[OLPC-SF] Fwd: [support-gang] Fwd: [OLPC-NYC] Happy New Year: OLPC Epic Wins, Doing Things Better and the Long Journey Ahead!

[Sameer Verma]

eKindling's success!

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Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Subject: [support-gang] Fwd: [OLPC-NYC] Happy New Year: OLPC Epic
Wins, Doing Things Better and the Long Journey Ahead!
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From: Ryan Onell Letada <rletada at ekindling.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Subject: [OLPC-NYC] Happy New Year: OLPC Epic Wins, Doing Things
Better and the Long Journey Ahead!
To: OLPC Philippines/Pilipinas grassroots
<olpc-philippines at lists.laptop.org>, OLPC NYC
<OLPC-NYC at lists.laptop.org>


Dearest friends,

On behalf of Education Kindling (eKindling), Manigong Bagong Taon
(Happy New Year)!

Woah! 2010 was a blur and it was filled with challenges, surprises,
and epic wins for our first One Laptop Per Child deployment in the
Philippines. Here are some of the inspirational highlights:

Enhancing teaching and learning talents: 4 champion educators, 4 Tech
Squad Kids, parents and administrators were trained in the National
Computer Center on the use of XO laptops in the classrooms,
maintenance and repair, and powerful and innovative ways of digital
learning! Watch our Tech Squad Kids: co-teachers in the classroom.
Inspirational Fundraising: In honor of the Mayor Juan Sanchez of
Lubang, Mindoro, a community of National Computer Center employees,
successfully raised nearly $24,000 to purchase 100 XO laptop. Through
an email campaign and word of mouth, they collected donations ranging
from $5-$2000 from over 100 individuals. Inspirational, grassroots
fundraising, right? Are you inspired enough to start your own
fundraising campaign?
New Awesome Partners: Both Asian Pacific College and University of the
Philippines signed up as our first university partners. They will
develop new learning activities and tools for the XO laptop and
provide technical support when needed.  Milbank Tweed also signed up
as our legal counsel and Bakitwhy.com  became our first media partner,
spreading the joys of our work to the world!
100 XO Laptops launched: On November 24, 2010, 100 XO laptops were
deployed in two schools on the island of Lubang, Mindoro. Children are
learning fractions and entrepreneurship skills using the Finance
Activity on the XO Laptop. They are accessing wikipedia to learn about
biofuels and preserving Lubang's woodlands. They are recording and
taking photos of Lubang's heritage sites to learn about their history.
They are learning with the XO laptop outside the classroom and in the
school garden, beach front, and town center! Truly inspirational.
Check out the photos: Launch Ceremony Album
Philippines Sec. of Education, Bro. Armin Luistro's great surprise: On
Dec 6, 2010, we shared our work with the world with a formal launching
that was attended by the Philippine's Secretary of Education,
government officials, major media outlets, donors and supporters. In
reference to the OLPC pilot, Sec. Luistro said "we were struck by
this. We always thought that the best ideas were in Manila, in a
first-class city with lots of money. But to our great surprise, what
we thought was only possible was already a reality in Lubang."
Photos: here; Press: here
TED talks!  This past December, our Education Guru, Tessa Yuvienco
spoke at TedxManila as a TED speaker. What an honor! We do our best to
tell our story and our passion to rethink and innovate education for
all children in the Philippines. Check out the picture at TED: team
photo

What a year! This all became possible because of your support.
However, we are humbled by the long journey ahead. After all, this is
not about parachuting technologies into classrooms. It is about
providing a meaningful education that will position our children for
success as the next leaders, life-long learners, problem solvers and
change makers of the 21st century.  With this said, this year is about
doing things better!

This year, we want to include you more. Please join the conversation
about educating our children. Ask questions. If you feel inspired,
email us at community at ekindling.org about starting a fundraiser or
volunteering as a developer or entrepreneur. If you know movers and
shakers, CSR programs, or philanthropic organizations, connect us to
them. The journey is long, but it's exciting! And we invite you to
join!

There's a lot in store for us in 2011 and with your support,
extraordinary possibilities will turn into reality. Again, on behalf
of Education Kindling, we hope you have a warm, fuzzy, and prosperous
new year!
Cheers,

Ryan Letada
Executive Director
Education Kindling (eKindling)
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@marife

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