The Chen Yankui Foundation, in collaboration with the Philippine Chinese Education Center announced the arrangements for the “2024 Summer Filipino Students Xiamen/Quanzhou Chinese Summer Camp.”
The program aims to provide Filipino-Chinese students with a rich cultural exchange experience in China.
The camp’s agenda include a series of important events such as meetings, morning banquet and detailed round-trip flight arrangements.
The meetings are scheduled to take place at the Grand Ballroom, Century Park Hotel in Malate, Manila.
Campers from Metro Manila and Luzon will meet on May 30 at 9 a.m., while those from Visayas and Mindanao will convene later the same day at 2 p.m.
A morning banquet is scheduled on May 31 at 8 a.m. at the Century Seafood Restaurant.
The campers and team teachers will travel in two groups to Xiamen on special flights operated by the Philippine Airlines.
The first batch will depart from Manila at 7:30 p.m. on June 1 and will return on July 12. The batch includes the 3rd Regiment (Quanzhou Division), 4th Regiment (San Shaolin, Quanzhou), 2nd Regiment (Jimei University) and Groups 5 to 9.
The second batch, which consists of the 1st Group (OCTU), 2nd Group (Jimei University) and additional members of the 1st Group (Jimei University), will leave Manila at 8 p.m. on the same day and will also return on July 12.
Following the summer camp, a performance at the Century Park Hotel on July 14 will showcase students’ experiences and learnings.