MANILA, Philippines — The Museo Pambata Foundation will host the 2nd Asian Children’s Museum Conference from Feb. 2 to 4, at the Manila Hotel.

The confab, themed “Children and Climate Change,” will discuss how educators, parents and adults involved in children’s welfare can address pressing environmental issues so that young people can play a strong role in facing climate change. The confab is made possible through a grant from Japan Foundation.

Foreign and local experts in the fields of disaster preparedness, health and wellness, schools, museums, and children’s literature will talk about their successful and innovative programs which help children understand climate change.

Among them are Meg Burke of California Academy of Social Sciences, Keiko Kuroiwa of Learning Innovation Network Osaka, and Lilibeth Lao of Museo Sang Bata sa Negros who will talk about how their museums have developed interactive exhibits to raise children’s awareness of natural disasters, global climate change and other environmental issues.

Lorenzo Tan of WWF-Philippines and a representative from UNICEF-Philippines will share their organizations’ studies on climate change. Meanwhile, Jim Sharman of Gamot Cogon School in Iloilo, Thomas Van der Walt from University of South Wales, Froilan Grate of Mother Earth Foundation and Maja Olivares-Co of Paco Market Redevelopment will discuss how their projects have made children’s spaces fun and enjoyable places to visit.

Registration fee is P800 for Philippine residents and US$300 for foreign delegates. Students, teachers, LGUs and group discount rates are available. Registration forms may be downloaded from www.museopambata.org/acmc. For details, call 5231797 or email info@museopambata.org.

Southville honors partner schools

Southville Global Education Network (SGEN) will pay tribute to representatives of its various partner schools in Las Piñas, Parañaque, Muntinlupa, Laguna and Cavite on Feb. 3 in a night of socialization, pampering and surprises.

SGEN is composed of six member schools namely: Southville International School and Colleges (SISC), Southville Foreign University (SFU), South Mansfield College (SMC), Stonyhurst Southville International School (SSIS - Batangas & Lipa Campuses), South SEED – LPDH College (SSLC) and SEED Academy.

Search for scholars on

The United World Colleges (UWC) Philippines is searching for top caliber senior high school students interested in pursuing a two-year international baccalaureate course abroad.

Applicants must be Filipino high school students who belong in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. Selected candidates will be eligible to apply for a full or partial scholarship to UWCs in Hong Kong and Netherlands.

In the past, Filipino scholars have been sent to UWCs in Canada, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Italy, USA, Wales, and Venezuela.

The UWC, co-chaired by Nelson Mandela and Queen Noor, is the only global educational movement that brings together students aged 16 to 19 from all over the world at pre-university level. Students are selected based on merit regardless of race, sex, or creed and live together in an environment designed to foster international understanding, peace, and justice.

The two-year program serves as the educational framework but of equal importance, community service programs allow the teenagers to work with one another.

Visit www.uwcphilippines.tumblr.com for more information and to download application forms. They may also email info@ph.uwc.org or fax 635-0294 to request forms. Deadline for submission of application forms is on March 4 at 5 p.m.

British Schools Group opens first sc hool in PHL

The first King’s School under the British Schools Group will open in September in Pasay city. It will be led by head teacher Janet Brock, who has had over 20 years experience in managing some of the best International and Independent schools in Europe, Asia and UK.

The school hopes to enable the students to gain spots into top universities in the UK or the US. The King’s School will likewise offer a sailing program for senior secondary students as well as a Mandarin Chinese language program for primary students.

The BSG is one of the largest networks of British international schools in the world and operates some of the top private schools in Spain, Brazil, Russia, China, and Malaysia.