The Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Sponsors the 2019 National Science and Technology Fair
Spearheaded by the Department of Education in cooperation with GBF, the fair aims to boost STEM education in the country with sustainability as this year’s theme.
by The JG Summit Team| Feb 21, 2019
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In line with the Gokongwei Brothers Foundations’ goal to have a lasting impact on education in the Philippines, it was a proud sponsor of the 2019 National Science and Technology Fair. The annual fair is a program of the Department of Education that aims to foster critical thinking, creativity and innovation in students. It also promotes science and technology consciousness among the youth by enabling them to conduct and produce scientific research and projects.
Held at the Tagaytay International Convention Center, the 2019 edition of the fair showcased research projects by students from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao that are all geared toward community development and sustainable solutions.
Officials and sponsors of the 2019 NTSF pose with students and teachers. Top row: Celedonio B. Balderas, Jr. (DepEd Schools Division Superintendent, Cavite City), Limuel Razo (Corporate Vice President at Unilab, NSTF 2019 Judge); Middle: Nicolo Plana (One Meralco Foundation representative), Suzette Ganaban Medina (DepEd Legal Affairs Director), Jocelyn DR Andaya (DepEd Bureau of Curriculum Development Director), Grace Colet (GBF Executive Director). Bottom: Josephine Maribojoc (DepEd Undersecretary for Legal Affairs), Lorna Dig Dino (DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction).
Spearheaded by DepEd Bureau of Curriculum Development-Curriculum Standards Development Division (BCD-CSDD), in cooperation with the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF), the 2019 NSTF unveiled a total of 51 research projects and innovations by 132 student-researchers from Grades 7 to 12 on Life Science, Physical Science, and Robotics and Intelligent Machines. These categories were further divided into individual and team projects.
“GBF believes that quality STEM is the driving force for sustainable national development. We work toward igniting interest and upholding excellence in STEM among the youth. Through DepEd’s 2019 NSTF, we are honored to support future leaders in the field, our young Filipino science researchers and innovators in K to 12," stated GBF Executive Director Grace Colet.
Highlighting the theme of sustainability during the fair’s kick-off activity on February 19, DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Lorna Dig Dino said in her keynote address, “Any creation, any learning and innovation output should be a solution–a response to a community concern. In innovation, anything that you do should always have a purpose. So, if you want to innovate a process, a system, or anything to create something new and original, it should always be for a reason.”
On February 20, all the science projects were put on public display and subjected to critical evaluation by the Board of Judges. The winners in each category will be announced on February 21. As the fair’s main sponsor, GBF will confer the "Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Young Scientist Award" on the Philippines' official delegates to to the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona, from May 12 to 17. GBF will also support the travel and lodging expenses, allowances, and visa fees of the Philippine delegation.
For more information on the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, please visit www.jgsummit.com.ph/gokongwei-brothers-foundation. You may also call (02) 451-8888 loc. 1118 or email Ryan.Serra@gbf.com.ph.
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