Educating the Youth towards Cultural Identity and Prosperity

The Asian Development Bank supported the Senior High School Support Program of the Philippines’ Department of Education. The broad reform program included curriculum development, teacher training, and one of the world’s largest tuition voucher schemes. The program also piloted a culture-based curriculum that teaches indigenous youth to manage their community's resources and cultural heritage sustainably. The pilot was implemented by the Tboli Sbu Senior High School in South Cotabato in southern Philippines.
The school offers courses in ecotourism and livelihood management, where culture-bearers and elders teach students how to weave the Tnalak, a dyed abaca cloth that is unique to the Tboli indigenous peoples. Students also learn brass casting, embroidery, and wood carving. The program attracted young mothers and out-of-school youth back to school. The curriculum of the pioneering program was guided by indigenous elders, community stakeholders, and the local government. Ateneo de Davao University also helped develop the curriculum and teacher training, in a prime example of a successful public-private partnership in education. The success of the Tboli Sbu Senior High School in implementing the culture-based curriculum is set to be replicated in other schools for indigenous peoples in other parts of the country.
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