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MABP works with schools, universities, community development and urban planning initiatives to develop education and community engagement projects, curricula and training programs and teaching tools for professionals. Through the arts, MABP participants learn to communicate their concerns and formulate the ideas that help shape a better future for themselves and for the communities they live in.
Stories from The Bridge program mentors & MABP program currently in the Philippines
GOLD LAMAE | “Sugarcane smiles,” was a phrase from a poem Jazz... “Sugarcane smiles,” was a phrase from a poem Jazz wrote on our visit to the sugar plantations of Tanjay City, and the perfect description for our experiences there. By LaMae Caparas Our car ride from...
01/17/2012
Cameras and our curriculum, all packed up and ready to go on board again with The Bridge programs overseas mission trip to the Philippines
Exciting times for us right now; training mentors of The Bridge who will be returning to the Philippines to implement our program =D
Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions. ~ Albert Einstein
SPIDER
A spider lives inside my head
Who weaves a strange and wondrous web
Of silken threads and silver strings
To catch all sort of flying things,
Like crumbs of thoughts and bits of smiles
And specks of dried-up tears,
And dust of dreams that catch and cling
For years and years and years. . . .
~ Shel Silverstein
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn
and change. ~ Carl Rogers
Don't think outside the box. Think like there is no box.
09/20/2011
A couple student photos and pictures from The Bridge program in Philippines, Jan 2011. With the aid of Make A Better Place curriculum and donated cameras The Bridge was able to implement a media arts program that challenged students to use photography and writing as a vehicle for social change.
“Why is a public forum for youth so important? Because young people see what’s going on. Given the opportunity to have a say, they will prepare a better future for us all.”
~ Mamadou, Age 18, MABP Program Participant
Education is all a matter of building bridges.
~ Ralph Ellison
Change brings opportunity.
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