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9th National Education Summit

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Local government leaders and school officials from across the country will be convening on September 26 and 27, 2013 at the Ateneo Professional Schools for the 9th National Education Summit. The Summit which used to be called “retreats” for “education change agents” is an opportunity to “recharge energy” and “rekindle passion” in ensuring that children get the best education. The past eight summits had been under the leadership by then Mayor Secretary Robredo.

The participants to 9th Summit will take the challenge of “doing a Robredo” in their own communities. It also takes the program to the cutting edge with the launch of the USAID-supported Education Governance Effectiveness (EdGE) program.

Noted reformers in the fields of governance and education will be spearheading the discussions. These include a speech by Prof. Solita Monsod on the relationship between poverty and education and a sharing by Cong. Leni Robredo on “Jesse’s ways” in governance. Prof. Ernie Garilao, President of the Zuellig Family Foundation will expound on transformational leadership in education. Mr. Ramon del Rosario, Chairman of the Makati Business Club and Trustee of Synergeia will discuss PPPs in education. The Mission Director of USAID, Ms. Gloria Steele will launch the EdGE program. The President of the Ateneo, Fr. Jett Villarin will discuss how the mission of the Ateneo University puts a premium on providing children, particularly the marginalized with equitable access to good education.

Participants will work in regional clusters to assess the state of education as well as education financing in their own communities. They will then draw up an action program that will serve as the basis of an education covenant. The Synergeia peer-mentors include Former Governor Lito Coscolluela, Former Governor Miguel Dominguez, Congressman Sherwin Gatchalian, and Former Mayors Amenodin Odin, Jett Rojas, Mary Jane Ortega, Diding Gamboa, Sonny Coscolluela, Provincial Administrator Raul Banas, Planning Officer Willie Prilles, and Former vice Mayor Jay Jalandoni, among the many others.

The summit serves as a platform for LGU officials to build working relationships with peers. The regional workshops will help participants understand their own communities better, while they gain from lessons from peers.

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Our Children, Ourselves

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Around 140 parent-leaders gathered together in Malabon’s City Hall for a workshop on becoming better parents on September 14, 2013. The training afforded parents with the opportunity to learn good parenting practices from one another. More importantly, the workshops helped parents realize how their actions and examples manifested themselves in their own children.

The participants discussed about their fears for their children. Many parents were afraid that their children will marry early, become addicted to vice, or have a falling out from the family. For many of the parents, these fears were rooted in their own mistakes when they were young. Only with the hindsight of adulthood did they realize what they should have done. It is with the wisdom of age that they believe that strict discipline and a strong relationship between parent and child can fight their fears.

The workshop allowed parents to realize their shortcomings. Parents resolved to become role models for their children, converse with their children openly instead of watching television, and know their children’s friends. All the parents wrote what they will do to become better parents and handed their cards to Mayor Len Oreta. The Mayor was celebrating his birthday and he told the parents that their commitment to become better is a wonderful gift.

Reaching Our Potential

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Stakeholders from Caloocan’s education community came together for the city’s first ever education summit on August 10, 2013. Despite the rainy weather, around 200 local officials, school administrators and teachers, parents, students, and representatives of the private sector participated in the discussions. Cong. Edgar Erice led the way and talked about education being the focal point of both his funding projects and legislative platform. The event was about recognizing the work that has been done by the community, but also going beyond that and reaching for an even brighter future for the students.

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In discussing the situation of students and schools in Caloocan, the community recognized that it has been moving forward as shown by NAT scores in the city having the largest improvement in Metro Manila and 80% of its children being in school.

Still, the data also show room for improvement. While NAT scores have gone up, the participants acknowledged the need for change within the community and amongst themselves. Parents candidly admitted the need for greater devotion and support for their children, teachers saw the need to be more creative and dedicated, local officials admitted lapses in implementing policies, especially those relating to the operation of computer shops and access to children to cigarettes; the private sector recognized the importance of their involvement; and students showed that they wanted to become better learners with good study habits. It is this willingness to accept their flaws and improve them which will become the foundation of Caloocan’s future education programs.

Cong. Erice challenged the community to see the education summit as a beginning. He will lead a group of leaders to conduct school and barangay summits to listen to parents and mobilize their support. Since the summit should lead to action, the first in the agenda is a training of parents’ mentors who will conduct school summits and training of parent leaders.

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