The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Butuan City Division, launched the Science and Technology Education Center (STEC) in Butuan Central Elementary School, Central Butuan District- I on April 2001.
The STEC was the brainchild of Dr. Eden C. Omboy, then the Schools Division Superintendent of Butuan City Division. It came out to realization when she found out from her study that elementary schools were not performing well due to the absence of Science Laboratories and Functional Libraries. Thereby, after presenting such concern to Sec. Andrew Gonzales of DECS, the latter signifies his approval in the creation of such special program.
Using Butuan Central Elementary School as pilot school, the program aims to implement curricular reforms to make education relevant and responsive to the needs of modern times. It offers improvement of Science and Mathematics instructions in the elementary level. Also, computer lessons were introduced to prepare the pupils for excellence in school through Science Technology.
Dr. Eden C. Omboy saw to it that teaching staff were master teachers. it started with four (4) sections in grade five with Mrs. Lucita A. Carusos, Mrs. Luna C. Plaza, Miss Linda B. Butao, and Mrs. Rosela Dalaorao as teachers. Two months later Mrs. Dalaorao was replaced by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ysulan; and four section in grade six with Mrs. Andressa Pacon, Mrs. Linda G. Trinos, Mr. Froilan So and Miss Cleo-An B. Malicay as teachers; Mrs. Ophelia C. Balla and Mrs. emma D. Chan as computer teachers. The implementing teachers then, were Mrs. Lolita R. Galas and Mrs. Belma Nonan.
The STEC was the brainchild of Dr. Eden C. Omboy, then the Schools Division Superintendent of Butuan City Division. It came out to realization when she found out from her study that elementary schools were not performing well due to the absence of Science Laboratories and Functional Libraries. Thereby, after presenting such concern to Sec. Andrew Gonzales of DECS, the latter signifies his approval in the creation of such special program.
Using Butuan Central Elementary School as pilot school, the program aims to implement curricular reforms to make education relevant and responsive to the needs of modern times. It offers improvement of Science and Mathematics instructions in the elementary level. Also, computer lessons were introduced to prepare the pupils for excellence in school through Science Technology.
Dr. Eden C. Omboy saw to it that teaching staff were master teachers. it started with four (4) sections in grade five with Mrs. Lucita A. Carusos, Mrs. Luna C. Plaza, Miss Linda B. Butao, and Mrs. Rosela Dalaorao as teachers. Two months later Mrs. Dalaorao was replaced by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ysulan; and four section in grade six with Mrs. Andressa Pacon, Mrs. Linda G. Trinos, Mr. Froilan So and Miss Cleo-An B. Malicay as teachers; Mrs. Ophelia C. Balla and Mrs. emma D. Chan as computer teachers. The implementing teachers then, were Mrs. Lolita R. Galas and Mrs. Belma Nonan.
School Year 2003-2004, Mrs. Lucita A. Carusos was replaced by Mr. Restituto Navarro. That same year, two section in grade three were opened with Mrs. Charina A. Jimenez and Mrs. Suzette Atendido (Rara)
