PCCED had a full year having completed 8 projects successfully. With its newest endeavor aimed at voter’s education through Kids Voting Philippines (KVP), PCCED was given the opportunity to work with 2 urban (Caloocan) and 2 rural (Laguna) schools. The program targeted first-time voters, who were in their fourth-year high school, to participate in a month-long voter’s education program. First, their Social Studies teachers went through a three-day training program, who in turn conducted the same program among their students. The teacher training workshop for the KVP teachers was held at Richmonde Hotel. KVP was sponsored the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
PCCED was able to conduct also a civic education seminar for the members of thePhilippine National Police (PNP) in Angeles City, Pampanga. About 30 policemen attended the activity in which concepts like civic virtue and democracy were discussed.
Aside from the new projects, PCCED was able to bring its Civic Education Training Seminar (CETS) and Project Citizen (PC) to more provinces. In particular, CETS was conducted for public high school teachers of Tarlac and Lucena (Quezon Province). The former was organized under the auspices of the City government through the leadership of Mayor…
PC, on the other hand, expanded its reach in 2008 to more high schools and even to the college level. For the high school level, the 2008 run of PC, which was conducted with the support of the U.S. based Center for Civic Education, attracted 23 participating high schools for the Preliminary Showcase. Below is the list of competing schools and the local community problems that they tried to address through their recommended policies:
1. Andres Bonifacio Integrated School Underage Smoking
2. Bagong Barrio National High School Neglected Monument
3. Bagong Silangan High School “Killer” Creek
Batasan Hills National High School Overloading
Caloocan City Science High School Internet Shops Near
Caybiga high School Road Lights
G. Perfecto High School Fire Exits
Kasarinlan High School Sidewalks
Las Pinas East National High School Police and Barangay Visibility
Las Pinas National High School Loitering
Malabon National High School Flooding
Mataas na Paaralang Neptali A. Gonzales Street Lighting
Maypajo High School Street Lighting
Maysan High School School Uniforms
Muntinlupa Business High School Illegal Parking
Muntinlupa Science High School Drainage System
Parada National High School Street Crimes
Parang High School Internet Cafe
Pasig City Science High School Street Gangs
Pedro E. Diaz High School Smoking
Sagad High School Truancy
Sta. Lucia High School Traffic Management
Faith
Special prizes were given, which included “Best in Research”, “Best in Portfolio”, “Best in Reflection” and “Best in Presentation”. The following schools were the recipients of the said awards:
Pasig City Science High School Best in Research
Parang High School Best in Portfolio
Las Pinas National High School Best in Reflection & Best in
Presentation
Apart from the Special Awards, a shortlist of five schools were chosen to compete in the Final Showcase. The five finalists were: (1) Caybiga High School, (2) Las Pinas National High School, (3) Parada National High School, (4) Parang High School, and (5) Pasig City Science High School.
2008 also saw the realization of the first National Conference on Civic Education for Social Studies Supervisors (CON-CESSS). The participants included 60 teachers and education supervisors from the National Capital Region (NCR) and from the provinces. The CON-CESSS was held at the University of Asia and the Pacific.
