Ron Vardi School Students Present Green Jeepney Project at PH Embassy in Israel
Philippine Ambassador Pedro R. Laylo, Jr. studies the prototype “Green Jeepney” presented by the students. (Tel Aviv PE Photo)
TEL AVIV 27 May 2024 – Ambassador Pedro R. Laylo, Jr. welcomed to the Philippine Embassy in Israel a team of students and mentors from the Ron Vardi School for Gifted and Outstanding Students on 20 May 2024 in Rishon LeZion, a city just south of Tel Aviv.
The students presented their project which aims to transform old jeepneys into mobile education centers featuring Israeli technology and innovation. The team aims to deploy these refashioned jeepneys to help low-income communities in the Philippines. The jeepneys will have a solar powered water disinfection system on their roofs, rainwater collection systems, and herb gardens planted on recycled plastic bottles. It will also have teaching modules on green and sustainable environment, such as recycling plastic bags into bricks for construction, earth-friendly food packaging, community composting, and use of seed bombs to plant vegetables and herbs.
The students gifted Ambassador Laylo with a model of their jeepney project and Ambassador Laylo, in turn, gave them souvenirs featuring jeepneys and Philippine tourism destinations. "Thank you very much for choosing the Philippines as your project site and I congratulate you for your innovative proposal,” Ambassador Laylo told the students. He added that he will endorse the project to Quezon City for collaboration and implementation.
Rishon LeZion, where the Ron Vardi School is located, is a sister-city of Quezon City. The sister-city relationship was formalized last year when Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte visited Israel.
The students were accompanied by their teacher-mentor Ronit Mashiach, student counselor Liza Benjo, and Danit Oleiash from the Israeli Ministry of Education. END
Ron Vardi School Students discuss their presentation to the Embassy personnel and their mentors. (Tel Aviv PE Photo)
Philippine Ambassador Pedro R. Laylo, Jr. (top row, center) with the students. (Tel Aviv PE Photo)
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