MARAWI SCHOOLS GET SCHOOL KITS

The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), in partnership with the Project Handclasp Foundation (PHF) and the US-Philippines Society (USPS), turned over recently the initial batch of Smart School-in-a-Bag kits that use technology to enable teachers to hold classes even without electricity to Caloocan Elementary School, Abdulazis Elementary School, and Tuca Boganga Elementary School in Marawi City.

Another kit was given as an alternative learning system that will be going around evacuation centers in the city.

The turnover is part of the “Children of Marawi” project, which aims to provide educational support to schools and transitional areas that were affected by the Marawi siege.

The main component of the project is the Smart School-in-a-Bag, a portable digital classroom designed to facilitate learning in remote areas without electricity.

It uses mobile technology coupled with innovative 21st century teaching practices and K+12 content to enable learning.

“The project is intended to help those now denied a normal life and unable to return to their schools and homes,” said Rear Admiral Daniel McKinnon, USPS member and PHF Chair.

“Getting children back into school especially in this innovative way will change the trajectory of these children’s lives and help make lasting peace attainable,” added PDRF president Rene Meily.