Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V- Bicol
Schools Division Office of Albay
NAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Naga, Tiwi, Albay
Pioneer of Geothermal Education in the Philippines

ABSTRACT

TITLE : GEOTHERMAL EDUCATION INTEGRATION PROGRAM,

A LOCALIZED CURRICULUM: AN ASSESSMENT

PROPONENTS : Salvador C. Combo

Lorena B. Basco

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION : Naga National High School

Tiwi, Albay, Philippines
CP # 0907432513/09152117631
salvadorcom@yahoo.com/lorenadbbasco@gmail.com

Prior to the implementation of Geothermal Education (GeoEd) Integration Program,

geothermal issues resulting to destructions of geothermal facilities were frequent. Thus,

Department of Education and Philippine Geothermal Production Company came up with the

program. The researchers have utilized descriptive method of research to evaluate its

effectiveness. The 793 respondents were composed of school heads, teachers, students and

parents in both elementary and secondary schools of Tiwi while the Statistical Treatment used

were weighted mean and Analysis of Variance. Majority of school heads and teachers in

geothermal schools have fully implemented GeoEd Program in both Revised Basic Education

and K to 12 Curriculums. However, in non-geothermal schools, it was moderately implemented.

Major benefits derived from GeoEd program were: common misconceptions about the negative

impact of geothermal energy were corrected; community learned that it is a renewable energy

that contributes to the economic sustainability of Tiwi; developed environmental awareness of

the community that resulted to their care of the geothermal facilities.

 It is then recommended that to sustain the program, it must be revisited and new school

heads and teachers must be capacitated. School heads should conduct close monitoring and

supervision of the localized curriculum. Every teacher should practice on site experiential

teaching approach for the integration of GeoEd concepts. Encourage schools to render

community extension services in geothermal barangays. Pilot schools should have geothermal

science centrum and miniature geothermal facility for simulation activity. Lastly, Naga National

High School should be a “Center of Excellence” for the GeoEd Program.