Search for ‘Most Transformative School’ on

MANILA, Philippines - Dubbed as the Excellence in Educational Transformation Awards (EETA), the search recognizes a school which has demonstrated the most innovation and transformation in its learning environment, school processes, and systems towards learning effectiveness and school efficiency.

Bayan Academy is the proponent of the search in collaboration with the Department of Education, Rex Book Store, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc., and Knowledge Channel.

Aside from the P500,000 for the “Most Transformative School”, more than P2 million in combined cash prizes will be awarded to seven schools who exhibit transformation in various categories. The seven winners will be awarded a trophy and P300,000 each in cash.

“The EETA motivates schools to pursue academic excellence and efficient school administration. The winners exemplify transformation, which refers to the ability of the school to innovate and manage changes, to improve and turn around a difficult situation and to upgrade or uplift education standards,” said Dr. Eduardo Morato Jr., Bayan Academy president.

New categories

The EETA basically recognizes innovations that lead to the improvement of the quality of education as reflected in curriculum design and development, learning materials and learning methodologies.

In recognition of the new challenges to the country’s basic education sector, the 4th EETA has broadened the search to new areas of innovation such as Education for the 21st Century, Access to Education, Leadership, Governance and Management, and Learning Environment, among others. Of particular interest is how schools have successfully addressed child safety, security and sensitivity.

The 4th EETA also now has a category for the most outstanding educator. Dubbed as the “OML Award for Educational Leadership” in honor of Dr. Oscar M. Lopez, chairman emeritus of the Lopez Group of Companies and chairman of the board of trustees of the Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc., the award is for an educator who has developed and implemented transformative programs and has led a school, district, division, or region towards excellent learning outcomes.  The winner will receive a P300,000 cash prize, trophy, and a Knowledge Channel On-Demand package.

Some of the schools honored by EETA in the past include the Elizabeth Seton School of Las Piñas City, Navotas National High School, Dr. Yanga Colleges in Bulacan, and Xavier School in Manila.

Entries are now being accepted. It is open to all elementary and secondary schools, both public and private, who have introduced meaningful and beneficial innovations in their own scholastic environments.

For more information, check out www.bayanacademy.org. Submissions may be addressed to Zaida Villanueva, EETA Secretariat, Bayan Academy for Social Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Development, 2/F Calderon Building, 827 EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City. For inquiries, call (02) 920-3205 or e-mail: [email protected].