41 kids explore heritage sites in Cebu

Thursday, February 16, 2012

THE AboitizLand Inc. through its You Can Be a Hero program, in cooperation with the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. and Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (Rafi), time-travelled with Don Calixto Yongco Sr. Elementary School (DCCYES) Grade 6 students back to the past through a remarkable heritage tour.

A total of 41 pupils of DCCYES, an AboitizLand adopted school, recently explored urban Cebu’s heritage touchpoints such as Mandaue’s Bantayan sa Hari, Cebu City’s Casa Gorordo and Fort San Pedro.

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Jeanne Ouano, AboitizLand’s vice president for corporate planning said that through visiting these heritage sites, “AboitizLand puts into action its brand promise of nurturing communities, in this case, the old Sugbo, ensuring that it lives on and that the kids, too, understand their role in sustaining communities today and future
generations.”

The students visited Bantayan sa Hari, Mandaue’s circa-1800’s watchtower built to warn residents about impending pirate attacks.

At the Casa Gorordo Museum, the kids had a fun time learning from the kids of Barangay San Roque, Cebu City, who taught them how to weave the palm leaf gracefully enveloping the famous hanging rice or puso.

After spending considerable time in getting the tricks of the puso-making, the AboitizLand employee-volunteers treated the kids with Cebuano folktales.

Now on its second year, DCCYES remains an active partner of the company as one of its adopted schools.

The heritage tour is part of AboitizLand’s “You Can Be A Hero” program, which includes learning sessions conducted by AboitizLand employee-volunteers every Friday afternoon teaching Math, Science, English, self-development and art appreciation.