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Corporate Social Responsibility > Education

In order to equip the people of Semirara island with sufficient tools for sustainable progress and development, the Company devotes huge efforts to improve the educational systems of the schools in the island, public and private schools alike. 

The implementation of the P35 million Applied Academic for Excellence (Apex) program designed by Seameo Innotech, which is an exciting innovation designed to enhance the learning process through more active student participation, has finally jumpstarted in the second quarter of 2008.  Phase I of its implementation included a 4-week training program for teachers; 9-day project management training for school administrators; formation of steering committee, community orientation, first and second coaching sessions; first technical assistance of materials development; and first project monitoring and evaluation visit.  This program is aimed to be applied to all elementary and secondary schools in the island.  Three pilot schools, which are Divine Word School of Semirara Island, Semirara National High School, and Tinogboc National High School, were identified in the preliminary phase of the program. 

Meanwhile, the Company also provides for the continuous upgrade of learning facilities.  In 2008, a six-classroom building for Bunlao Elementary School in Barangay Alegria, complete with tables and chairs, was donated to the Department of Education, Region VI.  Materials for the construction of an eight-classroom building was also donated to Semirara Elementary School in Barangay Semirara.  The Company also bought additional 30 units of computers for Tinogboc National High School in Barangay Tinogboc.  Furthermore, teachers of Divine Word School were given assistance in procuring personal computers to supplement their teaching preparation with online research.