PROGRAM
This is a scholarship campaign that seeks to attract the best and the brightest into the teaching profession. It will be backed by a multimedia campaign to promote the scholarship and uplift the profession.
OBJECTIVES
1. To encourage, through a scholarship supported with a stipend, the best and brightest graduating high school seniors to take degrees in education, specifically majoring in English, Math, and Science.
2. To uplift the image of the teaching profession in the eyes of the public in order to make education a strong career option for our youth and their parents.
3. To help improve the quality of teachers in the Department of Education by producing 1000 quality teachers who will join the public school system four years hence.
PROJECT DETAILS
Scholarships
Students who pass the requirements and the selection process will receive a four (4) year scholarship, tuition and fees. They must major in English, Science, or Math. In addition to the scholarship, they will receive a Php 2,000 monthly allowance for ten (10) months for each school year and a book stipend of Php 2,000 per semester.
Teacher education institutions (TEIs) with good track records of producing high quality education graduates
(based on the board passing) will give the scholarships. The corporate sector will provide the allowances.
Multimedia Campaign
The scholarship campaign will be backed with a tri-media campaign announcing the program in order to generate awareness and interest. Furthermore, the campaign intends to convince good students to choose education as a career and encourage parental, peer, and community support for that decision.
General Policies and Guidelines
Students
1. The selection of the scholars will be based on a competitive examination that will be given in the partner
TEIs. The Center for Educational Measurement (CEM) shall administer a standard test.
2. The final selection will also be based on