The eSkwela Project

The Establishment of Community e-Learning Centers for the Out-of-School Youth in Urban Areas

The eSkwela Project, a word play on the Filipino equivalent of "school", is a flagship project of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), through its Human Capital Development Group (HCDG), that is envisioned to provide ICT-enhanced educational opportunities for Filipino out-of-school-youth and adults. The initiative responds directly to a national development priority and will bring e-learning opportunities and ICT for learning resources to mobile teachers / instructional managers and out-of-school learners in the Philippines in an exciting, innovative, and locally meaningful way.

Under this project, community-based e-Learning Centers or eSkwelas will be established in major centers around the country to conduct ICT-enhanced alternative education programs for out-of-school youth and adults. These centers will serve as venues where out-of-school learners and other community members can learn new skills and competencies, review for the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Exam of the DepEd-Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), and/or help prepare OSYs to rejoin the formal school system.

For those who are interested and willing to enrol, here are the Present Pilot Sites
1. eSkwela QUEZON CITY - Telecommunications Office Bldg.Roces Ave., Quezon City M.M. Philipipnes
E-mail: yhene02@yahoo.com

2. eSkwela SAN JOSE DEL MONTE - 2/F Muzon Public Market Pabahay 2000, Brgy. Muzon City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines.
E-mail: mr_hann08@yahoo.com

3. eSkwela CEBU - 2/F ALS Building Tejero Elementary School, M.J. Cuenco Ave., Cebu City
E-mail: rebesccaouano@yahoo.com

4. eSkwela CAGAYAN DE ORO - DepEd Division Office Bldg. Division of Cagayan de Oro City, Yakapin St. corner Velez St. Cagayan de Oro City
E-mail: ecdoals@yahoo.com


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