In the Inquirer Learning Corner program, public schools will receive free subscriptions to the Inquirer through the sponsorship of readers (individuals, groups, corporations, etc.) The newspaper copies will be kept in a permanent place in the school where they can be made easily accessible to students and teachers, Monday to Friday from June to March.
What does a public school have to do get into the program?
The school must determine the permanent nook or corner it wants to transform into an Inquirer Learning Corner (ILC or Inqspot), which may be situated in the library, hall or cafeteria.
It must designate a teacher-in-charge (TIC) of the Inqspot. The TIC must submit a photograph of the ILC to the Inquirer Learning editor, indicating in the caption the following information: school name, school address, telephone number, fax number, email address, number of students, name of principal, and name of TIC.
The TIC will be responsible for receiving the copies daily and for displaying these in the Inqspot, making sure these are accessible to students and teachers all day. The TIC will also look after the cleanliness and safety of the corner. In addition, the TIC will coordinate with the Inquirer’s Learning editor on the scheduling of Inquirer in Education workshops for the teachers.
What is the responsibility of the Inquirer?
Inquirer will provide a logo for the news reading corner and a peg where to hang the donated copies. It will also hold workshops for teachers on how to use the newspaper in classroom teaching. The paper’s circulation team will see to the delivery of the sponsored copies on school days during the school year.
At the opening of each Inqspot an Inquirer editor will be present and the subscription sponsor will be invited to meet the students and perhaps have a discussion with them.
Inquirer will acknowledge school subscription sponsors through feature stories to be published in the Learning section.
How can readers help support public education through the program?
An individual or a group of individual readers who wish to donate copies of the Inquirer to a public school Inqspot will have to pay for a minimum of five (5) copies of the Inquirer daily, Monday to Friday, from June to March, to be delivered to a school of choice or one on the ILC program’s list of partner schools. The cost of the copies will be paid in full at the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement among the sponsor, the school and Inquirer. A sponsor may designate the recipient school provided that the school meets the requirements set above. A supporter may sponsor subscription for one school or as many schools as preferred, but every subscription must be for an entire school year.
Who can become a sponsor?
Corporations, owner-managed businesses, foundations, civic or church groups, alumni, and individual readers to whom learning is important and who want to help improve public education.
How will public school students benefit from this program?
The aim of the ILC is to create a place in every public school in the country where students and teacher can read the newspaper and discuss the news and issues of the day.
A study in the United States has found that students who used the newspaper in class scored up to 10 points higher on standardized tests than students who did not (http://www.wan-press.org/nie/articles.php?id=432).
Also, there is much evidence that the students who are exposed to the newspaper at an early age become readers for life. They grow into adults who are better informed about current events, are sharper critical thinkers, and are more involved in charity, community and political activities.
When students are taught to read, understand and analyze the news, they become well-informed individuals who know their rights, are open to new ideas and make informed decisions.
Partner teachers in the Inquirer in Education program who have used the newspaper to teach the class a serialized story in the Learning section have learned from first-hand experience that students may be introduced to newspaper reading without boring them to tears. The students got so used to reading the newspaper that, after the eight-week series, they began to miss the newspaper.
For more information, call Inquirer trunkline at 8978808 and ask for the Marketing Department or text 09183824061. Or email learning@inquirer.com.ph.
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