International School Manila

ICARE 2026

Heads, Hearts, and Hands

ICARE — International Community Actively Responding to the Environment — gives every high school student four days each December to contribute to a community, and to learn more about the Philippines and Filipino culture.

Get to know each site before you decide.

Choose where you'll go

15 Metro sites Day trips within reach of Manila, working mostly with schools and children's organizations. Explore Metro 16 Provincial sites An overnight stay two to five hours away, often outdoors and physically demanding. Explore Provincial

From the sites

Benigno Aquino High SchoolMetro · Comembo, Taguig CityChild HopeMetro · Santa Cruz, ManilaKids InternationalMetro · Cuatro, ManilaMano Amiga ESMetro · Don Bosco / Better Living, Parañaque CityPapaya Academy ESMetro · Payatas / Rodriguez (Montalban), RizalPapaya Academy HSMetro · Payatas / Rodriguez (Montalban), RizalPhilippine Institute for the Deaf (PID)Metro · Pandacan, ManilaProject BantuMetro · San Andres Bukid, ManilarED — Metro Group 1Metro · Las Piñas CityrED — Metro Group 2Metro · Las Piñas CityrED — Metro Group 3Metro · Las Piñas CitySpecial OlympicsMetro · Quezon CitySPECSMetro · Pasay CityStepping StonesMetro · Sucat, Parañaque CityYoung Focus: Love2LearnMetro · Tondo / Smokey Mountain, ManilaAlon ArawProvincial · Cabangan, ZambalesBahay Tuluyan LagunaProvincial · LagunaBataan Sea TurtlesProvincial · BataanBotolan Aeta Farming CommunityProvincial · Botolan, ZambalesCJ Learning RizalProvincial · RizalEco ICAREProvincial · San Luis, BatangasMabini Ocean Explorers (MOE)Provincial · Mabini, BatangasMAD Travel — SubicProvincial · Subic, ZambalesMarivelesProvincial · Mariveles, BataanNueva Ecija Girls' HomeProvincial · Nueva EcijarED — BaguioProvincial · BaguioRural RisingProvincial · Puerto GaleraStairway FoundationProvincial · Puerto Galera, Oriental MindoroSupporting Education in Tagaytay (SET)Provincial · Tagaytay City, CaviteUpskills Leadership Training at CalirayaProvincial · Caliraya, Laguna

The aims of ICARE

  1. 1

    Increase awareness of oneself, the Philippines, and Filipino culture.

  2. 2

    Undertake new challenges.

  3. 3

    Plan and initiate activities.

  4. 4

    Work collaboratively with others.

  5. 5

    Show perseverance and commitment.

  6. 6

    Engage with issues of global importance.

  7. 7

    Consider the ethical implications of their actions.

  8. 8

    Develop new skills.

Program information