Young Bruneian Students Learn About PH
Year-five students from the Tinkerbell Learning School pose for a group photo with Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Christopher B. Montero at the main lobby of the Philippine Embassy in Brunei. (Brunei PE photo)
BRUNEI 11 October 2019 — In line with its public diplomacy activities, the Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam received on 19 September a delegation of 56 young students from Tinkerbell Learning School to learn more about the Philippines, including its people, history and culture.
The children, ages 11 to 12 years old, were warmly welcomed by Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Christopher B. Montero, who encouraged the children to have fun in discovering wonderful and interesting facts about the Philippines.
A brief presentation by Cultural Officer Rose Paz Narvaja-Cornista enabled the children to learn about, among other Philippine icons, jeepneys, Taal Volcano, Manny Pacquiao and Dr. Jose Rizal. Embassy personnel likewise performed the basic steps of Tinikling, which was later participated in by some students.
Following the presentation, traditional snacks like puto, sapin-sapin, and Philippine-made ice-cream, Magnolia and Fruits in Ice Cream, were served much to the delight of the children. The Sentro Rizal Library of the Embassy kept the children engrossed and fascinated while they feasted on the snacks. Embassy personnel were on hand to answer their queries about the capiz, vinta, Lola Basyang, and Jose Rizal’s books, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
Tinkerbell Learning School is a private education institution registered at the Brunei Ministry of Education. Its owner and Principal, Iidil Rahmah Bte Abdullah, is a Filipina. END
A student learns about the basic steps of the traditions dance, Tinikling. (Brunei PE photo)
The children enjoy ice-cream and tour the Sentro Rizal Library of the Embassy. (Brunei PE photo)
For more information, visit https://www.bruneipe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philippine-embassybrunei.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHinBrunei/.