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Arts Training Program leads to positive outcomes for out-of-school youth, study shows
A study revealed positive changes that happened to artistically-inclined and talented out-of-school youth who underwent arts and media training through Ateneo de Zamboanga’s SUGPAT Alternative School for Peace-building and the Arts. Published in the Journal of International Development, a research by Jonalou S. Labor, PhD entitled the “Role of Art Education in Peace Building Efforts…
Read MoreALSPA UPDATE: SUGPAT fellows immerse in children’s rights, youth legislation, and human dignity
The 33 SUGPAT Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts (ALSPA) Fellows underwent sessions on children’s rights, youth legislation, and human dignity for the first term of their classes. “For the first half of the curriculum, we wanted to establish a solid grounding and focus on the core of the fellows. We believe these topics…
Read MoreAdZU project wins funding from US Embassy, Office of Vice-Pres Leni
For their community project to out-of-school youth in Zamboanga City, Ateneo’s SUGPAT Adolescent Development and Participation Program received a P25,000 funding from the US Embassy in the Philippines and the Office of the Vice President Leni Robredo last July 16 at the Angat Buhay Youth Summit in Cagayan de Oro City. The AdZU-SUGPAT team pitched…
Read MoreSUGPAT-ADAP Program officially launched
To better address adolescent programming through innovative strategies, the SUGPAT Adolescent Development and Participation Program for out-of-school youth (OSY) of Zamboanga City was officially launched on June 25. The SUGPAT Adolescent Development and Participation Program of the Ateneo de Zamboanga university’s Center for Culture and the Arts in partnership with UNICEF Philippines was formally introduced…
Read MoreSUGPAT organizes first Youth Talks
The SUGPAT Adolescent Development and Participation Program organized its first SUGPAT Youth Talks last June 16 at the Grand Astoria Hotel. SUGPAT Youth Talks is a regular programming of fora on topics relevant to youth development and participation. These forum aims to be a platform where different stakeholders and youth engage in relevant conversation and…
Read MoreSUGPAT’s Fresh New Look
“Every dream matters!” This is the new battle cry of SUGPAT as it focuses on capacitating youth into transformative peacebuilders and compassionate leaders who are equipped with life skills, driven to achieve their dreams and answer their call of action to the community. SUGPAT’s new tagline and rebrand was first introduced during the launching of…
Read MoreACCA-SUGPAT co-organizes first national forum
“Bilib Ako sa Boses ng Kabataan!” This was the battle-cry of the Ateneo Center for Culture and the Arts’ SUGPAT team who flew in to the National Capital Region last month to help co-organize the Adolescent Forum and Development Partners’ Coordination Forum at Chardonnay by Astoria in Pasig City. Tapped by the Department of Education…
Read MoreSUGPAT-ALSPA preps curriculum for launching
Gearing up for its second cycle, the SUGPAT Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts (ALSPA) is developing this month its new curriculum module which will be used when the school officially launches later in June. Following a creativity-centered learning approach, the curriculum will have a foundation of three learning strands namely: Human Dignity and…
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