Monthly archive August 2010Sulu school administrators trained on leadership, professional teacher developmentElementary school principals in Mindanao’s Sulu province are gearing up to lead the enhancement of basic education in their schools, which are lagging behind in the National Achievement Test, through training on leadership and professional teacher development, especially in English, science, and math.
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USAID supports DepED's Drug Abuse Prevention Education program in Region XIIMore than 100 elementary school teachers, principals, guidance counselors, and health personnel from the provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato, and the cities of Koronadal, Tacurong, and General Santos, recently attended a training seminar on Drug Abuse Prevention Education, as part of the information drive of the Department of Education (DepED) to reduce the prevalence of drug addiction in schools nationwide.
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(L-R) USAID/Philippines Office of Education Chief Tom Crehan hands over to Department of Education Region XII Director Dr. Isabelita Borres copies of the DepED-developed drug abuse prevention education modules that USAID reproduced through the EQuALLS2 Project for use as guides in teaching grade school students to stay away from drugs.
EQuALLS2 and National Book Store Foundation distribute books and learning kits to madrasah studentsEQuALLS2 and partner National Book Store Foundation (NBSF) turned over books and learning kits to two madaris (Arabic schools) in Malapatan, Sarangani Province on August 12, 2010.
EQuALLS2 handed over to the Bilal Bin Rabah Islamic Center and the Madrasah Al-Arabiyah Al-Islamiyah Inc. books from US-based Brother's Brother Foundation, the world's largest private donor of books from some of the world's most renowned publishers, and Merriam-Webster Elementary Dictionaries from USAID and NBSF.
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Grade school students from two madaris (Arabic schools) in Malapatan, Sarangani province receive books, dictionaries, and school supplies from the EQuALLS2 Project and partner National Book Store Foundation.
NASA Science Caravan held for 500 students at Malapatan Central Elementary SchoolTwo engineers from the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) held a Science Caravan on August 16 for 500 elementary school students from the EQuALLS2-supported Malapatan Central Elementary School in Sarangani Province.
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NASA Spacewalk and Spacesuit Systems Operations Trainer Engineer Sabrina Singh mingles in an astronaut spacesuit with delighted grade school students at the Malapatan Central Elementary School in Sarangani Province.
Roundtable Discussion on Initial Study Findings on Key Elements of Successful Workforce Development Programs HeldEQuALLS2 held a roundtable discussion with education stakeholders in Zamboanga City on the Key Elements of Successful Workforce Development Programs on August 16, 2010.
The key elements were identified from an innovative video research study by EQuALLS2 on what elements of its workforce development (WFD) programs for out-of-school youth (OSY) were instrumental in the youth's success in finding jobs.
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EQuALLS2 consults DepED Region XII on school-based professional educator developmentEQuALLS2 had a Consultation-Workshop with the Department of Education in Region XII on the school-based professional teacher development program, called the Learning Partnership Program (LPP), from August 9 to 10, 2010 in General Santos City.
Elementary school teachers and Department of Education officials from the provinces of Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and North Cotabato, and from the cities of Kidapawan, Koronadal, Tacurong, and General Santos participated in the event.
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Lutayan municipal government supports the Barangay Education Report Card systemCommunities from the municipality of Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat province had a training workshop on the Barangay Education Report Card (BERC) system from July 8 to 10, 2010 in General Santos City.
Fifty community representatives and local government officers participated.
BERC is a tool that will help communities identify and track their own indicators of in- and out-of-school education progress in their village.
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