PH Eagle conservation lessons integrated in Sarangani schools

The Sarangani Schools Division of the Department of Education is pilot testing the integration of the Philippine Eagle conservation lessons in select schools in Sarangani province, the Philippine Eagle Foundation said.

- BY KEITH BACONGCO

DEPED Sarangani teachers with Dr. Leticia Afuan (right) at the Philippine Eagle Center, Davao City on Tuesday. (Keith Bacongco)

(Keith Bacongco)

Known as the Eskwelahan Para sa Kinaiyahan (EPK) program, it aims to teach pupils about caring for nature by adding Philippine Eagle conservation lessons into regular school subjects under the Matatag curriculum.

Dr. Jayson Ibañez, director of operations of the Philippine Eagle Foundation, said the program is now in its second phase where it is being pilot tested in upland elementary schools in the town of Alabel.

“The testing involved a few teachers from pilot elementary schools in the uplands of Sarangani using the lesson plans with kids and testing its effectiveness,” Ibañez added.

The EPK is integrated in the lesson plans of Grades 1, 4, and 7 in Araling Panlipunan, Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC), Makabansa, Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health (MAPEH), and Science subjects.