Laudato Si' Summit 2025 - Program
03 Jul 2025 | Office of the Assistant Vice President for Social and Environmental Engagement for Development and Sustainability
Laudato Si Summit and Festival
Wellsprings of Hope in Schools and the Church for our Common Home
4 to 6 September 2025 | Ateneo de Manila University
Laudato Si Summit Day 1
4 September (Thursday)
8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Registration |
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Opening Mass |
10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Health Break | Snacks |
10:30 - 11:00 AM |
Opening CeremonyWelcoming Remarks from Ateneo de ManilaOpening Remarks from CEAP |
11:00 - 12:30 noon |
Keynote addressCommemorating 10 years of Laudato Si and Current Directions of the Catholic Church |
12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
1:30 - 3:00 PM |
Presentation of the Laudato Si Schools FrameworkPresentation of Survey Results on Ecological Initiatives of Schools and the Church |
3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Health Break | Snacks |
3:30 - 4:15 PM |
Group sharing to discuss the plenary presentations |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Closing Plenary |
End of Day 1 |
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Laudato Si Summit Day 2
5 September (Friday)
8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Registration |
8:30 - 10:00 AM |
Plenary on Initiatives for Ecological Conversion |
10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Health Break | Snacks |
10:30 - 12:30 PM |
Breakout sessions on Operations, Spirituality, Research and ExtensionSession 1: Sources of Hope and Challenges in Green Finance and Green PurchasingSession 2: Sources of Hope and Challenges in Greening Operations (including carbon neutrality, resource use, waste management, etc)Session 3: Sources of Hope and Challenges in Promoting Ecological SpiritualitySession 4: Sources of Hope and Challenges in Research, Advocacy, and Community Engagement for Integral Ecology |
12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
1:30 - 3:30 PM |
Breakout sessions on Sources of Hope and Challenges in Ecological EducationSession 5: Ecological Education in Basic EducationSession 6: Ecological Education in Higher EducationSession 7: Ecological Education in Religious FormationSession 8: Ecological Education for Community Partners and the Broader Public |
3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Health Break | Snacks |
4:00 - 5:00 PM |
Closing Plenary |
End of Day 2 |
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Laudato Si Festival
6 September (Saturday) Day 3
During the Laudato Si Festival, there will be a menu of activities that will be made available. These activities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Guided Tours |
Initial List of Activities:Option 1: Tour of School Campuses with Sustainability EffortsOption 2: Mt. Purro Nature Reserve (with additional fee)Option 3: Ateneo Campus Biodiversity Tour (confirmed)Option 4: Tanay Tour (with additional fee)Option 5: Legacy Trail - Masungi Georeserve Tour (with additional fee)Option 6: SVD Laudato Si’ Farm (with additional fee) |
Situationer Talks |
Initial List of Activities:Back2Basics EcoStore and the Circular Economy (confirmed)Komunidad: Global Climate Monitoring Solutions (confirmed)Involuntary Displacement and the Kaliwa Dam (confirmed)Involuntary Displacement and Balik Bugsuk (confirmed) |
5:00 |
Laudato Si’ Mass |
End of Day 3 |
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* The organizers welcome proposals for activities for the Laudato Si Festival. Please get in touch with us at seeds@ateneo.edu
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