Bridge Anniversary Issue for Download

Greetings in Saint Benilde!


We welcome you to a new school year with the Special Anniversary Issue of BRIDGE, the Official Publication of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS), which you may now download from the homepage of the DLS-CSB Website (www.benilde.edu.ph).

Or you may click on this link: http://goo.gl/bwgNV

Thank you for your continued support as we celebrate 20 years of Benildean-Lasallian Deaf Education.

For inquiries, please contact SDEAS-Center for Parntership and Development at 526-7441 to 47 local 239.

"A mi Patria" featured in Manila Bulletin

Rizal for the Deaf
By ANGELO G. GARCIA


June 25, 2012, 12:03pm
 
On June 19, 2011, during the 150th birthday of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, a special film on “Mi Ultimo Adios” as interpreted in Filipino Sign Language (FSL) was shown to the public at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB). For the first time, one of Rizal’s works was interpreted in FSL through film.


Last June 19, four more of Rizal’s poems have been interpreted in FSL. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in partnership with DLS-CSB School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS) launched “A Mi Patria (Inang-Bayan/ To my Motherland)” a sign-interpreted film made by advocacy and independent filmmaker Miranamedina.

Read the rest of the article here.

A mi Patria June 19, 2012

The School of Deaf Education and Applied studies (SDEAS) would like to thank everyone for the wonderful support, contribution and participation in the recently concluded screening of A MI PATRIA (To my Motherland) last June 19 at 3:00 pm at the SDA Theater. AMI PATRIA is the first ever interpretation in Filipino Sign Language of 5 poems by Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

On the occasion of the 151st birthday of Rizal, the event was also attended by descendants of the Rizal family (Atty Ramoncita Reyes and Ms Liza Tinio-Bayot) and descendnt of Felix Hidalgo and Maximo Viola (Ms. Maete Gallego). We also had guests from the Instituto Cervantes, University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Director Tikoy Aguiluz and production staff and friends of filmmaker/director Mirana Medina.

COMELEC Instructional Video on PWD Voter Registration

Awards Ceremony of The Duke of Edinburgh International Award for Young People

Last February 13, 2012, Monday, the Awards Ceremony of The Duke of Edinburgh International Award for Young People was held at 3:00pm at the ARG Theater, 5th floor, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Taft Campus.

The Awards Ceremony and the Awardees

81 awardees from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, the Girls Scouts of the Philippines, and Ticket to Life will be receiving their Bronze awards. Bea Francisco will be receiving her Gold award and Ana Arce will be receiving her Silver Award along with 8 Bronze awardees from the Deaf community. The Girl Scouts of the Philippines has 52 bronze awardees while Ticket to Life has 19 Bronze awardees. These young people are the first batch from their organizations to receive such distinction.

Miss Mae Paner, aka Juana Change, will keynote the event with National Youth Commission Chairman Leon Flores III as special guest and speaker. Sue Walker, Executive Director, as well as Rob Oliphant, Programme Manager for the International Awards Association Asia Pacific Region, will be present to give their certifications. 

The Award Programme in the Philippines

The Award in the Philippines is slowly gaining ground. Independent Operators include the Girls Scouts of the Philippies, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Ticket to Life, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, British School Manila, Luciano Memorial School of Arts and Trade, Green Valley College/One Young Mindanao, and Cor Jesu College-Br. Polycarp Institute for Community Development Foundation, Inc. Very soon, South Hill School, Los Banos will also be joining the award programme.

The Duke of Edinburgh International Award for Young People

The International Award is an exciting self-development programme available to everyone with ages 14 to 25 years old. It equips them with life skills, builds their confidence, and engages them with their communities. Over 7 million young people worldwide have taken up the Award challenge.

The Award is tough but it is about individual challenge, not about reaching specific standards set by someone else. Young people design their own Award Programme, set their own goals, and record their own progress. The only person they compete against is themselves by challenging their own beliefs about what they can achieve.

The Award transforms lives. Some of the Programme’s participants include young offenders, street kids, youth and children in conflict areas, and young people with disabilities. The award can prove a decisive turning point, not only in their lives, but also to people around them.

To know more about the award, visit www.intaward.org.

edited by: Marina Viktoria De Los Reyes

SDEAS Alumni Homecoming 2012

by Mackie Calbay

Mabuhay! (Long live!), we welcomed our Deaf Benildean graduates back to the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS) of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) for the Alumni Homecoming and to celebrate "20 years of Journey and Success in Benildean-Lasallian Deaf Education” held last April 22, 2012 (Sunday) at the Angelo King International Center (AKIC).  We were able to meet with old beloved Deaf friends, administrators, staff, and many of the professors who guided us in our education that is the groundwork for our careers and further education.  This celebration is a milestone in our history. 

Following the Holy Mass, there was a Career talk and Dinner. There were also raffle, games, bazaar, and a photobooth. We learned from the shared experiences and discussed how to contribute to the growth of Deaf Benildean education.

Not only was the homecoming weekend a wonderful time for us to get together and celebrate twenty years but it also gave us the opportunity to come together to support the School with a Benildean Batch gift. Our gift is our contribution to the SDEAS Alumni Scholarship Fund, which is being setup primarily to provide support in terms of food and travel allowance to deserving SDEAS Deaf students and also to benefit Deaf alumni in terms of education, livelihood training and other services. We believe that this drive will also contribute to the development, expansion, and advancement of the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies in the future in terms of education, programs, services, sustainable projects, etc.   

Everyone took the event as an opportunity to catch up with friends. Personally, those years at DLS-CSB SDEAS probably changed my life forever. I am definitely looking forward to the next big celebration.