Goducate has rented premises for a music studio in Laguna. Members of the Goducate Orchestra, especially those in college, have been helping to get the place ready for use by the end of this month.
This studio is where the Goducate Orchestra will hold its rehearsals. It is also where auditions will held every three months to see whether any of the newer musicians are ready to join the junior orchestra. On top of that, members of the orchestra can use this place to teach private students. The income they receive will help fund their own studies, and perhaps even help meet their families’ daily needs.
Music studio occupies 2nd floorGetting the place ready for use
The official opening of Goducate Training Center (GTC) in Iloilo, Philippines, on Feb 11 is fast approaching and our team is working hard to get the place ready.
The Governor of Iloilo has accepted our invitation to be our Guest of Honor and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines will be officiate at the opening of our Hydroponics and Container Gardening Center.
Goducate operates in Cambodia, Malaysia, China, Philippines, and Indonesia, and its country heads, project leaders, and the headquarters team will also be at the Opening. After the Opening, they will stay back for 3 days of meetings to plan for 2012. After this meeting, the new intake for 2012 will begin their training.
Many new facilities are being completed (we hope) in time for the opening — the Children’s Waterpark, the motor-pool and workshop, additional staff housing, etc.
The faculty housing has also been completed. This is a complex of 4 units that will house our faculty (full-time and visiting faculty) who will come from many different countries.
We hope that we will have not only an Official Opening but also the start of a whole new era for Goducate as our leaders from different countries dream BIG to help needy Asians help themselves.
Stairway to Faculty HousingBack of Faculty Housing complex Loft unit of Faculty Housing Complex
The Goducate literacy centers in Sabah recently held a competition to see which of its centers would emerge the Best in Science and Maths. 16 centers took part. An elimination round was held in each center, to choose who would be its representative in each of the levels. The three levels were the beginners 9 (aged 4-6), the basic literacy program students (aged 7-9), and the primary school level (aged 10 and above).
There are over 1500 students attending Goducate literacy centers in Sabah. The aim of the competition was to test the students’ level of learning, as well as to teach them the value of friendly competition.
The finals were held at the “mother” center, the first of the Goducate literacy centers. Tension was high among teachers, parents, students, and even neighbors in the village, all eager to find out which centers the champions would emerge from.
Elimination round at literacy center in "water village"The final round at "mother" literacy center.The champions (L to R): Laila (beginners), Azhar (primary school level), and Azrin (basic literacy level).
