DepEd rolls out second mobile school

By Alexander Villafania - INQUIRER.net

The Department of Education (DepEd) has teamed up with technology school STI Colleges and Education Centers to roll out a second mobile school in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said the mobile education program aims to widen access to remote public schools using the Internet technology.

“The launch of the second Mobile School speaks of the department’s thrust to integrate information technology in public education,” he said.

The Mobile School is a 50-seater bus carrying 27 computers with wireless Internet connection. It costs at least P5 million to build.

The mobile program is under DepEd’s Adopt-a-School Program, which also aims to enhance computer literacy among public school teachers.

Its launch coincides with STI Foundation’s IT literacy advocacy for the disadvantaged sectors, particularly out-of-school youths.

The first DepEd Mobile School launched in January reached out to at least 6,000 students in about 70 sites in Luzon.