Pilot Sites

- Quezon City
Metro Manila
Telecommunications Office Bldg.
Roces Ave., Quezon City
Metro Manila, Philippines
E-mail: tinanarag@gmail.com
An ICT-based
http://eskwela.wikispaces.com/
Alternative Learning
- San Jose Del Monte
Province of Bulacan System for
2/F Muzon Public Market
Pabahay 2000, Brgy. Muzon
out-of-school youth
City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan and adults
Philippines
E-mail: jhohanmagnetico@gmail.com

- Cebu
Province of Cebu
2/F ALS Building
A PROJECT OF THE:
Tejero Elementary School
M.J. Cuenco Ave.
Cebu City
E-mail: rebeccaouano@gmail.com

Office of the President of the Philippines

- Cagayan de Oro
Province of Cagayan de Oro
DepEd Division Office Bldg.
Division of Cagayan de Oro City
Yacapin St. corner Velez St.,
Cagayan de Oro City
E-mail: waileast1@gmail.com
COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
CICT-NCC Bldg., CP Garcia Ave.
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Philippines 1101

TeleFax: (63) 2.920.7412

E-mail: cict.eskwela@gmail.com
The Situation eSkwela: Ang Kwelang Eskwela!
• 5.78 million out-of-school youth in the country* The eSkwela Project is a flagship project of Program Components
• Out of these, 1.84 million are children aged 6 to the Commission on Information and Pilot Implementation July 2006 - Sept 2007
11 years old and 3.94 are young people aged 12 Communications Technology (CICT), through its
to 15* Human Capital Development Group (HCDG), Infrastructure Deployment
• According to FLEMMS**, one major cause of this that is envisioned to provide ICT-enhanced educational • 21 units + peripherals +
is poverty. Although public education in the opportunities for Filipino out-of-school-youth broadband connectivity
Philippines is free, poor families do not have and adults. The initiative responds directly
money for everyday costs (i.e., transportation to a national development priority and
• 4 pilot urban sites
money and allowance) for their children will bring e-learning opportunities Curriculum Review &
• Another cause is that most of these youth lack and ICT for learning resources Materials Development
interest or have lost motivation in going to school to mobile teachers or
• The government realizing the worsening situation, instructional managers and
• Learning Content
Management System
created the Bureau of Alternative Learning out-of-school learners in
Systems (BALS) under the Department of the Philippines in an • problem-solving/inquiry-
Education. Unfortunately, it only receives only exciting, innovative, and based and experiential
1% of the total education budget locally meaningful way. approach to teaching
and learning
An Educational Crisis:
Cohort Survival Trend • conversion of BALS
print modules into
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sour c e :
D e pa r t me nt of Educ a t i on
How eSkwela can e-learning modules
address this problem Community Support
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The eSkwela Project seeks to
for Program Sustainability
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attenuate this problem by providing
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educational opportunities for young • Social Preparation
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people who are not in school or have • Community ownership
not completed their secondary school education.
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14 Along with this:
• Partnerships with different organizations
not only with local government offices but
• Provide access to learning opportunities through a
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with NGO’s and other groups as well
Grade 1 Grade 6 HS I HS IV College I College non-formal, community-based e-learning program
Graduate Graduate Graduate • Provide relevant and interactive computer-based Stakeholders’ Training
multimedia learning resources that will be the pri-
mary source of instruction • Trainers’ Training
• Dropout rate for High School: jumped from 9% in
SY 1998-1999 to 13.10% in SY 2000-2003 • Teach out-of-school youth basic computer literacy • Educators’ Training (ICT Competency Skills
• High School Readiness Test • Provide an alternative means of learning and certifi- Training & Training on the Effective Use
• Out of 1.2 million Grade 6 examinees, only cation for literate youths 15 years old and above, of ICT in Education)
8,000 passed who are unable to avail of the formal school sys-
tem
• Network Administration Training
• 75% of elementary graduates cannot read in-
dependently • Train teachers and school staff in the effective use • Lab Management Training
• Moreover, studies show that the existing full- of computer-based learning resources
Monitoring and Evaluation
time traditional education systems do not
work for these out-of-school youngsters • ICT4E and ALS performance indicators
* Sources: Department of Education, Philippines
** Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)
• Continuous enhancement