Mapúa Institute of Technology, under a semestral term, initiated the National Service Training Program in the second semester of the school year 2001-2002. Students were given the option to choose between ROTC and CWTS as their NSTP Program. A Workbook for CWTS was developed by Engr. Edward Ted Aguinaldo, the NSTP Director, Marvin Dunmas and Dr. Reynaldo A. Padilla. The workbook tackles concepts and principles regarding service, the human person, community service, nationalism and environmental protection. Subjects of the workbook were anchored to the NSTP-CWTS STET curriculum. Student activities centered on socio-civic efforts such as clean-up drive, bloodletting and Alay Lakad. Training on safety like firedrill and basic life support seminar were also participated by the students. Mini Olympics, play viewing, and orchidarium visits were conducted for cultural and recreational purposes. For the academic year 2003-2004, MAPÚA-CWTS introduced community organizing and project development to the students and started community-based projects. Partner communities included selected barangays in Singgalong, Sampaloc, Pandacan, San Andres, Paco, Sta. Ana and Malate. It also received the Silver Flame of Virtue for the Kabalikat Awards 2003. This is a nationwide search for the outstanding STET-VIP NSTP community project. A mural in Asamba, Project 8, Quezon City was the Institute‟s entry. In the succeeding academic year, MAPÚA-CWTS underwent a curriculum innovation. With the new NSTP Director, Engr. Joyrence Mervin Agas, the Office and selected CWTS Facilitators, a new CWTS module was created. It established the SERVICE Components as direction of community initiatives and the three (3) Support and Delivery System (SDS) as its implementing arm. Facilitators were designated according to their expertise. Technical programs such as structural survey and health-related projects like weighing were added to the students‟ community service. Eventhough the LTS
Mapúa Institute of Technology, under a semestral term, initiated the National Service Training Program in the second semester of the school year 2001-2002. Students were given the option to choose between ROTC and CWTS as their NSTP Program. A Workbook for CWTS was developed by Engr. Edward Ted Aguinaldo, the NSTP Director, Marvin Dunmas and Dr. Reynaldo A. Padilla. The workbook tackles concepts and principles regarding service, the human person, community service, nationalism and environmental protection. Subjects of the workbook were anchored to the NSTP-CWTS STET curriculum. Student activities centered on socio-civic efforts such as clean-up drive, bloodletting and Alay Lakad. Training on safety like firedrill and basic life support seminar were also participated by the students. Mini Olympics, play viewing, and orchidarium visits were conducted for cultural and recreational purposes. For the academic year 2003-2004, MAPÚA-CWTS introduced community organizing and project development to the students and started community-based projects. Partner communities included selected barangays in Singgalong, Sampaloc, Pandacan, San Andres, Paco, Sta. Ana and Malate. It also received the Silver Flame of Virtue for the Kabalikat Awards 2003. This is a nationwide search for the outstanding STET-VIP NSTP community project. A mural in Asamba, Project 8, Quezon City was the Institute‟s entry. In the succeeding academic year, MAPÚA-CWTS underwent a curriculum innovation. With the new NSTP Director, Engr. Joyrence Mervin Agas, the Office and selected CWTS Facilitators, a new CWTS module was created. It established the SERVICE Components as direction of community initiatives and the three (3) Support and Delivery System (SDS) as its implementing arm. Facilitators were designated according to their expertise. Technical programs such as structural survey and health-related projects like weighing were added to the students‟ community service. Eventhough the LTS