Science and Mathematics Celebration 2016 with the theme “Environmental Protection and Conservation of the Ecosystem” was a week of fun and full of learning activities. It was held last October 10 to 14, 2016 at Philippine School for the Deaf. Its objectives were to expose the students to exhibits featuring new inventions from scrap materials, enhance their creativeness through lectures and seminars about different inventions that are helpful to our environment and to create new objects from scrap materials

To attain its objectives the Science and Mathematics teachers collated their ideas that came up to a fun and full of learning activities. They had exhibited the best science and mathematics projects done and submitted by their pupils. Teachers, parents and visitors were so amazed to the exhibits. Sci-Math Fashion 2016 was held on its second day. The pupils and teachers from preschool to grade six wore their best recycled materials outfit and headdresses. It started through a parade of the pupils, teachers and the candidates of Mr. and Ms. Sci-Math Fashion 2016 from grade three to grade six. The Grade Five candidates got the crown to the said event. On its third day, poster making and quiz bee was held. Teachers were very supportive to the pupils to come up with the correct answers during the quiz bee challenge. Pupils in poster making were very creative in expressing their ideas through drawing. Science Adventoure was the activity on the fourth day. It had gadgets and manipulative materials that enhanced pupils’ concepts and ideas in Science. The pupils truly enjoyed the different activities.

Fifth day is the 2016 Division Science Quest held at Timoteo Paez Elementary School. The PSD had representatives for Eco-Rampa and Poster Making Contest. With the parents and teachers support, the school’s representative for Eco-Rampa won the title. They both got the award “Best in Creative Designs” and the Mr. Eco-Rampa 2016 (Juan Rafael Pantoja) and Ms. Eco-Rampa 2016 (Alyssa Kaye Segura). Truly, these pupils are the pride of the PSD.

This celebration really enhanced pupils’ ideas, concept and creativeness. It also gave pride to the school thus, teachers now are very active, cooperative and passionately planning the set of activities for the next school year.