STI WINS HIGHLY COVETED GRAND ANVIL AWARD
Driven by its commitment to make relevant education accessible in the country, STI Education Services Group Inc. (STI ESG) and STI Foundation won the highly coveted Grand Anvil Award and two gold awards for its mobile school program known as Computer Lab on Wheels: Driving Education Where IT Matters at the 54th Anvil Awards: Gabi ng Parangal held last January 30 at the Marriot Hotel Manila in Pasay City.
Presented annually by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the premier organization of PR professionals in the country, the Anvil Award recognizes remarkable PR programs, tools, and practitioners. Since its launch, the Anvil became a symbol of excellence and was dubbed the “Oscars” of the Philippine PR industry where the Grand Anvil Award is bestowed upon the most outstanding PR program.
STI ESG and STI Foundation launched the advocacy program in 2007 to provide information and communications technolo- gy (ICT) education in both urban and rural communities across the country where computer access, connectivity, and ICT literacy are major challenges.
“The hard work we have put in to our mobile schools is a testament to the commitment of STI, as a community and as an institution, in shaping young minds. And the recognition we recently received will undoubtedly once again fuel our desires to impact our country through world-class education,” said Atty. Monico V. Jacob, STI ESG vice chairman and CEO and STI Foundation president.
Designed to mimic a stateof-the-art computer laboratory, students and teachers are given access to 24 multi-media computers with LCD screens, sound system, internet connection, and other top-of-the-line computer equipment.
Growing its fleet of "Computer Lab on Wheels" to six, the Mobile School has already reached over 1,000 sites and has trained more than 160,000 students, teachers, and other individuals nationwide.