DepEd launches Go! Education exhibit at the 2nd floor activity center of The Block, SM North EDSA.

Deped Go! Education exhibit opening was graced by Bro. Armin Luistro, DepEd Secretary (third from left), Pilipinas Shell Chair and President Edgar Chua (first from left) and two members from the House of representatives, A Teacher partylist Rep Mariano Piamonte Jr and Kalinga representative Manuel Agyao.

DepEd Launches the GO! Education Exhibit Expo

The Department of Education (DepEd), with the support of the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and  United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched an Exhibit Expo to introduce the Greater Opportunities! (GO!) Education campaign to the broader public. GO! Education focuses on the three primary components towards improving access and quality of basic education in the country

• Teacher Quality,
• Curriculum Enhancements through the K to 12 Basic Education Program, and
• addressing the gaps in Resources.

“We hope that through this Expo, people will fully appreciate the benefits of the reforms we are implementing, including those on curriculum through K to 12,” said DepEd Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC. “We also want people to know that aside from curriculum reforms, we have also carried out and continue to implement reforms focused on improving teacher quality and augmenting resources.””

“Our educational reforms are a significant undertaking; one that will require everyone’s full support and participation,” said Luistro. “Through GO! Education, we want to encourage the entire Filipino community to support DepEd as it pushes for an education that will provide greater opportunities for our citizens,” Luistro said.

The GO! Education Exhibit Expo will run from July 27 to 29 at the The Block Atrium Activity Center, 2nd Floor, SM City North EDSA

In succeeding months, the Expo is set to run in key areas—

• SM Manila,
• SM Mall of Asia,
• SM Pampanga,
• SM Bacoor,
• SM Iloilo,
• SM Cebu,
• SM Davao

Below is a photo opp with the movers and shakers of DepEd’s Go! Education program during the exhibit expo opening:

Photos of the exhibit area of DepEd Go! Education exhibit, happening at The Block SM North EDSA, July 28 – 29, 2012:

Photo Stories Pixie Pixels is my photo blog.

Greenbucks is my Flickr account where blog photos are stored. I also have photos in this blog.

I use Canon point and shoot cameras (not necessarily cheap canon cameras). Sometimes people are surprised when they see me bring out my small camera. A lot of times when people see my photo blog or my other photos online, they ask what my camera is and get surprised when I tell them I use this small Canon A530 camera.

Sure, I know I need an upgrade already but there are other financial obligations I must fulfill and frankly, much as I want to have a new camera, that is at the bottom rung of the things I need.

I take photos for fun and if I decide to go up the ladder and be a professional (naks!) I’d be getting a bigger camera. I would need to take photos and use it to earn back my investment,

Children are drawn to horses and they would love to try riding on one or even riding in a calesa being pulled by a horse. There is something about horses and children that just click and it is not just a phase they go through because if this phase was encouraged, I’m sure these children will even grow to love the sports connected with horses.

According to Franklin Levinson, an authority in natural horsemanship training:

Horses, being naturally social and inclined to appropriate interaction with whoever is with them, are a perfect manifestation of nature for children to interact with, become empowered by and have an experience that expands their world immensely.

My children are no exception. When the nearby city park still had horses for horseback riding, we used to bring my then only child eldest daughter to experience riding on horses. We seriously considered enrolling her in horseback riding lessons but we didn’t have horse equipment.

I got some photos of them on a horse (but I think it’s in the EHD already) and they said they can’t wait to be on one soon. I hope we can grant their wish to ride on a horse again soon.

It’s been while since I posted a photo for Photo Hunters. I miss this weekly photo meme which I have been participating actively back in  2007.

For January 14th, the theme is CIRCULAR.

I thought of posting a photo of several stainless steel bracelets I took photo of but I decided to use this Christmas tree photo at the MIL’s house. Now this has a lot of circular, colorful and festive Christmas balls.

Can’t wait for 2012 Christmas!

Christmas is just around the corner and I’m sure a lot of moms have started their shopping at this time of the month. For those who have limited budget and are on the look out for personal gifts/giveaways, I suggest digital scrapbooking.

I am fond of doing these wonderful digital scrapbook pages online and offline. I was able to publish several of these simple scrapbook pages in this blog:  sunflowers here, a dandelion here, Chocolate Hills in Bohol, my son’s birthday and another sunflower here.

I did all the above pages offline because I was able to download embellishments and papers a few years ago. I use Adobe Photoshop to put these together. Not really difficult but not too easy too since I don’t think I have it in me the creativity in putting on the pages what I have in mind,

You want to try digital scrapbooking to give as gifts for Christmas? Here is a free digital scrapbooking site for you. You can also make these as invitations, notepads and stationery. just create and print the pages!

I say this is more fun than just Facebook-ing. Enjoy creating beautiful pages and memories to savor!

Hmmm… this gave me an idea to try this with my students!

Cars are not just modes of transportation but symbolic representations of power, authority, status symbol and wealth.

I don’t think a CEO of a big company or a famous sports jock (or maybe even a congressman, ahem…) would want get caught driving a car that doesn’t match what he/she is “worth”. Sure, they’d probably use wheels for less for their cars’ accessories but… you know what I mean.

Here are a few SYMBOLIC emblems of cars that make heads turn when they are seen when they zip by

Which ride would you like to have?