4th Project Citizen – NCR

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The Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy and the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc with the support of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) through the Institute of Political Economy and the Center for Civic Education based in Calabasas California USA will hold the 4th Project Citizen Philippines.
Project Citizen is an international program, developed by the Center for Civic Education in the United State for increasing democratic participation, political efficacy and civic engagement levels of students at the high school level. It is a pedagogy that systematically trains the teacher-moderators inembedding education for democracy in the classroom while simultaneously providing a venue for student s to participate in community problem solving and applying their lessons in citizenship in real life. Thus it aims to connect the classroom learning of students on their rights and duties as citizens with the community work that immerses them in real world experience. In the process, they develop support for democratic values and principles, tolerance, and feeling of political efficacy. Last year’s run gathered around 28 schools from the NCR and 26 schools from all various localities in Luzon, Visayas andMindanao where around 1100 students participated.For more information, please visit http://projectcitizenphilippines.wordpress.com/

The schedule for the 2010 NCR run will be the following:

Training seminar August 5-7, 2010 Telengtan Hall, UA&P

Preliminary Showcase November 27, 2010 Li Seng Giap Auditorium, UA&P

Final Showcase December 1, 2010 Dizon Auditorium , UA&P

Training materials and meals during the seminar will be provided free of charge. Slots are limited and will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please download the confirmation form and fax to 6370912 local 339 on or before July 27, 2010. For inquiry, contact Bea Vergara at (02) 7063918 or 0922-8276087. Email:citizenship.ph@gmail.com

Click here to download Confirmation Form

Project Citizen 2010 NCR Mechanics

  1. The competition is open to all public and private high schools in the National Capital Region. It is required that all schools must send teachers to participate in the PCCED training program.
  2. One school can send a maximum of two (2) teams with 15-20 students each team.
  3. There can be one moderator for the two teams, or one moderator per team. If the school has sent two (2) teachers in the training and would wish to send only one team for the showcase, they should assign only one (1) moderator and can make the other teacher a co-moderator.
  4. A members list (where a copy was given on the training) is required to be submitted per team. It should be faxed/ emailed on or before August 20, 2010. The list should contain the following information, in four (4) columns:
    1. Name
    2. Gender
    3. Year Level
    4. T-shirt Size

Fax: (02) 6370912 loc. 339

Email: citizenship.ph@gmail.com (Subject: PC 2010)

  • Submission of the members list confirms that the team shall join PC 2010 and will participate in the preliminary showcase.
  1. Some schools shall be randomly chosen for the conduct of the pre-program evaluation. Meanwhile, all participants will undergo post program evaluation which shall be conducted on the day of the preliminary showcase.
  2. There will be two coordination meetings that would be held. One on August 28, 2010 and another on October 9, 2010. Both meetings will be from 9 am to 12 noon at the Telengtan Hall, UA&P. Lunch will be provided.
  3. It should be noted that participating schools should wait for announcements and the go-signal for them to start on the process of Project Citizen. PCCED shall inform the schools by August 23, 2010.

PORTFOLIO

  1. A portfolio should consist of four (4) panels, each on a 1 whole illustration board.  (1 Portfolio= 4 panels = 4 Illustration boards)
  2. The panels should have no extensions, cannot exceed the borders of the illustration boards and should have no 3 D installations. All decorations and designs must have a flat surface.
  3. The portfolio should follow the PC steps: Problem, Alternative Policies, Chosen Policy and Action Plan.
  4. There should be one (1) paragraph summary for each panel, briefly stating and describing what that panel is all about.
  5. The portfolio should be passed on or before November 23, 2010, 5:30 PM at the 7th Floor, Institute of Political Economy, APEC Communications Building (ACB), University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P).

SHOWCASE

  1. Teams will each be judged simultaneously by a three-person panel composed of two members of UA&P faculty and a student judge.
  2. Each team will be given 30 minutes to present their portfolio. The prepared speech will be for 20 minutes in English, while 10 minutes will be devoted for questions from the panel. Answers in that portion may be in English or Filipino.
  3. Information on the panels cannot be read during the 20 minute speech by the students although notecards may be used.
  4. Only 10 students per team are allowed to present the portfolio.
  5. Teams are required to be in their school uniforms.
  6. The preliminary showcase will be on November 27, 2010 at the Li Seng Giap Auditorium from 1:00- 5:30 pm.

DOCUMENTATION BINDER

  1. The documentation binder should be in an 8 ½ x 11 (letter size) clearbook, which will be provided by PCCED on the first coordination meeting on August 28, 2010.
  2. The binder shall contain:
    1. 1 page reflection paper from each student/team member
    2. Photo documentation of the process
    3. 1 page description of every step of own Project Citizen process
    4. Other forms that are relevant (e.g. interviews, supporting documents, etc.)
  3. The binder shall have a maximum of 30 pages (20 reflection pages + 10 steps)

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

  1. Each team shall be given P1500 to cover for expenses in research, transportation, materials, etc.
  2. No need for receipts or liquidation the team is only required to finish the Project Citizen process. Non completion of Project Citizen, no support will be given.
  3. The support can be claimed on the day of the preliminary showcase, November 27, 2010.

AWARDS

  1. Each team shall receive a plaque for their school. While the students individually will get PC merchandise such as t-shirts, caps and certificates of participation.
  2. For the preliminary showcase, five (5) teams will be chosen to participate in the Final Showcase on December 1, 2010.
  3. Apart from the (5) finalists, PCCED will also give the following special awards in the Preliminary Showcase:
    1. Best Research
    2. Best Presentation
    3. Best Portfolio
    4. Best Reflection
    5. Chua King Ha Award for Women Development- For the team which shall best tackle and provide solutions to women’s issues
    6. Lucio C. Tan Award for Science- For the team which shall best tackle and provide solutions related to science and its branches
    7. Foundations of Democracy Award – Given to the team that made the best link between ideas of justice and project citizen. Teams eligible for this award are those whose moderators attended the PC refresher course.
  4. For the Final showcase, all student finalists will be given bags and medals. One team shall be awarded with the Tan Yan Kee Best in Showcase Award, making them the over all winner for the Project Citizen Showcase 2010

IMPORTANT DATES

EVENT DATE VENUE
Teachers’ Training August 4-7, 2010 Telengtan Hall
Submission of Members List August 20, 2010 N/A
Coordination Meeting 1 August 28, 2010 Telengtan Hall
Coordination Meeting 2 October 9, 2010 Telengtan Hall
Submission of Portfolio November 23, 2010 7th floor, IPE office
Preliminary Showcase November 27, 2010 Li Seng Giap Auditorium
Final Showcase December 1, 2010 Dizon Auditorium
PC Teachers’ Dinner December 3, 2010 TBA


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