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Taiwanese BESA Fam Tour Highlights at Pines Academy
The Baguio English Schools Association hosted the Taiwanese Familiarization Tour opening at Pines Academy filled with exploration and cultural exchange on March 18, 2024. The Taiwanese delegates started the tour by visiting the Botanical Garden to be reminded of Baguio City's rich ornamental plant resources and experience the picturesque Mines View Park. They have also dropped in at the Mansion House. They arrived at Pines Academy for a campus tour and the official opening ceremony of the BESA Taiwanese tour at 4 pm after a delightful lunch at Camp Johnhay's Seafood Island.The event marked a significant moment for collaboration and partnership with the attendance of 14 Taiwanese partner agencies, along with representatives from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) through the presence of Supervising TESDA Specialist Marie Bulatao and Bureau of Immigration-CAR Alien Control Officer (ACO) Theodore Pascual. The opening ceremony hosts were JIC's Academic Director, Brian Pobre, and Pines' Marketing Manager, Rona Dale Ortiz. After listening to their compelling speeches, Pines' Marketing Manager, Rona Dale Ortiz, rendered a presentation about Baguio City with points on why it is the ideal place for studying the English language. The program concluded with a video presentation establishing the city's strategic location for students to travel during weekends or at some point in their study period. The delegates proceeded to The Manor Hotel for dinner to continue fostering bonds. The delegates spent the second day of the fam tour visiting the Pines IELTS Campus. They roamed around the IELTS Specialized Campus checking out the facilities and were also able to witness a demo class on how we conduct our IELTS Speaking Classes. One of the agents became a demo student and was able to experience the personalized coaching of our top teachers. With coaching and class overview provided, everybody understood each section of our IELTS Speaking Classes. We are lucky enough that our partners have spent time on the first 2 days getting information updates from both campuses of Pines Academy. We are beyond grateful to our Taiwanese partners for their visit and unwavering support of Baguio City academies.