Philippines – Page 69 – Goducate … Go And Educate!

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Goducate Literacy Centers in Laguna receive recognition by Department of Education

Abegael Benedicto is a teacher at one of the Goducate Literacy Centers in Laguna, and also an Instructional Manager for the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System. Last year she represented Goducate Literacy Centers at a meeting of all the stakeholders of the Department of Education in our municipality and received the Certificate of Recognition for Goducate to be a Department of Education partner in providing education.

Last month, the principal of Tranca Elementary School invited Abegael to help teach grade 1 students at the school. The school then recommended the Municipal Government to make her a member of the school’s teaching staff. Later she was invited to become the teacher of the school’s kindergarten. The recognition of Goducate Literacy Centers by the Department of Education means that students from our literacy centers will be eligible to enter government schools when they finish their kindergarten program. In the newly introduced K-12 system of education, which lengthens the period of schooling from 10 year to 13 years, Department of Education schools will accept only those students who have undergone kindergarten education in a center accredited by the Department of Education.

2013-03-052013-03-06

Goducate brings its basketball program to Bacoor

One of the objectives of Goducate Sports program is to help out-of-work people earn some income, for example as basketball officials, or as lifeguards. There are also the other important objectives of keeping out-of-school youths off the streets, and teaching them discipline, perseverance, obedience, teamwork and many other good characteristics.

The basketball program has been introduced in several districts in Laguna Province, Philipplines. On Feb 18-19, two Goducate members of staff were invited to conduct a seminar on basketball refereeing in another province. They were at the city of Bacoor in Cavite Province to train 10 jobless youths to be basketball referees. The youths were also given ideas about the kinds of sports activities that have been held in Laguna and that they could organize in Cavite.

Later this week, one of the Goducate staff members will return to Bacoor to help set up a basketball camp. Meanwhile the 10 youths will be able to help out at a basketball league that is about to be held there and possibly earn a little pocket money.

2013-02-262013-02-27

Goducate starts volleyball in Laguna

Goducate introduced a sports program in Laguna Province, Philippines, about a year ago. We used basketball to help youths with a passion for the game. We started by organizing a league match in two villages (Puy-puy and Tranca). Within a few weeks one boy was offered a place at a university on the strength of his basketball ability. The program has also offered other youths employment opportunities as basketball referees and table officials.

Early in February Goducate introduced volleyball in Tagumpay, a small lakeside town that was badly affected by flooding during a storm last August. A one-day volleyball league was organized. 8 teams participated. It started at 9 am and continued right up to 2 am. 90 people filled the hall. The winning team (Team San Pedro) was made up of high-school students, who each received a small cash prize. They will be offered more volleyball and team-building training at a camp in March.

Goducate hopes that this program will keep youths off the streets, train them in discipline, team-building and other characteristics, and enable some of them to get sports scholarships to schools or universities.