Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs
The Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs is a response to popular calls for active youth participation in nation-building, as in the case of other government departments which organized their own youth centers or offices, and an innovation in the DepED system in order to improve its delivery of services particularly in terms of youth and student affairs.
As a whole, the Center takes charge of youth and student-related activities that are not covered by existing Bureaus or Centers in the Department. It coordinates with appropriate DepED offices for all programs and projects that it implements. It is also the focal point of the Department in the various youth empowerment and development efforts of the national government. As such, it actively participates in the different inter-agency bodies, programs, projects, and activities and establishes linkages with different government agencies, youth groups and youth-serving organizations nationwide.
Committed to advance holistic and quality education for all, it focuses on addressing problems, issues, gaps and concerns of youth and students outside the formal classroom atmosphere, which are considered extra or co-curricular in nature.
The Center is under the Office of the Secretary proper and supervised by the Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary for Programs and Projects.
VISION
Empowered Filipino children and youth who are culturally rooted, morally virile, responsible, hardworking, refined, enterprising, persevering, and public-spirited, equipped with world-class skills and imbued with such values as “maka-Diyos, maka-Tao, maka-Bayan, at maka-Kalikasan”.
MISSION
Enhance education by providing holistic and quality co-curricular program, projects and activities that will prepare the Filipino children and youth towards the new millennium.
Academics is not the be-all and end-all of education. At DepED, we recognize that pure classroom instruction cannot fully satisfy the growing need to provide pupils and students with opportunities for practical learning and proper channelling of potentials and interests.
Because we believe in the importance of exposing and preparing young people to face the realities of life, we implement various programs and projects – all of which, hopefully, will help pupils and students become more well-rounded individuals and citizens of our country.
A. STUDENT TECHNOLOGISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS
OF THE PHILIPPINES (STEP)
Establishment of STEP Organizations
Technical Conference and Training/Workshop
Skills Development and Competitions
Awards
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference and Workshop
B. STUDENT GOVERNMENT PROGRAM (SGP)
Synchronized Supreme Pupil/Student Government Elections
Supreme Student Governments Division, Regional and National Federations
National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers
Awards
Youth Leadership Awards – Celebrity Edition
Peer Counseling Program Training/Workshop
National Federation of Supreme Student Governments Conference
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference and Workshop
C. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COOPERATIVISM IN SCHOOLS (YECS)
Establishment of YECS Organizations
Training and Conference (Teen Negosyo)
Awards
Moderators’ Training
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference and Workshop
D. YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENT IN SCHOOLS (YES)
Establishment of YES Organizations
Youth for Environment Summer Camp
Massive-Intensive-Sustained Tree-Planting, Tree-Growing and Tree-Caring
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference for Tree-Planting Program
E. WORK APPRECIATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM
Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES)
Government Internship Program (GIP)
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
F. SPECIAL PROJECTS
SAMa-SAMa sa Eskwela School Tour
Parents-Teachers Affairs
Vice President’s Academic Excellence and Exemplary Leadership Awards
President’s Outstanding Achievement and Academic Excellence Awards
G. OTHER PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Teachers’ Month Campaign
Support for Scouting Movement
International Students Exchanges
Support for Science Clubbing
As a whole, the Center takes charge of youth and student-related activities that are not covered by existing Bureaus or Centers in the Department. It coordinates with appropriate DepED offices for all programs and projects that it implements. It is also the focal point of the Department in the various youth empowerment and development efforts of the national government. As such, it actively participates in the different inter-agency bodies, programs, projects, and activities and establishes linkages with different government agencies, youth groups and youth-serving organizations nationwide.
Committed to advance holistic and quality education for all, it focuses on addressing problems, issues, gaps and concerns of youth and students outside the formal classroom atmosphere, which are considered extra or co-curricular in nature.
The Center is under the Office of the Secretary proper and supervised by the Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary for Programs and Projects.
VISION
Empowered Filipino children and youth who are culturally rooted, morally virile, responsible, hardworking, refined, enterprising, persevering, and public-spirited, equipped with world-class skills and imbued with such values as “maka-Diyos, maka-Tao, maka-Bayan, at maka-Kalikasan”.
MISSION
Enhance education by providing holistic and quality co-curricular program, projects and activities that will prepare the Filipino children and youth towards the new millennium.
Academics is not the be-all and end-all of education. At DepED, we recognize that pure classroom instruction cannot fully satisfy the growing need to provide pupils and students with opportunities for practical learning and proper channelling of potentials and interests.
Because we believe in the importance of exposing and preparing young people to face the realities of life, we implement various programs and projects – all of which, hopefully, will help pupils and students become more well-rounded individuals and citizens of our country.
A. STUDENT TECHNOLOGISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS
OF THE PHILIPPINES (STEP)
Establishment of STEP Organizations
Technical Conference and Training/Workshop
Skills Development and Competitions
Awards
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference and Workshop
B. STUDENT GOVERNMENT PROGRAM (SGP)
Synchronized Supreme Pupil/Student Government Elections
Supreme Student Governments Division, Regional and National Federations
National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers
Awards
Youth Leadership Awards – Celebrity Edition
Peer Counseling Program Training/Workshop
National Federation of Supreme Student Governments Conference
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference and Workshop
C. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COOPERATIVISM IN SCHOOLS (YECS)
Establishment of YECS Organizations
Training and Conference (Teen Negosyo)
Awards
Moderators’ Training
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference and Workshop
D. YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENT IN SCHOOLS (YES)
Establishment of YES Organizations
Youth for Environment Summer Camp
Massive-Intensive-Sustained Tree-Planting, Tree-Growing and Tree-Caring
Annual Evaluation and Planning Conference for Tree-Planting Program
E. WORK APPRECIATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM
Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES)
Government Internship Program (GIP)
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
F. SPECIAL PROJECTS
SAMa-SAMa sa Eskwela School Tour
Parents-Teachers Affairs
Vice President’s Academic Excellence and Exemplary Leadership Awards
President’s Outstanding Achievement and Academic Excellence Awards
G. OTHER PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Teachers’ Month Campaign
Support for Scouting Movement
International Students Exchanges
Support for Science Clubbing