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You can also visit us at http://www.northyorkinstitute.webs.com/, or email us at northyork.institute@yahoo.com. Students and parents are advised to visit us everyday for more info and updated school information.

Earth Hour

On March 28,2009 at 8:30pm the world will turn off light for one hour this act called Earth hour. It's a strong message of hope, a call to action for every individual, government and business to take responsibility and jointly ensure a sustainable future. For more info kindly visit www.earthhour.org

North York Allied Institute, its student and employees are encourage to actively participate the earth hour.

Ruthin School Scholarship

Ruthin School Scholarship:

Ruthin School (www.ruthinschool.co.uk) is offering seven students from anywhere in the world a 2-year A-Level Scholarship for 2009/10. Each scholarship, worth £40,000, includes full boarding, tuition and transport to and from Manchester airport. They also include accommodation and supervision in the Half Term and Easter holidays. The parents of the successful applicants would need to be able to pay for flights from UK to their home country (two return flights per year, as the students would return home for Christmas and Summer holidays). They would also need to pay a £1,000 deposit, which would be refunded when their child leaves the school.
Eligibility
Applicants must be children that are of school age by 1 September this year (i.e. 18 or less). Whilst students less than 16 are eligible, potential applicants should be aware that the scholarships are for A-levels. Students in the UK are usually 16 or 17 on 1 September in the year they begin their A-levels. Students younger than this may still apply.
Applicants will need to take an exam at the British Council on 18 April 2009.
The exams are in English. So a high standard of written English will be important.
Application Procedure
Application form available at the admission office c/o Sir Jojo. Submit the completed application form along with all required attachments on or before 13 April, Monday, 4:00 pm. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted. The deadline will be strictly followed. Eligible applicants will be called to the British Council to take the qualifying exam on 18 April.
More Information
For more information, you may call William Gancia or Alec Ladanga at 914 1011 to 14 or email educationuk@britishcouncil.org.ph

Update for the Canadian Scholarship Voucher

Due to the increasing demand by parents, we request the Fil-Canadian Womens association to grand us another 10 vouchers for our old students. In behalf of the NYAI Management thank you again for your trust and confidence. In return our curriculum will now include the CARS reading program starting SY 2009-2010. We will include the reading program in our Summer Youth Program this coming May.

Announcement!

Please be informed that we no longer renew the contract of our current teachers except for the teachers listed in the previous blog. The decision is based in their performance, student's evaluation, and daily monitoring. All transactions in terms of payment, tutorial in behalf of the current faculty line-up will no longer honored by the school.

Reading Program for Preschool, Grade school & High School will be introduced to SYP 2009!

Reading program that will be included in our current curriculum for the school year 2009-2010 will be introduced in our summer youth program this May for free.

FREE REGISTRATION!
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Objective:
General. With the belief that Man, as an image of God, is endowed with potentials that should be tapped and developed, the Summer Youth Program is organized to discover talents in youth that needs nurturing.
Specific. As a marketing strategy, to promote the school as a venue for developing talents in our youth thereby showcasing NYAI as an institution that empowers the minds of its students by honing their God-given potentials into full-blown talents endemic in their personalities;
To mold the key aspects of the student’s personality necessary for his survival in the real world.

Mechanics.
It is open to all youth ages 5 to 19 yrs old. Different skills activities will be offered and enrollees are given the option to choose from different offerings/activities. A student may enroll in more than one activity but not more than two, provided there is no overlap in schedule and there is no conflict of interest.
A Medical Certificate is required from students to assess fitness in activities that requires enormous physical exertion.
Other requirements, are as follows: Filled-up application Forms duly signed by parents/guardians, copy of birth certificate, (1) copy 2 x 2 ID picture to be attached to the application form, (1)copy 1 x 1 ID picture for the school ID.

Registration for the SYP is on-going at the admission office.



Activities: Date/Schedule

1. Acquaintance Party – (kick-off Feast) May 2, 2009
2. Activity Proper Month long activity (May)
3. Recital/Closing Ceremony May 31, 2009

Activity Proper:
1. Cooking Workshop Every Monday and Friday
2. Acting/Modeling Workshop Every MWF
3. Taekwondo Every Tuesday and Thursday
4. Painting Lessons Every MWF
5. Language Lesson (French class) Every MWF
6. Ballet Class
Pre-School Every Monday
Grade School Every Wednesday
High School Every Friday
7. Reading Program (preschool to high school) Mon-Friday

Student NIght A Huge Success!

The latest pictures from the much awaited student night at Semeo Innotech. Mr. Xyro Labampa and Ms. Apple Conception was crowned Mr. & Ms. Student Night. For the complete pictures of the student night you can check the school fs account at northyork.institute@yahoo.com or visit the school web site at www.northyorkinstitute.webs.com.

News Casting & talk Show:

First year High school students will stage a talk show and render news casting, as part of their finals for their English-1 subject. The said shows will showcase the talent of the students in using English as a second language, utilizing the four macro English skills like speaking, listening, reading and writing. The said show will be taped and recorded and will be posted here in our blog site. To all 1st year high school students of North York batch 2008-2009, good luck!

The Filipino-Canadian Scholarship Voucher

The Filipino-Canadian Scholarship Voucher is a scholarship program launched by Filipino-Canadian women based in Toronto Canada in effort to open educational opportunities to Filipino youth in the Philippines. Its membership include the President of North York Allied Institute and several alumni of the College Department of North York who are successfully working in Canada, pitched in their collaborative effort to put up this scholarship funding.

As a pilot project last year, it was initially offered to pupils of Casabangan Elementary School, a school in one of the poor municipalities of the province of Masbate. As a extension of its service and with a funding of Php 2 million pesos for this year, the Filipino-Canadian Women Association offered the Canadian Scholarship Voucher at North York Allied Institute. This means that starting this coming school year 2009-2010, its offers a P5,000 voucher to incoming Grade 1 pupils, P10,000 voucher to incoming first year students and a P5,000 voucher to old students.

These scholarship voucher however, is on a limited basis only and will be granted on a first-come-first served basis. The voucher for old students has 50 available slots only and as of today March 16, 2009 we only have 2 remaining slots available. We are coordinating with Fil-Can Women Association in order to increase the number of voucher for old students.

Should you desire to avail of this voucher, please call the admission office at tel. no. 938-7805 or 409-7220.