The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of City Schools Manila and the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) have partnered up to develop programs for the Filipino Deaf.
DLS-CSB, through its School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS) and Center for Deaf Esteem and Formation (CDEAF), will work with DepEd on programs focused on social awareness, concern for the environment, volunteerism, leadership, management and self-advocacy, service learning, community education, outreach programs, and National Service Training Program (NSTP) deployments.
Through these initiatives, Deaf learners are prepared for modern challenges as they earn an understanding of a variety of current social and global situations.
Deaf students are likewise trained to become teachers and advocates of literacy and numeracy. They are set to serve as an inspiration as they guide the younger Deaf school kids and out-of-school youth.
The alliance was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement signed by DepEd Division of City Schools Manila Superintendent Rita E. Riddle, CESO V, Manila Curriculum Implementation Division Chief Ebenezer A. Beloy, PhD, Schools Governance and Operations Division Chief Virgilio A. Santos, Special Needs Education (SNED) and Kindergarten Education Program Supervisor Amcy Esteban.
They were together with Benilde Vice Chancellor for Academics Marco Angelo U. Lacson, SDEAS OIC Dean Marian Patricia Bea U. Francisco, PhD, CDEAF OIC Director Agnes C. Canayon, and External Linkages Director Oscar Sherlo S. Reyes.
“With this agreement, Benilde SDEAS offers opportunities for students and associates to join and serve in Deaf and hearing communities where their presence and assistance are shared, skills, talents, and gifts are honed through the different collaboration programs,” CDEAF Social Responsibility and Outreach Program Coordinator William I. Sidayon Jr. stated.
“One of our goals is to promote the mission and advocacy of the school, one of which is through creating more venues to provide support and sharing educational programs with our networks and affiliate partners,” he added.
For more information about Benilde SDEAS, visit sdeas.benilde.edu.ph/.
