Philippines English Language Study Abroad Exhibition 2017: successful and effective

The exhibition was a great success with the participation of many distinguished guests: Ms. Maria Cynthia Pelayo (First Secretary of the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam); Mr. Ian Paek (Vice President of Cebu English Association) (CALA), also Representative of CPILS Academy; Mr. Matthew Park (Representative of HELP Academy under Baguio English Association) (BESA); Ms. Julia Bich Ngoc (Representative of CG Academy); Mr. Lee Jaeho (Representative of CNN School); Mr. Lee N. Cunado and Mr. WonHee Jung (Representatives of EDA Academy); Mr. Takahiro Tsuru (Representative of IDEA English Academy); Mr. Dwayne Lehman (Principal of Noblesse International School); Mr. Chikai Ohgiyama (Representative of UV Academy). In particular, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Principal of the School) attended and cut the opening ribbon with the distinguished guests.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Principal of the School) delivered the opening speech of the exhibition.

Mr. Ian Paek (Vice President of Cebu English Association) speech at the exhibition

From 9am to 5pm on October 1, 2017, the exhibition attracted more than 500 students, teachers, parents and English lovers. All 36 secondary and high schools in Hung Yen province were represented by teachers and students. In addition, there were students from many high schools in Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang provinces and universities in Thai Nguyen province. For schools in Hanoi, the exhibition received the attention of many students from major high schools such as Hanoi - Amsterdam, Foreign Languages, Nguyen Tat Thanh, FPT, Ta Quang Buu, Marie Curie and many students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Natural Sciences, University of Science and Technology, National Economics University, Hanoi University, Academy of Posts and Telecommunications...

The exhibition attracted many attendees.

Within the framework of the exhibition, many interesting and meaningful activities brought excitement to the attendees. Students received consulting support and information about short-term and long-term English study abroad programs as well as high school or university preparation programs in the Philippines from English schools and academies participating in the exhibition. More than 100 students participated in the grammar and speaking skills test. Nearly 100 teachers and students participated in trial classes in smart classrooms with Filipino teachers from Help and IDEA academies in the 1:15, 1:10, 1:6 and 1:4 class models. With 12 classes per day (20 minutes/class), more than 80 students participated in online classes via Skype with Filipino teachers with the support of CPILS Academy, IDEA and the online English training center in Clark, a strategic partner of TASS, USSH. The common feeling after trying the classes was excitement with the new, effective and extremely friendly teaching methods of Filipino teachers. In addition, students also had the opportunity to interact and connect with international students who studied in the Philippines last summer. There were some super experts, increasing from 7.0 to 8.0 IELTS after 1 month of studying and practicing. There were children under 15 years old but confidently presented and answered interviews in English very naturally on stage. There are also successful international students such as Ms. Vu Nguyet Anh, founder of the online dating app startup Rudicaf and editor of the Idea Networking program, Youth Department of VTV6. She has won a series of admirable awards such as the 2016 Women Entrepreneurship Award; Top 20 Most Favorite Startups of 2016... She shared that she originally studied French, but after 1 month of studying in the Philippines, she was able to confidently use English to present to important international partners. In addition to useful consulting, learning and sharing activities, students have had the opportunity to receive valuable scholarships such as a free 1-week online study program, vouchers worth from 2 to 10 million VND, most notably a scholarship worth 14 million VND from Cella Academy for students who register to study for 1 month in the Philippines.

Ms. Vu Nguyet Anh shares her experience at the exhibition

The Philippines is the third country in Asia in teaching and learning English, but the cost of studying and living is reasonable, so it is chosen by many Vietnamese students and international friends such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China. The 2017 Philippines English Language Study Abroad Exhibition is a valuable opportunity for students to learn and seek study abroad opportunities, and is also an opportunity for schools and academies in the Philippines to introduce to teachers and parents an extremely effective English learning model with reasonable costs.