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Philippines Pushcart Classroom - FINAL - Bhs Inggris

1) A pilot program called "pushcart classrooms" in the Philippines brings mobile classrooms to impoverished street children, providing them education, supplies, and meals directly in their neighborhoods. 2) The program aims to get street kids who cannot afford school back into the formal education system. It assesses students and teaches them at their grade level. 3) Education Secretary Armin Luistro plans to expand the program to 10 more poor neighborhoods in Manila and eventually nationwide, recognizing it as an effective way to educate street children.

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Philippines Pushcart Classroom - FINAL - Bhs Inggris

1) A pilot program called "pushcart classrooms" in the Philippines brings mobile classrooms to impoverished street children, providing them education, supplies, and meals directly in their neighborhoods. 2) The program aims to get street kids who cannot afford school back into the formal education system. It assesses students and teaches them at their grade level. 3) Education Secretary Armin Luistro plans to expand the program to 10 more poor neighborhoods in Manila and eventually nationwide, recognizing it as an effective way to educate street children.

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"Pushcart classrooms" educate Filipino street kids Slug: Philippines pushcart classroom Date: 17/05/2012 Reporter: Simone Orendain

IN RO In the Philippines! summer "acation is at its pea#$ %ut some students in a hand&ul o& impo"erished 'anila neigh(ourhoods are (us) going to *street school* than#s to a pilot program o& the education s)stem$ he *pushcart classroom* (rings school to street #ids complete +ith school supplies! ta(les and chairs! a hot meal and a host o& "olunteers$ Simone Orendain &rom Radio ,ustralia has the report$ -. On a hot! sunn) Saturda) morning do/ens o& #ids sit under a tarp on a street corner! practicing reading! +riting and math$ he)0re on plastic ta(les and chairs (orro+ed &rom the local to+n council in No"aliches! 1ust north o& 'anila$ , mint green2coloured cup(oard on +heels sits near the entrance+a)$ It0s a pushcart 2 or *#ariton* in 3ilipino 2 that holds all o& the materials these children need to learn$ P-N,4OS, 54IP 1 63emale! -nglish7: ,ll o& them are street children$ he) are not stud)ing$ 8olanda Pe9alosa is a pu(lic school teacher +ho "olunteers at the street classroom$ he "olunteers are part o& the Department o& -ducation0s pilot program called Pushcart 5lassrooms$ he) +or# +ith the children one2on2one &or t+o hours a +ee#$ P-N,4OS, 54IP 2 63emale! -nglish7: : he) are stopped &or ho+ man) )ears and (ecause o& the reason! the &ather has no +or#$ he parents! the) are separated$ Pro(lems ha"e (een encountered to ma#e them stop$; hese children0s parents don0t earn enough to pa) &or school$ -"en i& pu(lic education is &ree! uni&orms! supplies and meals are not$ Some parents ma#e their children +or# and local o&&icials sa) others push their #ids into prostitution to &und drug ha(its$

Se"en2)ear old 'ar"in +as in #indergarten +hen a t)phoon +ashed a+a) their house and he had to stop school$ hese da)s! he mostl) pla)s outside and helps his mom +ith chores$ <e sa)s his dad doesn0t +or#$ ',R=IN 54IP 1 6'ale! agalog7 %-D >ND-R 'ar"in sa)s his dad0s li&e is ruled () gam(ling and drin#ing$ <e sa)s he li#es dra+ing at the pushcart classroom$ ,ll o& the children here +ere &irst assessed to see +hat grade le"el the)0re in$ he goal is to get them (ac# to &ormal school$ -&ren Pe9a&lorida came up +ith the pushcart concept through his non2go"ernment agenc)! D)namic een 5ompan)$ <e +anted to +heel out education to street #ids in 5a"ite! his home to+n near 'anila$ P-N,34ORID, 54IP 1 6'ale! -nglish7: :?e +ere a(le to encourage them2 encourage these #ids to lo"e learning! em(race it and (e producti"e in li&e$; D)namic een also &inds +illing sponsors or corporate scholarships to pa) &or an) need) child +ho +ants to go to school$ Pe9a&lorida sa)s the program has +or#ed so +ell! the -ducation Secretar) too# notice$ P-N,34ORID, 54IP 2 6'ale! -nglish7: :<e sa+ it as an e&&ecti"e tool to help the street children and send them (ac# to mainstream education! so he0s adopting it$ It0s all a(out &ocusing on the needs o& the child! +here that child is$; -ducation Secretar) ,rmin 4uistro +ants pushcarts in 10 poor 'anila neigh(ourhoods () ne@t school )ear! and then later around the countr)$ 4>IS RO 54IP 1 6'ale! -nglish7: : he) ha"e learned the li(eralit) and &reedom that the street o&&ers and +e don0t +ant to curtail that &reedom right a+a)$; ,t the No"aliches pushcart classroom 1A2)ear old 'arietoni 5andelaria is dreaming (ig$ She and her si(lings +ere a(andoned )ears ago$ She0s determined to get a college scholarship! (ecome a che& and raise her si(lings$ ',RI- ONI 54IP 1 63emale! agalog7 %-D >ND-R 'arietoni sa)s the possi(ilit) o& a scholarship is a (ig deal$ he program made a huge impact on Ra&&) ,lcantara +ho "olunteers at a pilot pushcart$ <e sold snac#s on the streets o& 5a"ite +hen he +as se"en$

he 2B2)ear old landed scholarships &or high school and college and got a degree in mar#eting$ ,45,N ,R, 54IP 1 6'ale! -nglish7: :,nd +ithout the help o& the group D)namic een 5ompan) I +ould not (e here in m) place right no+$ So the) should continue to participate in this #ind o& acti"it) so the) can de"elop their personalit)$ he) can also help themsel"es and someone +ill help them also$; he Department o& -ducation is leaning hea"il) on D)namic een to carr) out the s)stem2 +ide program$ ,nd -&ren Pe9a&lorida is e@cited (ut also concerned a(out ho+ much help the #ids +ill get &rom the go"ernment! once the) lea"e the pushcart classrooms$ 6CCC7

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