OVERVIEW OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CONGRESS

JULY 12 14, 2009

July 12 (Sunday)

Time Activity Time Activity

08:30 AM ALL ROADS LEAD TO SAN IGNACIO: TRACING OUR ROOTS 03:00 PM Province Celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola
A Jesuit Sesquicentennial Tour of Intramuros Presider: The Very Reverend Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ
Designed and Written by Fr. RENE JAVELLANA, SJ Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Day One
July 13 (Monday)

Time Activity Time Activity

07:00 AM Registration 03:00 Major Conference 2 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following:
- 4:30 PM
08:00 Keynote Address by the Very Rev. Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ: “UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S FILIPINO YOUTH AND FAMILY”
- 10:00 AM ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN JESUIT EDUCATION TODAY Ms. EMILY ALTOMONTE-ABRERA
10:00 AM Morning Snacks Chairman Emeritus, McCann Worldgroup
President, Harrison Communications
10:30 AM Plenary Session: WELCOME AND ORIENTATION
With the advent of new technologies today and the contemporary trends within
11:00 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 1 on the Keynote Address our families and our schools, we need to understand the students we are dealing
with. What distracts our students, and how can we get their attention for our
12:00 NN Lunch lessons? When they spend most of their time in front of the computers and absorb
01:00 Major Conference 1 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following: information so easily from various media, how do we help them discern what is true
- 02:30 PM from what is not? Ultimately our question is: How can we teach our students how
to think?
“IMPORTANT LESSONS I LEARNED AS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER“
Dr. EDILBERTO DE JESUS, Former Secretary “TEN THINGS I WISH MY JESUIT SCHOOL HAD TAUGHT ME”
Department of Education A Panel Discussion on Jesuit Education among Our Old Boys
Specially designed for our administrators, this session will tackle the interplay of Panelists:
academic leadership, technical expertise, and interpersonal relations. How does DENNIS STO. DOMINGO (Ateneo de Davao High School 1978)
one effectively handle people while steering the school in the right direction? How
do we determine the right direction in the first place? Drawing from theoretical CHRISTOPHER JOHN TIU (Xavier School 2003)
wisdom, as well as “the wisdom of practice,” Dr. de Jesus will also share his thoughts ELPIDIO PARAS (Xavier University High School 1969)
on the lessons he learned as a school leader, and tips he can share with leaders and YAN YUZON (Ateneo de Manila High School 1996)
administrators of Jesuit schools today.
Facilitator: Ms. CHECHE LAZARO
“EDUCATION AND FUTURE WORLD CITIZENS:
We tell our students that “life after high school” is different—but how have we
WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND ARE WE READY?” prepared them for it? For this panel discussion, we have invited four of our alumni
TYLER SHERWOOD, Principal to “come home” and tell us frankly how we have or have not succeeded in equipping
Chatsworth International School East Campus, Singapore them for the real world. What are some of the things they wish we had taught them
Apple Distinguished Educator in high school, but for some reason, failed to do so. We hope this candid discussion
on Jesuit education from those who matter the most will provoke us to take a hard
A look at students today and the global landscape that is available to them. Do our look at our schools in order to improve our practice.
schools and teaching reflect what students are learning at home? Do students have
access to the same tools at school as they do at home? How have primary resources
changed? Do you Tweet or Blog, run a Wiki or a Ning? Collaborate online with VoiceThread
05:00 PM Plenary Session: SYNTHESIS FOR DAY ONE
or MindMeister? Our students and education are evolving. Are we? 06:00 PM “SINAG NG KARUNUNGAN” AWARDS & DINNER RECEPTION
02:30 PM Afternoon Snacks 07:00 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates

Day T wo
July 14 (Tuesday)

Time Activity Time Activity

07:00 AM Registration 12:00 NN Lunch
08:00 Keynote Address by the Rev. Fr. BIENVENIDO NEBRES, SJ: 01:30 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS on various topics and issues
-10:00 AM THE ROLE OF JESUIT BASIC EDUCATION IN NATION-BUILDING - 3:30 PM
03:30 PM Afternoon Snacks
10:00 AM Morning Snacks
04:00 PM Eucharistic Celebration
10:30 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 2 on the Keynote Address
11:30 AM Plenary Session 06:30 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates
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Day 1 ! 08:00 to 10:00 A M
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

R. F. A N, S.J.

The thirty-fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus

may hail from the West, but he has dedicated most of
his missionary life to the East. Reverend Father Adolfo
Nicolas, SJ, the current leader of a congregation of
more than 19,000 strong, was born in Spain in 1936
and attained his degree in theology at Tokyo’s Sophia
University in 1964. Ordained a priest in 1967, he returned
to his alma mater in Japan to complete his masteral and
doctoral studies in theology. He subsequently taught
systematic theology at Sophia University.
After serving as Director of the East Asian Pastoral Institute
at the Ateneo de Manila University and then as Rector of
the theologate in Tokyo, Father Nicolas was appointed
Provincial of the Jesuit Province of Japan in 1993. In 2004,
he was named President of the Jesuit Conference for
Eastern Asia and Oceania, a post he maintained until he
was elected Superior General in January 19, 2008.
In his keynote address, Father General will speak on what
he considers the issues and challenges confronting Jesuit
education today, especially in the light of the 35th General
Congregation. He will share his insights and questions
with the leaders and educators of the Jesuit education
apostolate in the Philippines. He will also take this
opportunity to listen to the experiences and concerns of
our colleagues and partners in mission.
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Day 1 ! 01:00 to 02:30 PM

“I L I L

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D. E  J

Former Secretary
Department of Education
Specially designed for our administrators, this session will tackle the interplay of
academic leadership, technical expertise, and interpersonal relations. How does
a school leader effectively handle people while steering the school in the right
direction? How do we determine the right direction in the first place? Drawing from
theoretical wisdom, as well as “the wisdom of practice,” Dr. de Jesus will also share
his thoughts on the lessons he learned as a school leader, and some tips he would
like to share with leaders and administrators of Jesuit schools today.

“E  F W C:

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Principal, Chatsworth International School East Campus, Singapore
Apple Distinguished Educator

A look at students today and the global landscape that is available to them. Do our
schools and teaching reflect what students are learning at home? Do students have
access to the same tools at school as they do at home? How have primary resources
changed? Do you Tweet or Blog, run a Wiki or a Ning? Collaborate online with
VoiceThread or MindMeister? Our students and education are evolving. Are we?
 M ajor Conf e r e nc e 2
Day 1 ! 03:00 to 04:30 PM

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A Panel Discussion on Jesuit Education among Our Old Boys
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Ateneo de Davao Xavier School Xavier University Ateneo de Manila
High School 1978 2003 High School 1969 High School 1996

We tell our students that “life after high school” is different—but how have we prepared them
for it? For this panel discussion, we have invited four of our alumni to “come home” and tell us
frankly how we have or have not succeeded in equipping them for the real world. What are
some of the things they wish we had taught them in high school, but for some reason, failed to
do so. We hope this candid discussion on Jesuit education from those who matter the most will
provoke us to take a hard look at our schools in order to improve our practice.

“UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S
FILIPINO YOUTH AND FAMILY”

S

M. E  A -A   

Chairman Emeritus, McCann Worldgroup
President, Harrison Communications

With the advent of new technologies today and the contemporary trends within our families and our
schools, we need to understand the students we are dealing with. What distracts our students, and
how can we get their attention for our lessons? When they spend most of their time in front of the
computers and absorb information so easily from various media, how do we help them discern what
is true from what is not? Ultimately our question is: How can we teach our students how to think?
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Day 2 ! 08:00 to 10:00 A M
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

R. F. B N, S.J.

Reverend Father Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, current President of the
Ateneo de Manila University, was born in Baguio City in 1940.
He was ordained in 1956 and completed his Master of Science
and Ph.D. in Mathematics at Stanford University, California from
1965 to1970. Fr. Nebres founded the Mathematical Society of
the Philippines in 1972. That same year he helped establish the
Southeast Asian Mathematical Society. After serving as Dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences of Ateneo de Manila and then
as Rector of the Loyola House of Studies, he was appointed
Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in the Philippines from 1983-
1989. As the longest-serving President of the Ateneo de Manila
University, Fr. Nebres has initiated several key movements
including the basic education development through the Ateneo
Center for Educational Development (ACED), public health
development through the Ateneo’s Leaders for Health Program
and the establishment of the Ateneo School of Medicine and
Public Health.
In 1999, Fr. Nebres was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame of
the Asian Activities Center of Stanford University. Two years later,
he was accorded the rank of Officer in the National Order of Merit
of the French Republic. In 2008, he was honored as among the
Department of Science and Technology’s “50 Men and Women of
Science.” No wonder Fr. Ben Nebres is today considered one of the
Jesuit education icons in the Philippines and Asia.
In his keynote address, Fr. Nebres will discuss the role he
envisions our basic education apostolate should play in the task
of nation-building. He will joined by three panelists, who will
be drawing from their own involvement in Ateneo de Manila
University’s school improvement projects covering 430 public
schools in Quezon City, Paranaque, Nueva Ecija, Leyte, La Union,
and Negros Occidental.
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M. E MA M. R

Oñ S J J
Principal, San Isidro, Benefactor,
Bagong Silang Nueva Ecija Guam, USA
Elementary School
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On Day 2 of the Sesquicentennial Congress, from

01:30 to 3:30 pm, each Congress Delegate will attend
one from among 16 concurrent workshops tackling
a diversity of topics and issues in education today.
These parallel sessions have been classified under
FRIENDSHIP !collaboration and community
building", FIRE !inspiration and passion", and
FRONTIERS !innovations in education", and are
all designed to fuel our energies and expand our
horizons as Ignatian educators.

FRIENDSHIP
Title Description Speaker
“Practicing A workshop that will offer practicable Ms. JOSEPHINE
Authentic solutions in promoting the Jesuit ideal MARIBOJOC
Cura of cura personalis despite real-world Former Executive Director
Personalis” constraints found in schools. How Jesuit Volunteer-Philippines (JVP)
can teachers provide their students
Slots: 35 authentic personal care given big
schools, large class sizes, heavy
workload, etc.?

For educators who would like to

help make their school communities
more caring and personal.
“Designing A workshop that will offer ideas and Fr. MANUEL V.
Meaningful guidelines on how community worship FRANCISCO, SJ
Community can engage and inspire students Award-Winning
Worship” and teachers, as well as build the Liturgical Musician
community. Theology Professor,
Slots: 35 Loyola School of Theology
For campus ministers and religious
education teachers who are keen on
transforming their school Masses
and other para-liturgical services.
“Parents as A talk that will share tips on how to Ms. SUZETTE ALINO
Partners: handle those difficult parents and Grade School Principal
Getting provide some insights on common Ateneo de Davao University
More Light parent-teacher dynamics. What can
than Heat teachers do to keep relationships
from Parent smooth and even create opportunities
Conferences” for effective collaboration between the
home and the school?
Slots: 25
For all educators who care about
parent-school partnership.

“Public A talk that will expose the problems
Schools: faced by the public schools in the
Partners in country as drawn from the work of the
Mission” ACED Program. What can our schools
do to help public schools? What efforts
Slots: 30 in the past didn’t help?
Ms. CARMELA ORACION
Director, Ateneo Center for
Educational Development (ACED)
Assistant to the President
for Basic Education
Ateneo de Manila University

For JBEC delegates who are serious

about transforming our schools into
“schools for others”
FRONTIERS, FRIENDSHIP
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

FIRE FRONTIERS
Title Description Speaker Title Description Speaker
“Leadership: A talk on leadership from the Schol. KAREL “Moving A session that will illustrate the logic Ms. JANE CACACHO
Lessons from St. perspective of St. Ignatius and his SAN JUAN, SJ Instruction behind Understanding by Design (UbD), High School Principal
Ignatius” spirituality: What does it mean to be Executive Director Forward with drawing from actual grade school and Xavier School
an Ignatian leader? What do Ignatian Emmaus Center for Psycho- the Backward high school lessons and examples,
Slots: 35 discernment, transcendence, and Spiritual Formation Design” and demonstrating how to design
companionship have to do with the instruction that promotes student
complexities of leadership? Slots: 40 engagement and understanding.
For all educators, whether or not in For teachers and administrators
administrative positions, who would interested in an introduction to UbD.
like to lead with discernment, with
Magis, and Cura Personalis. “Teaching A workshop that will provide Dr. NILDA SUNGA
Cooperative techniques on teaching students how to Academic Director
“Passing the A session on Chris Lowney’s Heroic Ms. Ma. TRICIA Learning” learn through group work and how to Angelicum College
Torch: The Leadership. Learn how ten men with SANTIAGO acquire the increasingly essential 21st-
Jesuit Four Core no capital, no business plan, and no Founder & Director Slots: 40 century life skill of collaboration.
Leadership experience in running schools built Life Academy
Values” what would become the world’s For teachers who are interested in
largest higher education network. exploring a more student-centered
Slots: 30 instructional approach.
For administrators and teachers
who would like to practice Heroic “Designing A workshop that will teach a set of Ms. THESS NEBRES-
Leadership by living an integrated Student-Led strategies to empower students to LADRIDO
life of service grounded on four Core Roundtable engage in active learning. High School Assistant for
Values: Self-Awareness, Ingenuity, Discussions” Academic Affairs
Love, and Heroism. For teachers of different subject Xavier School
Slots: 30 areas who are eager to transform
“Firestarters: An inspirational talk on why teaching Ms. GRACE KOO passive students into engaged and Mr. FREDERICK PEREZ
Igniting the is a passion and a mission more than Professor active classroom learners. Assistant to the Chair
Passion Within” just an occupation, and why teachers UP College of Education High School English
are not just educators or learning Xavier School
Slots: 40 guides, but leaders, missionaries, and
visionaries. “21st-Century A basic, hands-on workshop focused Mr. TYLER SHERWOOD
Teaching on Apple iLife applications like iMovie, Principal, Chatsworth
For teachers who are seeking to be Tools and iPhoto and Garage Band designed to International School
reignited in their commitment to Innovations” help teachers make full use of media East Campus.
the profession. and the tools that are available to them. Apple Distinguished Educator
Slots: 35
“Trailblazing A workshop to challenge us to “think Ms. GILDA CORDERO- For teachers interested in
Creativity in the out of the box” and to expand our FERNANDO integrating technology into their
Classroom” creativity as teachers. Writer, Publisher and Artist instruction and assessment.
Slots: 25 For the bold who dare to submit “Teaching A hands-on workshop that will Fr. ANTHONY PABAYO, SJ
themselves to unorthodox ways of with introduce computer-assisted instruction High School Principal
learning creativity, as facilitated by Technology” (CAI) and illustrate how to make it work. Ateneo de Davao
an esteemed Philippine Cultural Icon.
Slots: 30 For novices who want to push
“Sowing the A personal sharing on how an alumna Hon. RISA the boundaries and experiment
Seeds of Social was influenced by the Jesuit ideal of HONTIVEROS- teaching using the available tools
Justice among Our social justice and how her formation BARAQUEL in technology.
Students Today” has led to her subsequent participation Party-List Representative
in public life. AKBAYAN “Ctrl D: A panel discussion designed to help us Mr. LEONARDO
Slots: 40 Bullying, understand and deal with new issues in BALMACEDA, Jr.
For teachers who seek a deeper Discipline and discipline, such as bribery, fraternities,
understanding of social justice Associate Principal for
and how it affects the formation Rules of Law” and cyber-bullying. Resource persons Student Affairs
of students in their basic are formation personnel from different Ateneo de Manila High School
education years. Slots: 40 Jesuit schools who will draw from their
experiences and share their insights Mr. MIGUEL DAILISAN
“Some Like It Hot: A make-over session to transform the Ms. PATTI BETITA on these novel disciplinary issues and Assistant Headmaster for
A Workshop on drab to fab through practical tips on Personality Development problems. Student Affairs
Imaging” how to economically remedy those Training Center Ateneo de Davao Grade School
common fashion sins. When it comes Thousand Oaks For those working in
Slots: 60 to teaching, the messenger often formation teams. Mr. MICHAEL DELOS REYES
becomes the message, and the content High School Assistant Principal
of the message is often judged based for Formation
on the image that the messenger Xavier School
projects.
Mr. ROBERT
For teachers who want to put spice JOSEPH GALVAN
into their otherwise bland daily Head of Student Services
routine and to become among the Sacred Heart – Jesuit
school’s head-turners.
Facilitator:
Ms. JENNY MATEO