One great Sunday for the kids

The Lasallian community welcomed 650 children with special needs in For the Kids (FTK) 2010, a mini-olympics held last Jan. 17, at the DLSU Football Field. FTK is an annual event organized by De La Salle University Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA), the socio-civic arm of the university. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (DLS-CSB SDEAS), was also invited to the event.

Read the rest of the article by Leo Cabasag, Coordinator of the Social Responsibility and Outreach Program under the Center for Deaf Esteem and Formation of SDEAS here:
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/241136/one-great-sunday-kids

International Award for Young People now in the Philippines

The Duke of Edinburg’s Award International Association, Asia Pacific Region in cooperation with De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies conducted the first Award Leader Training last February 13 and 14 at the CSB Hotel International Conference Center.

The Award in Asia Pacific operates through National Award Authorities in 10 countries and with 60 Independent Operators in 16 countries. DLS-CSB SDEAS is the first Independent Operator in the Philippines and the first to operate in the world to cater to Deaf youth.

Twenty one (21) attendees were faculty, coordinators, and staff members from SDEAS, together with Dean Ma. Veronica Templo-Perez, who also heads the Center for Deaf Esteem and Formation, and Ms. Ma. Giselle M. Montero, Director of the Center for Partnership and Development. The attendees are now certified Award leaders who can help the participant to choose their activities, provide advice, support and encouragement to the participants. The participants can go through four mandatory Sections: Service, Adventurous Journey, Skills and Physical Recreation in three levels: Bronze. Silver or Gold.

Mr. Rob Oliphant, Regional Programme Manager, facilitated the leader training, and was assisted by Ms. Delia Banzuelo-Holohan. Both were from the Asia Pacific Regional Office in Sydney, Australia.

Other partners joining the group included representatives from The British School Manila, Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Red Cross Youth, and The Philippine Christian Foundation.

For more information on the Award, you may visit www.intaward.org.

Health and Home

Photography by Ryan Jay Bernardo
Photography by Ryan Jay Bernardo

Ana Kristina Arce once again takes the spotlight as Health & Home, the Philippine’s longest running health magazine, chose the SDEAS Alumna and dedicated Deaf advocate to be the cover story for their May-June 2010 Issue.

Health and Home Associate Editor, Ms. Lucile Tañalas, together with Senior Writer, Ms. Melina Quiñones; Editorial Assistant, Mr. Neerlin Gilapay; and Chief Photographer, Mr. Roger Sabio sat with Ms. Ana Arce in an interview held in the Marketing Communications Office of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde last March 4.

To get a glimpse of Ana’s family and work life, as well as her school days when she was still a student, Mrs. Vilma Arce; Creative Services Unit Artist, Romeo Catap, Jr from MCO.; SDEAS Multimedia Arts Coordinator, Ms. Teresa Quintanilla; and SDEAS Communications Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Dalawampu; all joined Ana and the Health & Home Team during the said interview.

Please grab a copy of Health & Home this coming May.

For more information on Health & Home, visit: http://healthandhome.pphsda.com/

24th ROTARACT INTERACT SPORTFEST

The School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies students conquered other participating Rotaract and Interact Clubs as they were awarded 2^nd Place in the Cheer Dance Competition during the 24^th Rotaract /Interact Sportsfest organized by the Rotary Club of University District – Manila in Rizal Memorial Sports Complex last February 28.

The said event was organized as an advocacy for teenagers to love sports and uplift health consciousness in the spirit of friendly competition.

Rotary Club President Mr. Romeo Batino affirmed during his opening message for the youth athletes that camaraderie partnered by healthy living should be highly valued. The Intramural Games is one way through which the Rotary extends its support to the outreach programs within the community.

This Sports Fest was opened by a parade of waving banners and flying balloons while the representing athletes from Interact (High School) and Rotaract (College) proudly displayed their respective school colors. The steady heat of the Sunday sun was no match for the enthusiasm of the Deaf participants as they gamely joined one sports event after the other capped with an awarding ceremony. Even against tough competitors, SDEAS students also clinched one of the main games in the afternoon and placed 3^rd in the Tug of War.

The 24^th Rotaract/Interact Sportsfest was sponsored by PP Jolly Ting, Boysen Paint, PAGCOR, and Rtn. Tama Ng

Deaf Benildean Faculty attend Leadership Training in Hong Kong

Deaf Benildean Faculty attend Leadership Training in Hong Kong
By: Leo Sulse and Ariscel Lobo

Two of SDEAS Senior Deaf Faculty Mr. Ariscel Lobo and Mr. Leonides Sulse, both with a Master of Education Degree from the Philippine Normal University, attended the “Deaf Dialogue: Deaf Leadership Training” held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong last December 27-30, 2009. The training was funded by the Post Secondary Education Network-International (PEN-International), a global partnership of colleges and universities serving the higher education needs of Deaf students.

Mr. Lobo and Mr. Sulse were among the 19 participants from the Asia Region from these participating countries: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

The Deaf Dialogue was sponsored by The Nippon Foundation and organized by the World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia/Pacific and the Centre for Sign Linguistic and Deaf Studies.

The second series of the Deaf Dialogue is slated on June or July 2010.

For more info, please visit: www.deaf-dialogue.net

New Deaf Model for DLS-CSB Prospectus 2010

Congratulations to Jasmin Rivera, Yobbo Garcia, Dan Lester Perez, Patrick Padao, Plen Bautista, and Yamie Fiestada for being chosen as the new SDEAS student models.

Last February 2, 2010, Carrie De Guzman, Ana Kristina Arce, and Romeo Catap, Jr. of the Marketing Communications Office, together with MCO student assistants Juan Carlos Salamat and Gerard Jose Teaño visited the PEN - MLC and LC for a photoshoot.

The MCO staff described the student models as cooperative and easy to work with and the students also had fun in between poses.

Watch out for our student models in the upcoming DLS-CSB Prospectus, and other College promotional materials.

Veteran Sign Language Interpreters Attend Workshop at DLS-CSB

VETERAN Filipino sign language interpreter as well as budding interpreters recently attended the Interpreter Education Training and Workshop organized by the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies recently at the DLS-CSB Taft campus.

The Main speaker was Lucy Lim-Yip, a Malaysain who is recognized fro her work as an interpreter/trainer. A freelance sign language interpreter, Yip Has been working with the Deaf for 24 years. She is also a team member of the Malaysain Sign Language Research Team of the University of Malaya.

Sign Language interpreter help bridge the communication gap between deaf and hearing as they are knowledgeable in the language and culture of both communities. This provides equal opportunities for the deaf, making information accessible and enabling them to participate in events.