Department of Education

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• Department of Education
• Environmental Education in the Basic Education
  Sector
• ANTONIO A. INOCENTES
• Undersecretary
• Forum-Workshop on RA 9512 Challenges for Action
  Environmental Awareness and Education Law.
• Hotel Stotsenberg, Clarkfield,Pampanga.
• July 30-31, 2009

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Legal Bases

• Article II, Section 16 of the 1987 Philippine
  Constitution
• The state shall protect and enhance the right
  of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology
  in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.
• Presidential Decree 1152 otherwise known as the
  Philippine Environmental Code
• Title IV. Miscellaneous Provisions
• Section 53. Environmental Education
• The Department of Education and Culture
  shall integrate subjects on Environment Education
  in its school curricular at all levels. It shall
  also endeavor to conduct special community
  education emphasizing the relationship for man
  and nature as well as environmental sanitation
  and practices.

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• UN Decade of Education for Sustainable
  Development
• requires involvement of all education in
  government, civil society, educational
  institutions and private organization
• Philippine Agenda 21 the nations blueprint for
  sustainable development per Memorandum Order No.
  399 dated September 26, 1996
• and now

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5. RA 9512 An Act to Promote Environmental
Awareness through Environmental Education and for
other purposes
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Environmental Education

• Development of skills, knowledge and values that
  promote behavior in support of a sustainable
  environment.
• A learning process that increases peoples
  knowledge and awareness about the environment and
  associated challenges
• Organized efforts to teach about how natural
  environments functions and particularly how human
  beings manage it.

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Environmental Education Concepts/Concerns

• Climate Change Adaptation
• Air Quality Management
• Waste Management
• Ecological Balance
• Global Warming
• Ozone Layer Depletion
• Natural Resources Management and Conservation
• Water Quality Management
• Land Use Management

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With Environmental Education

• Prevention of destruction of the environment and
  sustainable development achieved
• Preservation and protection ecological foundation
  of the earth
• Better general public awareness and understanding
  of concerns like ozone layer depletion, global
  warming leading to actions

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Basic Education Sectors Initiatives

• Enhancing the Basic Education Curriculum through
  the development of support instructional
  materials for the different learning areas in all
  levels.
• Providing support to the conduct of
  celebrations, in programs and observance of
  sustained efforts for the protection of the
  countrys environment and resources.

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• Establishing linkages with government agencies
  and private, and non-profit organizations for the
  upgrading of teachers competencies in
  integrated environmental education
• Holding of science fairs and science camps as
  alternative awareness in learning about the
  environment.
• Issuance of policies in support of environmental
  education programs.

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• d. DepEd Memo No. 56, s. 2002 Essay and Poster
  Contest of the Children of the Earths Club
• e. Issuance of policies and guidelines on the
  integration of Environmental Education in the
  curriculum
• Advocacy- Zero Waste Management,
• War on Waste (WOW), etc.
• Tree Planting, Cleanliness Campaign
• Environmental Care Protection
• Various Contest on Environmental Awareness
• F. Theme in SY 2008-2009 National Schools Press
  Conference (NSPC)
• - Climate Change A Call for Responsible Campus
  Journalism

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• DepEds Issuances/Policies
• 6. DepEd Memoranda / Orders
• a. Pledge Panunumpa sa Watawat
• b. DepEd Memo No. 234 s. 2008 Planting of
  Malunggay Trees in School
• c. DepEd Memo No. 2 s. 2009 Dissemination of
  Republic Act No. 9512 (An Act to Promote
  Environmental Awareness through Environmental
  Education and for Other Purposes)

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Initiatives Elementary Education Sector

• Enhanced Curriculum with environmental concepts
  in the following learning areas
• - Science Health - Gr. III-IV
• - Sibika at Kultura Gr. I-III
• - Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at
• Sibika - IV-VI
• - Edukasyong Pagpapakatao I-VI
• - Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan
  IV-VI

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• 1.2. Existing Support Materials with
• integration of Environmental
  Education (EE)
• - Lesson Exemplars
• - Modules
• - Multi-level Materials

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Examples of Enhanced/Integration of EE in the
Curriculum
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Science and Health

• Grade III
• Infer how pollution affects soil, water, and air
• Practice ways of protecting and conserving soil,
  water, and air
• Grade IV
• Practice precautionary measures in using, storing
  and disposing household materials
• Practice proper disposal of waste materials

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Sibika at Kultura

• Grade I
• Nakatutulong sa pagpapanatili ng kagandahan ng
  tanawin at pook pasyalan
• Grade II
• Nailalarawan ang kapaligiran ng sariling
  pamayanan at iba pang pamayanang Pilipino
• Grade III
• Napapatunayan na mahalaga ang pagtutulungan upang
  matamo ang mithiin sa paaralan at pamayanan
• ( ProgramangClean and Green, Waste
  Management, Bantay Kalikasan, Kontra Kalat
  sa Dagat)

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Edukasyong Pagpapakatao

• Grade II
• Kalusugan at Pag-ayon sa Kalikasan
• Naisasagawa nang palagian ang pagtulong sa
  pagpapanatili ng kalinisan at kaayusan ng tahanan
• - pagtatapon ng basura
• Grade III
• Nakatutulong sa pagpapanatiling ligtas sa sakit
  ang mga tao sa pamayanan
• - pag-iwas sa pagbili ng pagkaing walang
  takip

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Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan

• Grade V
• Agrikultura
• Napapalawak ang mga kaalaman, kasanayan at
  wastong saloobin sa pagtatanim ng gulay na
  mapagkakakitaan
• Naipakikita ang hakbang sa paggawa ng
  compost/basket composting at wastong paggamit
  nito

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Initiatives Secondary Education Sector

• 1. Integration
• Science
• Social Studies
• Values Education
• Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE)
• Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health
  (MAPEH)
• English Filipino (use of stories, poems,
  essays)
• 2. Earth and Environmental Education is taught as
  a separate subject in special science high
  schools.

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• 3. Examples
• Science and Technology III
• Discuss the chemical processes involved in
  environmental pollution
• Describe the biological and environmental of
  colloids like aerosol sprays, smoke, etc.
• Araling Panlipunan III
• Nasusuri ang kaugnayan ng heograpiya sa mga
  pandaigdigang phenomenon (Global warming, El
  Nino, at iba pa).
• Nasusuri ang mga isyu at suliraning may kinalaman
  sa paggamit ng teknolohiya (isyu at suliraning
  ekolohikal, paglilipat ng teknolohiya, atbp.)

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• Mathematics II
• Coordinate System
• Indigenous practices and environmentally-sound
  technologies can lead to mitigation and
  adaptation responses to climate change
• Filipino II
• Mga Gawain ng Tao Kaugnay sa Pagbabago ng Klima
• (Nakakadagdag sa pagtaas ng Greenhouse Gases)
  
• malawakang/pandaigdigang deporeystasyon
• pagdami ng mga gawaing pang-industriyal, usok
  mula sa mga sasakyan at
• pamamahala sa gawaing pagtatapon ng basura at
  masidhing pang-agrikultura.

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Initiatives Alternative Learning System
Five Learning Strands

• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking (scientific
  literacy and numeracy)
• Sustainable Use of Resources and Productivity
• Development of Self and a Sense of Community
• Expanding Ones World Vision

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Learning Strand Two CRITICAL THINKING AND
PROBLEM SOLVING Focus Application of
Scientific Ways of Thinking in Daily
Life Terminal Objective A Acquire
scientific thinking skills through exposure to
and practice in problem solving in different life
situations
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Environmental Education as reflected in the
different Alternative Learning System (ALS)
programs
Basic Literacy Program
13 BLLMs (Basic Literacy Learning Materials)
for Non-literate and neo-literate
Sulong Kalikasan, Pasiring sa Kauswagan
Kapaligiran Natin Alagaan Natin
The BLLMs are translated into 10 major languages
Ilocano, Pangasinense, Kapampangan, Bicolano,
Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Maguindanaon, Maranao
and Tausug.
B a s i c L i t e r a c y L e a r n i n g M a t e
r i a l B u r e a u o f A l t e r n a t i v e
L e a r n i n g S y s t e m
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Accreditation Equivalency (AE) Program
Secondary Level 5 Modules
Elementary Level 4 Modules
Elementary Level
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Radio-Based Instruction (RBI)

• 4 of the AE core modules were transformed into
  scripts
• Hangin . . . Pumapatay
• Sa Kompost . . . Walang Gastos
• Bulate, Sagot sa Basura
• Basuray Bawas-bawasan

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Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) for eSkwela

• 9 of the AE Core Modules were converted into
  digitized form
• Environmental Causes of Diseases
  The Ecosystem
• Lets Clean Up the Environment
  Balance in Nature
• Wanted Clean and Fresh Air
  Think Green
• The Cost of Environmental Degradation
  Composting
• Using Scientific Method in Agriculture

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Indigenous Peoples Education
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Isneg
Ayta
Agta
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Arabic Language and Islamic Values
Education (ALIVE) in ALS
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Adaption/Translation of Package Learning
Materials on Environment (PLANET) for
sustainable development.
PLANET has three series of package on three
environmental issues

• Water Pollution (PLANET 1)
• Forest Conservation (PLANET 2)
• Waste Management (PLANET 3)

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Practical Application Best Practices

• Campaign for a smoke-free and drug-free school
• Camping on Environment Health and Sanitation
• Rehabilitation of Campus Grounds
• Annual Search for Best Science Community Based
  Project (Preservation and Protection of the
  Environment) like Adopting a River, a Mountain.
• Conduct of the Annual Regional Youth for
  Environment Summer Camp (Provision for learning
  experiences and exposure students and teachers on
  various scientific, technological and
  environmental concepts)

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• 6. National Science Club Month Celebration,
  School Level (tree planting, advocacy program,
  waste management trainings)
• 7. Zero Waste Management/Solid Waste Management
  (Composting, Vermicomposting and Green Manuring)
• Coastal Clean-up Drive
• Active participation in the observance of the
  Earth Day

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Issues and Concerns

• Funding support
• Development and reproduction of learning
  materials
• Enhancement of trainings on environmental
  education
• Sustainability of programs, projects and actions

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Challenge

• This Department to continue playing a lead
  role in ensuring the protection/conservation of
  the environment through education initiatives.

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Commitment

• 1.Continuous partnership with agencies and
  institutions in promoting and developing of
  environmentally-literate and concerned citizens
• 2. Better appreciation of the environment through
  projects like conservation of local resources,
  beautiful spots and preservation of endangered
  species of plants and animals.

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• 3. Implementation of an enhanced environmental
  education curriculum
• 4. Provision of technical assistance and
• 5. Monitoring and evaluation of program
  implementation.

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Thank You!
and we hope to see you
JOIN THE ALS WAGON!
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• THANK YOU!
• Bureau of Elementary Education

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Bureau of Secondary Education
Maraming Salamat sa inyong lahat