China,Security,China In Focus,Sino-US
December 2004
 
 
  Development for Peace in Sulu

Construction of a new poultry house

Teachers and parents construct the new poultry house at the Jolo Agricultural High School. The school grounds were once a battle field.

Yard work being completed

Teachers, parents and members of the Department of Education clear and clean the field around the poultry house.

AAI delegation consulting with school officials

School officials show AAI Director, Al Santoli and AAI advisor Atty. Nabil Tan (in dark shirt) the new construction inside of the poultry house at the Jolo Agricultural High School.

The new water tank works

                    The new water tank works!

DPIS Model School signs welcome visitors

DPIS - Model of Excellence - similar signs are in front of each of the model schools.

Bakud elementary before renovations

Before: Bakud elementary outdoor classroom in September, 2004.

Bakud Elementary after AAI assistance

                          Bakud Elementary.

Completed renovation at Bakud Elementary

Now: Bakud Elementary outdoor classroom transformed.

Students find education easier with chairs and desks

Students previously in outdoor classrooms are now inside.

New chalkboards ready for installation

New chalkboards made by local carpenters for the model schools.

Students enjoying their new classrooms

Sulu High School students sitting in their new desks.

Community Service scholarship students

Community Service scholarship students from the Mindanao State University.

Teachers and students using new electronic equipment

New elementary school Educational Television (ETV) teacher training.

The Computer lab at Fisheries High School

Computer technicians from AAI partners - Ateneo Zamboanga and FITED - evaluate the computer lab at the Fisheries High School.

Teachers and students display new supplies

New equipment and supplies for the Fisheries High School has enabled teachers and students to become social based business entrepreneurs.

Flooding at the Fisheries High School lab

The Fisheries High School laboratory floods when it rains.

Adult literacy students welcome AAI

The Adult Literacy students whose classes are supported by AAI with a US Congress/USAID grant conducted under the Sulu Department of Education.

Adult literacy students

The Adult literacy students attend a planning session with Al Santoli at the Department of Education. The next phase of the program will be livelihood development.

Mohammed Tulawie Elementary School Band

Al Santoli and Atty. Nabil Tan with the Mohammed Tulawie Elementary School Band.

AAI Director gets greeted at the airport

The Tulawie school band greets Al Santoli at the airport.

Tulawie Band at the Philippine Presidential Palace

The Tulawie School Band invades the Philippine Presidential Palace in Manila. The Band won the regional championship and was provided a trip to the capital to compete in the National Championships. It was the students' first time in Manila.

Tulawie Band in Manila

The Tulawie School Band members get a treat at McDonalds in Manila.

Students playing traditional Tausug music

Students at Mohammed Tulawie Elementary School play traditional Tausug music.

Joy in the classroom

Joy in classrooms, through the collaboration of teachers, parents and the AAI at Bakud Elementary, a DPIS Model School.


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