Beacon Grade 6 visits Forest Club!

I am always on the lookout for great places for the kids to go and I recently heard about Forest Club and found out it was owned by a friend, Robbi Mercado. And just a few weeks ago, Jaime went there with his class…..and HAD A GREAT TIME!! Since our kids grew up in the city, it is always good for them to rough it out and experience nature…Forest Club seems to be the PLACE TO BE. I hope to visit it one day. Thanks Robbi for taking photos for me, next time I want to do it myself… 🙂

The Forest Club (http://www.theforestclub.com) is a nature sanctuary and eco-friendly training institution committed to the healing and renewal of Mother Earth. For schools and student groups, the Forest Club offers the Eco Adventure Program, a set of interactive outdoor modules designed to help mold participants into responsible stewards of Mother Earth. Participants are not only assured of having fun but also end up learning something new about the environment and their role in protecting it.

The Forest Club provides an accessible and ideal environment not only for school field trips but also for corporate team building activities, seminars and conferences, spiritual retreats and family vacations. Forest Club prides itself in having a very relaxed and natural environment.

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BEACON SCHOOL SCIENCE FIELD TRIP

by Robbi Mercado

Taken from: http://theforestclub.com/main/beacon_grade6

Despite the intermittent showers and the wet surroundings, 37 Grade 6 students fromBeacon International School visited Forest Club last 21 February 2008 for a whole day of fun-filled learning activities.

The field trip was organized by Teacher Trixie who brought her students to Forest Club to help them learn more about their current science studies on seed plants.

The first activity was a short but lively discussion over langka and banana turon, kamote-que and fresh buko juice on the rich bio-diversity of the Philippines, the current state of deforestation and the urgent need to plant trees in order to help protect the country’s dying flora and fauna.

The Forest Club staff was pleasantly surprised not only with the kids’ grasp of current environment issues but more so by their animated commitment to doing their part in saving the earth.

Then came the fun part: the Eco Adventure activities.

The kids enthusiastically participated in games meant not only to be fun but also designed to develop more appreciation for Mother Earth.

 

 

 

  

  

 

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Showering after the mud crawl… 

 

After lunch the students were toured around Forest Club. They were shown the herbal plant gardens, the vermicompost facilities and were also made to plant hardwood trees seedlings. Forest Club will nurture the narra seedlings for the Grade 6 students until these are big enough to be transferred to the Beacon International School campus.

 

Information taken from Forest Club website: 

Facilities:

Cottages 

 

• Four cottage units available

• Maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit
• With one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
• With one fan-cooled loft good for two (2) persons
• With daybeds in the verandah
• With one toilet and bath per cottage unit

   

Suites

 

• Two family suites available

• Fully air-conditioned
• Up to twenty (20) persons per family suite
• With separate toilet and bath facilities

   

 Main Conference room

• Capacity for up to sixty (60) persons

• Fully air-conditioned
• With sound system and OHP
• With separate toilet and bath facilities

   

 

 

 Rates:

VENUE RATE (DAY TRIP) 

Venue DAY TRIP Rate: PhP450 per person (plus VAT)

Inclusions:

• Complete food package: Welcome drink upon arrival, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. Lunch is served buffet style with a minimum of three dishes. Juice and purified drinking water are provided with all meals.
• Use of swimming pool, tennis court and basketball court.
• Use of poolside huts:
  

  Kabanya A or B

  maximum of eight (8) persons

  poolside picnic table fan ventilation

Accomodations (optional): The following are our prices for each room, per day …

Narra A or B,ORMolave A or B	PhP1,500	maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit	one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons one toilet and bath
Tindalo,ORKamagongsuite	PhP4,000	maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit	fully air-conditioned suite separate toilet and bath facilities

Notes:

• Day trip check-in time is no earlier than 8:00 AM and checkout time is no later than 5:00PM.
• Additional meals are priced as follows: Snack – P100/person, Breakfast – P150/person, Lunch or Dinner – P250/person.
• Guests are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
• A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.

 VENUE RATE (OVERNIGHT STAY)

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Our Rates consist of an accommodation rate per room type and a meal package per head:

Accomodations: The following are our prices per room, per night …

Narra A or B,ORMolaveA or B	PhP3,000	maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit	one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons one toilet and bath
Tindalo, ORKamagongsuite	PhP8,000	maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit	fully air-conditioned suite separate toilet and bath facilities

Complete Meal Package: P700/head (Plus VAT)

All guests are required to avail of our food package which includes: welcome drink upon arrival, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and breakfast the following day before checkout.

All meals are served buffet style with a minimum of three dishes per meal. Juice and purified drinking water are provided with all meals and breakfast is served with coffee.

Children 2 years and below are free. Children 8 years below get a 50% discount. 

Notes:

• Overnight stay check-in time is no earlier than 12:00NN and checkout time is no later than 1:00PM the following day.
• Additional meal prices are as follows: Snack – P100/person, Breakfast – P150/person, Lunch or Dinner – P250/person.
• Guests are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
• A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.

 CORPORATE ECO ADVENTURE PROGRAM

Corporate Eco-Adventure Program Rate: PhP750 per person (plus VAT)

For Companies and Adult Groups

Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)

Inclusions:

• Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.
• Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
  • Survival Games – Forest Canopy Walk, Mud Crawl, Ifugao Bridge, Hanging Bridge, Bamboo Rafting
  • Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises – Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
  • Traditional Filipino Games – Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
  • Pool Games
  • Walking Lecture Tour – medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture

Notes:

• Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
• Maximum number of participants is two hundred fifty (250)
• Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
• A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.

ECO-ADVENTURE STUDENT DAY PROGRAM

 Eco-Adventure DAY PROGRAM Rate: PhP600 per person (plus VAT)

For Schools and Student Groups

Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)

Inclusions:

• Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.
• Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
  • Survival Games – Forest Canopy Walk, Mud Crawl, Ifugao Bridge, Hanging Bridge, Bamboo Rafting
  • Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises – Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
  • Traditional Filipino Games – Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
  • Pool Games
  • Walking Lecture Tour – medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture

Notes:

• Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
• Maximum number of participants is three hundred fifty (350)
• Discounts may be negotiated based on number of participants:
  • One hundred twenty (120) or more: P500/participant
• Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
• A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.

 ECO-ADVENTURE STUDENT OVERNIGHT PROGRAM

 

Eco-Adventure OVERNIGHT PROGRAM Rate:

PhP900 per person (plus VAT) plus Accommodation Charges 

For Schools and Student Groups

Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)

Inclusions:

• Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and breakfast prior to check-out the next day.
• Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
  • Survival Games – Forest Canopy Walk, Mud Crawl, Ifugao Bridge, Hanging Bridge, Bamboo Rafting
  • Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises – Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
  • Traditional Filipino Games – Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
  • Pool Games
  • Walking Lecture Tour – medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture

  Accomodation Charges: The following are our prices per room, per night …

  Narra A or B,ORMolaveA or B	PhP3,000	maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit	one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons one toilet and bath
  Tindalo, ORKamagongsuite	PhP8,000	maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit	fully air-conditioned suite separate toilet and bath facilities

Notes: 

• Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
• Maximum number of participants is one hundred (100)
• Discounts will be given based on number of participants:
  • Sixty (60) or more: P850/participant
• Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
• A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.

 

The Forest Club is just 1 hour and 30 minutes from the Ortigas Center in Pasig City and is located at Barangays Puypuy and Masaya, Bay, Laguna. The Forest Club accepts only guests who have made prior reservations. 

website:  http://theforestclub.com

Manila Booking Office (9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays)

Maien Clarino

Telephone: (02) 376 46 23 or 24

Mobile: (0917) 825 89 58 

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