The Philippine Education For All (EFA) 2015 plan aims to improve the quality of basic education for all Filipinos by 2015 through a series of reforms. Its overall goals are to achieve universal participation and completion of basic education, eliminate dropouts and repetition, and ensure all students achieve satisfactory competency levels. EFA seeks to provide basic literacy skills to all, including out-of-school youth and adults, through four main outcomes: universal coverage of basic learning needs, functional literacy in native languages and English, and ensuring all persons can function literately.

1. PHILIPPINE EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA)
What is EFA 2015 Plan?
The Philippine Education For All (EFA) 2015 is a vision and a holistic program of
reforms that aims at improving the quality of basic education for every Filipino by 2015.
Overall Goals & Objectives of Philippine EFA 2015
1. Universal coverage of Out of School Youth (OSY) and adults in the provision of
basic leraning needs;
2. Universal school participation and elimination of drop outs and repetition in
firsts three grades;
3. Universal completion of full cycle of basic education schooling with satisfactory
achievement levels by all at every grade or year;
4. Total community commitment to attainment of basic education competencies for
all.
Real Dimensions of EFA
EFA aims to provide basic competencies to everyone to achieve functional literacy for
all. The four components outcomes to achieve EFA goals are as follows:
1. Universal coverage of out-of-school youths and adults in the provision of basic
learning needs. All persons who failed to acquire the essential competence to be
functionally literate in their native tongue, in Filipino, and in English.
School Newspaper Content
Ideas
A school newspaper needs to report the facts but it also
needs to be exciting and entertaining. Here are some great
ideas on content choices for your publication.

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on Sep 11, 2007
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Whether you are just starting a school newspaper or are trying to enliven
an existing newspaper, there are a number of fun ideas to keep students
interested and reading. One important rule to ask yourself before you put it
in the publication is, "Will anyone care?" A good newspaper generates a
buzz about its stories because they are timely, thought-provoking, and
make people want to share the information with others.
Here are a list of basic ingredients that will make for a well-rounded
newspaper:
News - This is the obvious. What is going on around school? Are
there new construction projects or rules? What big events are
happening in the different grades?
Features - What human interest stories would appeal to the
class body? They can be school-related but they can also be
general stories that simply are important to students.
Sports - Report the scores and stories. Don't try to give a play
by play, just relate the highlights and mention the names of those
who made the outstanding plays.
Editorial - Have the newspaper's editor write about whatever is
being talked about in school the most that week. Don't be afraid

3. to give opinions but be clear that it is strictly one person's
viewpoint.
Reviews - What is the hit new movie, TV, or best-selling book
and what does the reporting student think about it? Thumbs up
or thumbs down plus explain why.
Polls - From "What do you plan to do after graduation?" to "What
is the worst food in the cafeteria?"
Puzzle Corner - Students love to do word puzzles: either mini
crosswords, word searches, or even trivia questions.
Comic Strip - Let the artist on the staff create their own cartoon.
Possibly "The Life of a Student" or something the kids can relate
to.
Poem - Run a poem each issue - either something made up by
the staff or a poem submitted by a reader.
Advice Column - Let readers ask questions (anonymously) and
call upon the school counselor to help answer them. Or have a
range of answers given by a counselor, a student, a teacher, and
a parent.
Spotlight On - Highlight one person a week by putting their
photo in the paper and giving basic info about them, such as
likes and dislikes, hobbies, etc. And don't forget a quote! The
person can be a student, teacher, janitor, cafeteria worker, etc.
Letters to the Editor - A good newspaper generates feedback.
Print letters that come in to the staff and let other readers know
what people are thinking.
Photos - Make the newspaper more personal by showing
pictures of what you are discussing, shots of the athletes in
action, and so forth.
Advertising - Maybe the local pizza place, movie theater, or
bookstore would be interested in advertising to help defray part
of the cost of publishing your newspaper.

4. her·ald (h r ld)
n.
1. A person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.
2. One that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger: The crocus is a herald
of spring.
3. An official whose specialty is heraldry.
4.
a. An official formerly charged with making royal proclamations and bearing messages of state
between sovereigns.
b. An official who formerly made proclamations and conveyed challenges at a tournament.
tr.v. her·ald·ed, her·ald·ing, her·alds
To proclaim; announce: cheers that heralded the team's arrival.
herald [ˈh rəld]
ɛ
n
1.
a. a person who announces important news
b. (as modifier) herald angels
2. Often literary a forerunner; harbinger
3. (History / Heraldry) the intermediate rank of heraldic officer, between king-of-arms and
pursuivant
4. (Historical Terms) (in the Middle Ages) an official at a tournament
vb (tr)
1. to announce publicly
2. to precede or usher in
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. herald - (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a
herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
trumpeter
formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"
courier, messenger - a person who carries a message
2. herald - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, precursor
indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications
of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
Verb 1. herald - foreshadow or presage
annunciate, foretell, harbinger, announce
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
2. herald - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new
Rubinstein"
acclaim, hail
applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
3. herald - greet enthusiastically or joyfully
hail
greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone

5. cher·ub (ch r b)
n.
1. pl. cher·u·bim (ch r -b m , -y -b m )
a. A winged celestial being.
b. cherubim Christianity The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
2. pl. cher·ubs
a. A representation of a small angel, portrayed as a child with a chubby rosy face.
b. A person, especially a child, with an innocent or chubby face.
trumpet, brass wind musical instrument of part cylindrical, part conical bore, in the shape of a
flattened loop and having three piston valves to regulate the pitch. Its origin is ancient; records
of a type of simple valveless trumpet are found in China from as early as 2000 B.C., and it is
mentioned in the Bible and in Greek and Roman history. It attained its present shape early in
the 15th cent., at which time it became an important ceremonial instrument. It was used in the
opera orchestra as early as Monteverdi's Orfeo (1607) and became a standard orchestral
instrument later in the century. At this time the trumpet lacked valves, and a highly developed
technique existed for playing in the upper register of the instrument, where a complete diatonic
scale was available. The trumpet parts of Bach and Handel were written for such a style. Later
in the 18th cent. this bright quality was not desired, and the trumpet was used more in its lower
register. The instrument will accept a mute, used to repress some of its stridency. Crooks,

6. additional lengths of tubing, were added to the natural trumpet to allow the adjustment of pitch.
This was a fairly clumsy method, however, and was superseded in the early 19th cent., when
valves were added. A transposing instrument, it is now most often in B flat. A bass trumpet in C
was first called for by Wagner. The trumpet is an important member of most dance and jazz
bands.
trumpet
Brass instrument with tubing twice-folded in an elongated shape. (In its broad sense, trumpet
may refer to any lip-vibrated instrument.) The modern trumpet has a mostly cylindrical bore,
three valves, and a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and it is usually a B-flat or C instrument. The
trumpet had taken its basic modern shape, with its ovoid loop, by c. 1500. In the 17th–18th
centuries it employed crooks (removable lengths of tubing) to enable playing in different keys.
The valved trumpet was developed in the 1820s. The trumpet has been associated with
ceremonial and military uses since the 16th century. It joined the standard orchestra by c. 1700,
though it was only selectively used, usually with the timpani. Its brilliant sound has since made it
indispensable in a wide variety of ensembles. See also cornet; flügelhorn.
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