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.”

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.

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.

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.

DepEd-ARMM Awards BEAM Pilot Madaris their Permit and Recognition

All twenty-one BEAM pilot madaris (Muslim schools) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were recently awarded their respective Permit to Operate (PTO) and Certificate of Recognition (CoR) from DepEd Bureau of Madaris Education (BME). The awarding ceremony was held last November 2008 in Cotabato City. Permit to Operate (PTO) is a temporary permit [...]

KASAMONGAN ON ITS THIRD YEAR: Bringing forth the good in IP culture

The Kasamongan celebration has come a long way from when it started three years back. From a modest showcase at the Institute for Indigenous Peoples Education (IIPE) back in 2005, it has become an evolving tradition with more schools participating in the celebration. This year, Kasamongan staged the “Biya ng Kasamongan” at the new Davao [...]

DepEd XI and BEAM increase divisional capacity for BESRA implementation

The Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the Schools’ First Initiative (SFI), an effort to improve
basic education outcomes through a broadly participated, popular movement featuring a wide variety of initiatives undertaken by individual schools and communities.

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