing from theoretical wisdom, as well as “the wisdom of practice,” Dr. de Jesus will also share his thoughts on the lessons he learned as a school leader, and tips he can share with leaders and administrators of Jesuit schools today. “EDUCATION AND FUTURE WORLD CITIZENS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND ARE WE READY?” TYLER SHERWOOD, Principal Chatsworth International School East Campus, Singapore Apple Distinguished Educator A look at students today and the global landscape that is available to them. Do our schools and teaching reect what students are learning at home? Do students have access to the same tools at school as they do at home? How have primary resources changed? Do you Tweet or Blog, run a Wiki or a Ning? Collaborate online with VoiceThread or MindMeister? Our students and education are evolving. Are we? 02:30 PM Afternoon Snacks Time Activity 03:00 - 4:30 PM Major Conference 2 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following: “UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S FILIPINO YOUTH AND FAMILY” Ms. EMILY ALTOMONTE-ABRERA Chairman Emeritus, McCann Worldgroup President, Harrison Communications With the advent of new technologies today and the contemporary trends within our families and our schools, we need to understand the students we are dealing with. What distracts our students, and how can we get their attention for our lessons? When they spend most of their time in front of the computers and absorb information so easily from various media, how do we help them discern what is true from what is not? Ultimately our question is: How can we teach our students how to think? “TEN THINGS I WISH MY JESUIT SCHOOL HAD TAUGHT ME” A Panel Discussion on Jesuit Education among Our Old Boys Panelists: DENNIS STO. DOMINGO (Ateneo de Davao High School 1978) CHRISTOPHER JOHN TIU (Xavier School 2003) ELPIDIO PARAS (Xavier University High School 1969) YAN YUZON (Ateneo de Manila High School 1996) Facilitator: Ms. CHECHE LAZARO We tell our students that “life after high school” is di erent—but how have we prepared them for it? For this panel discussion, we have invited four of our alumni to “come home” and tell us frankly how we have or have not succeeded in equipping them for the real world. What are some of the things they wish we had taught them in high school, but for some reason, failed to do so. We hope this candid discussion on Jesuit education from those who matter the most will provoke us to take a hard look at our schools in order to improve our practice. 05:00 PM Plenary Session: SYNTHESIS FOR DAY ONE 06:00 PM “SINAG NG KARUNUNGAN” AWARDS & DINNER RECEPTION 07:00 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates Time Activity 07:00 AM Registration 08:00 -10:00 AM Keynote Address by the Rev. Fr. BIENVENIDO NEBRES, SJ: THE ROLE OF JESUIT BASIC EDUCATION IN NATION-BUILDING 10:00 AM Morning Snacks 10:30 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 2 on the Keynote Address 11:30 AM Plenary Session Time Activity 12:00 NN Lunch 01:30 - 3:30 PM PARALLEL WORKSHOPS on various topics and issues 03:30 PM Afternoon Snacks 04:00 PM Eucharistic Celebration 06:30 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates July 12 (Sunday) Day One July 13 (Monday) Day Two July 14 (Tuesday) OVERVIEW OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CONGRESS JULY 12 14, 2009
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An overview of the LIYAB + SILAB + ALAB Jesuit Basic Education Sesquicentennial Congress to be held from July 12 to 14, 2009 in celebration of the 150th year of Jesuit education in the Philippines. Organized by the Jesuit BAsic Education Commission (JBEC) of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus and hosted by the Ateneo de Manila University
Transcript of JBEC Congress Schedule
Time Activity
08:30 AM ALL ROADS LEAD TO SAN IGNACIO: TRACING OUR ROOTSA Jesuit Sesquicentennial Tour of IntramurosDesigned and Written by Fr. RENE JAVELLANA, SJ
Time Activity
03:00 PM Province Celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius of LoyolaPresider: The Very Reverend Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJSuperior General of the Society of Jesus
Time Activity
07:00 AM Registration08:00- 10:00 AM
Keynote Address by the Very Rev. Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ:ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN JESUIT EDUCATION TODAY
10:00 AM Morning Snacks10:30 AM Plenary Session: WELCOME AND ORIENTATION11:00 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 1 on the Keynote Address12:00 NN Lunch01:00- 02:30 PM
Major Conference 1 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following:
“IMPORTANT LESSONS I LEARNED AS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER“Dr. EDILBERTO DE JESUS, Former SecretaryDepartment of EducationSpecially designed for our administrators, this session will tackle the interplay of academic leadership, technical expertise, and interpersonal relations. How does one e!ectively handle people while steering the school in the right direction? How do we determine the right direction in the "rst place? Drawing from theoretical wisdom, as well as “the wisdom of practice,” Dr. de Jesus will also share his thoughts on the lessons he learned as a school leader, and tips he can share with leaders and administrators of Jesuit schools today.
“EDUCATION AND FUTURE WORLD CITIZENS:WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND ARE WE READY?”TYLER SHERWOOD, PrincipalChatsworth International School East Campus, SingaporeApple Distinguished Educator
A look at students today and the global landscape that is available to them. Do our schools and teaching re#ect what students are learning at home? Do students have access to the same tools at school as they do at home? How have primary resources changed? Do you Tweet or Blog, run a Wiki or a Ning? Collaborate online with VoiceThread or MindMeister? Our students and education are evolving. Are we?
02:30 PM Afternoon Snacks
Time Activity
03:00- 4:30 PM
Major Conference 2 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following:
“UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S FILIPINO YOUTH AND FAMILY”Ms. EMILY ALTOMONTE-ABRERA Chairman Emeritus, McCann WorldgroupPresident, Harrison CommunicationsWith the advent of new technologies today and the contemporary trends within our families and our schools, we need to understand the students we are dealing with. What distracts our students, and how can we get their attention for our lessons? When they spend most of their time in front of the computers and absorb information so easily from various media, how do we help them discern what is true from what is not? Ultimately our question is: How can we teach our students how to think?
“TEN THINGS I WISH MY JESUIT SCHOOL HAD TAUGHT ME”A Panel Discussion on Jesuit Education among Our Old BoysPanelists:DENNIS STO. DOMINGO (Ateneo de Davao High School 1978)CHRISTOPHER JOHN TIU (Xavier School 2003)ELPIDIO PARAS (Xavier University High School 1969)YAN YUZON (Ateneo de Manila High School 1996)
Facilitator: Ms. CHECHE LAZARO
We tell our students that “life after high school” is di!erent—but how have we prepared them for it? For this panel discussion, we have invited four of our alumni to “come home” and tell us frankly how we have or have not succeeded in equipping them for the real world. What are some of the things they wish we had taught them in high school, but for some reason, failed to do so. We hope this candid discussion on Jesuit education from those who matter the most will provoke us to take a hard look at our schools in order to improve our practice.
05:00 PM Plenary Session: SYNTHESIS FOR DAY ONE 06:00 PM “SINAG NG KARUNUNGAN” AWARDS & DINNER RECEPTION07:00 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates
Time Activity
07:00 AM Registration08:00 -10:00 AM
Keynote Address by the Rev. Fr. BIENVENIDO NEBRES, SJ:THE ROLE OF JESUIT BASIC EDUCATION IN NATION-BUILDING
10:00 AM Morning Snacks10:30 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 2 on the Keynote Address11:30 AM Plenary Session
Time Activity
12:00 NN Lunch 01:30 - 3:30 PM
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS on various topics and issues
03:30 PM Afternoon Snacks
04:00 PM Eucharistic Celebration
06:30 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates
July 12 (Sunday)
Day One July 13 (Monday)
Day TwoJuly 14 (Tuesday)
OVERVIEW OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CONGRESSJULY 12 !14, 2009
