The Philippines ‘Alternative to Schoolies’ Initiative offers current Year 12 students, an alternative activity to the now well published “Schoolies Week”. The program unlike any schoolies initiative aims to foster international awareness and understanding; to extend personal and organisational capacity of participants, and mostly to promote the ethos of volunteerism amongst our local young people. Our young people contribute much to their local community; this initiative will allow them to contribute significantly to the global community, and broaden their spheres of influence beyond the local area.