SPED opens Special Science Project

Hearing impaired children gives a special presentation during the  SSES launching.

Tugbok Central Elementary School SPED Center implemented the Special Science Elementary School (SSES) Project for the grade one entrants effective school year 2011-2012.

“This program is created as a support to the Philippine Constitution which mandates giving priority to education particularly Science and Technology to be able to provide opportunities in developing the pupils’ scientific attitudes, technological skills and higher order thinking skills,” according to Teacher Vi-cherry U. Ledesma, the schools representative to the two-day training on the SSES Project.

This project aims to provide a learning environment to the gifted and talented (G/T) through the special Mathematics and Science curricula which recognize multiple intelligences geared towards the development of God-fearing, globally competitive, nationalistic, creative, ecologically-aware, and scientifically and technologically-oriented and skilled individuals who are empowered through lifelong learning skills.

This project was implemented by the Department of Education in 2007 and is expanded to more schools including SPED Centers this school year.

The first batch of SSES grade one enrollees composed of 35 pupils has satisfied the criteria for screening with the use of the school-based diagnostic test, school readiness test and mental ability test.

The school will join the roster of SSES schools in Region XI which include Matina Central Elementary School and Sta. Ana Elementary School.