Pilipin@ Youth Conference 2012!!!

Para Po: Different Stops, Many Paths, One Destination. 

Pilipin@ Youth Conference is a three day event where BRIDGE invites about 100 high school students from all over Northern California to learn about Pilipin@ American history, cultural awareness, creative expression and different paths of higher education.

Any high school student from different races, gender, and sizes. We LOVE SKITTLES! You don’t have to be Pilipin@ to attend!

$25 will cover your shirt, hotel lodging, food for all 3 days, and awesome resources/workshops! If however a student cannot afford the fee, please contact Madel Soriano and/or Dale Maglalang at pyc2012@gmail.com for FEE WAIVERS! 

Applications are due on January 11, 2012! We have limited spots this year so sign up ASAP! Please visit www.pyc2012.com to download the application under the “Apply” tab!

We are looking passionate and motivated Kuyas and Ates to lead Pamilyas this year! Each Ate and Kuya pair get about 7-8 high school students to mentor during Pamilya Times. Be a mentor and role model to high school students and make a difference in their lives! Applications are due on December 11, 2011!  Visitwww.pyc2012.com and click under the “Kuya/Ate” tab for the forms. PS. We highly encourage other college students from different colleges to also apply to be a Kuya/Ate, we mean ANYBODY (unemployed, community college, CSU, UC, Private etc.) We want counselors that come from different backgrounds so students will learn about various experiences from different people! 

If you or your organization can facilitate a workshop for one of our workshop blocks then please apply! 

Workshop Block #1 - Workshops related to self-identity 

Workshop Block #2 - FIESTA/Pamilyalympics (traditional Pilipin@ Games)

Workshop Block #3 - Creative Expression (hip hop, cultural dance, spoken word, art, etc.)

Workshop Block #4-5 - Higher Education, Financial Aid, Resume writing, Public Speaking, Grass Movements, Activism etc. 

Apply for workshops under the “Workshop” tab at www.pyc2012.com

We are always looking for volunteers to help make the conference a success. 

Internal - Registration, distributing food, transition between workshops etc. 

External - Picking up food, hotel logistics etc.

Entertainment - Setting up for Fiesta and Open Mic 

Chaperone- Accompany the students in their hotel rooms if you’ve had a background check within the last year! (PS. Shirts are limited this year and chaperones get first dibs on shirts!)

Fun Fact: We use “Pilipin@” to be gender inclusive! :)