SEAMEO launches 'Values Education' award
The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) has announced the launch of the 2013 SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award under theme of "Values Education".
Held since 2012 in schools across Southeast Asia, the award aims to select schools with the best practices that promote student understanding and knowledge through an effective school policy, management plan, activities, curricular, and teaching strategies.
All public, private and community schools in the 11 SEAMEO member-countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, are invited to submit information about their school programmes related to the theme.
The last day for submission of entries is September 16.
The first winning school will receive a cash prize of US$1,500 (Bt47,900) and a four-day study tour to Japan for four to six students. All winning schools will be sponsored to participate in the award presentation ceremony which will be held at the SEAMEO High Officials Meeting in November in Thailand.
In addition to the SEAMEO, organisations sponsoring the award include the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education; and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
An copy of the award brochure and submission form are available at www.seameo.org or by emailing: [email protected].
