BSU-SLS

Profile:

Benguet State University, College of Teacher Education which located in KM.6 La Trinidad has some laboratory schools. One of them is BSU-SLS where I was placed since I taught economics for grade 9. BSU-SLS has vision as well as Mission to achieve its goals. Here are the vision and missions.

Vision:

A PRIMER UNIVERSITY delivering world-class education that promotes sustainable development amidst climate change.

Mission:

To provide quality education to enhance food security, sustainable communities, industry innovation, climate resilience, gender equality, institutional development and partnership.

Core Values (SLIDES):

Student-centere, Leadership, Integrity, Diversity, Efficiency, and Service.

Academic Support System:

BSU – SLS has 4 levels they are 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3. BSU-SLS also has academic teams to enhance students knolwdge such as biology, math, and chemistry team. It is formed to prepare students who are eligible to compete the science.

Teaching System:

Before the class started, students and teachers conduct a flag ceremony at 07.30 to 07.45 after the flag ceremony finish, they come in their class to get ready studying. Before studying they pray led by class leader . Each lesson has 60 minutes to learn and every teacher has different teaching system as I did observation my mentor used to speech and discussion. Discussion aims to make students more proactive in learning.

Material and other learning resources:

The materials that they use mostly come from books. BSU-SLS has small library so that the students can search materials needed, in addition BSU has big and modern library to get wider sources. Then, teachers also use internet to find out the materials. After that, he/she displays it on the power point.

Measurement and evaluation system:

There are fourth quarter on in every grade. Besides, there are some contains on the quarter. In every contains, there are some chapters. The teacher will give a chapter test to the students.

The BSU-SLS has promotion and retention as follows:

• Promotion in the secondary course is by subject and not by curriculum year. A student who failed in the certain subject must repeat the subject.
• Student with deficiencies are required to take summer classes and present grade(s) upon enrollment. These students must obtain permission first from principal before enrolling for summer classes.
• Students who failed in at least 3.0 units shall be retained.
• Graduation students with deficiency/ies shall not be given only upon completion of the said defecency/ies.
• Students of Agricultural Science section whose general average in the preceding school year in lower than 85% will be transferred to HE or Vo-Ag course or maybe transferred to another school of their choice. Transferring from one course to another is allowed except for the cause specified hereof.

Curriculum:

BSU-SLS use the ‘K to 12’ basic education curriculum. The ‘K to 12’ Program covered Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of Primary Education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School)  to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle level skills development, employment and entrepreneurship.

Teaching plan of Economics:

Teaching plan that applies in BSU-SLS was a semi-detailed as well as for economics. It was created by using books and internet as resources. I prepared a day and then consulted it to mentor before teaching. Teaching plan consists of  Objectives, Subject matter, Procedurs and Evaluations.

Others:

BSU-SLS has some facilites to support students’ learning activities such as projector room, computer room, library, court, and organization like drumb band. These facilites aim to achieve the vision.