BEAM caps 2008 with enchantment and fun

“2008 has been a fruitful year for the BEAM Project because of your hard work and our stakeholders’ involvement in all the activities we conducted. It is fitting to celebrate the year with the men and women behind the success of BEAM.”

Davao City DepEd launches eSkwela pilot center in Region XI

“Now, we can say that out-of-school youth are no longer disadvantaged, because they continue to have access to education through this eSkwela and ICT facility that the formal schools are having.” This was the gist of the closing statement of DepEd XI Regional Director and Philippine Project Manager Susana Teresa B. Estigoy.

Making a dent: Interview with BEAM’s 2008 Employee of the Year

One of the highlights during BEAM’s year-end program last December 11-12, 2008 was the announcement of the winner for the much-coveted Employee of the Year Award. Outstanding BEAM staff were nominated and a panel of judges reviewed the performance of the nominees for the past 12 months and its impact on the success of the [...]

DepEd Region XII Updates ALIVE Manual of Operation

The Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) Program is now on its 4th year of implementation in Region XII. Every year, DepEd Central Office circulates new orders and memoranda for the different initiatives and programs it implements. The issuance of these memoranda results in possible changes in the previously established systems, processes and procedures [...]

In-service commits to more trainings for DepEd teachers

In the last quarter of the year 2008, BEAM In-Service Component has been working across Regions XI, XII and ARMM October Cluster Orientation Trainings, the Multi-grade Program and Cycle 6 of ARMM Reading Program.

MiSpace trains school administrators on modern instructional supervision

The Mindanao eLearning Space (MiSpace) was in a roll for 2008 as it attained its target to train all elementary and secondary school administrators from Davao City Division on modern instructional supervision.

SBM Team initiates development of the School Head’s Induction Kit

As an action for the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda’s (BESRA) Key Reform Thrust (KRT) 1, BEAM’s School-based Management (SBM) team initiated the development of the School Heads Induction Program (SHIP). The program aims to provide learning resources for school heads on instructional leadership, school management and other relevant topics related to the role and [...]

SHEIKH KARIMUL MAKHDUM MOSQUE: 628 years of Islamic legacy

The beautiful island of Simunul, in Tawi-Tawi recently celebrated the 628th founding anniversary of Shiekh Karimul Makhdum mosque.

BEAM Access ARMM Round 6: Promoting peace and development, preserving culture

For close to seven years now, Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) Access Program has been helping remote and disadvantaged communities improve the quality of and access to basic education of schoolchildren.

Looking Forward , Reaching Far and Wide

It’s not what you’ve got; it’s what you’ve used that makes a difference.
Quality education relies not on what you have but on what you use to make a difference. BEAM Materials Development component’s success and failure has been largely shaped by the kind of resources crafted by experts and used by the teachers.

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