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My name is John , Good morning ladies and gentlemen, to all graduates and to all visitors who are here for this one of a kind special event in our lives. It is an honor and blessing to stand infront of you to share my experience and insights of the College Education Behind Bars. But before that, I would like to first acknowledge and give thanks to our SETBI President Dr. Aland Mizell, and Vice President Attorney Susan Cariaga, for making this ground breaking program possible. We all know that a golden program like this needs lots of sacrifices. Also, I want to thank our Superintendent Sir Edgardo F. Mendoza Jr. for your continuing great support of the College Education Behind Bars Program. Tanglaw National High School Principal  our BuCor officers who make our education run smoothly and their friendly attitude, Ma’am Obenza, and of course our beloved Senior High School teachers. A program like this just don’t help men stay on the right path, but helps us to become men on a mission to help others who are struggling and making the same mistake we did. SETBI to me means freedom, redemption, and opportunity; the freedom to achieve our dreams and goals. My My life before SETBI’s College Education Behind Bars wasn’t good. Continue reading →

 Good morning to everyone. To the organizations behind to established the College Education Behind Bars, Dr. Aland David Mizell, President o f Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Business Institute, Inc., and Atty. Susan Cariaga, to the esteemed officials  the Bureau of Corrections (BuCOR), Davao del Norte State College (DSNC), and the   and to our very own Department of Education, Schools Division of Davao Del Norte headed by SDS, and the entire DepEd family, dedicated educators, our partners in rehabilitation, family members and friends, and most especially, to our graduates. It is my great honor to stand before you today on this truly inspiring occasion — the commencement exercises of our learners who, despite the walls that confine them, have broken through barriers of doubt, fear, and circumstance.Ang araw na ito ay hindi lamang pagtatapos ng pag-aaral. Ito ay patunay na ang edukasyon ay posible kahit saan — kahit sa loob ng gusaling ito. Kayo ay ehemplo na ang pag-asa, pagbabago, at pangarap ay hindi natatapos sa pagkakamali. This day is also a day thanksgiving to those who helped you hurdled this incredible journey. To all our school administrators who served as pillars of this incredible institution, who continuously create and implement policies safeguarding the welfare and wellness of our learners, a big around of applause please. Thank you very much. Continue reading →

Department of Agriculture visit SETB 'DAPECOL campus to train our students how to grow Mushroom

The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), an agency under the Department of Agriculture (DA), is the training and extension arm of the DA, focusing on training agricultural extension workers and their clientele, promoting rural development, and ensuring research results are communicated to farmers. Visited SETBI College Education Behind Bars DAPECOL campus, to train some of our students in successful mushroom framing technologies, will give seminar showcasing cultivation practices and processing of various species of mushroom. Among the species commonly cultivated are straw and oyster mushrooms.Here's a more detailed explanation of what the ATI does: Continue reading →

The development of AI into education marks a significant departure from conventional teaching methods, offering persolized learnings and support for diverse educational requirements, including students with special needs. Generally, AI is here to stay, and its impact on the field of education will grow as AI continues to develop. While the specter of students using AI to cheat has raised concerns among the educator around the globe. Exploring the effects of AI on education, both advantages and disadvantages of AI in education, helps administrators create policies that enhance students learning whole minimizing potential drawbacks. Professor Espino spoke on the topic of the impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of teaching and learning.  Following the introduction of the Chat GPT in 2024, the world opened itself to a new chapter of the AI revolution. With the ability to process command across the form of text, voice, and vision: the possibility seemed endless for this latest introduction to the AI scene. Professor Espino from University of Mindanao who shed light on the impact Ai has to higher education and potential it holds. No engagement is not an option, stressed Professor Espino as he discussed the prospects of higher education instructors learning about and learning with AI. Artificial intelligence AI systems offer effective support for online learning and teaching, including personalizing learning for students, automating instructors’ routine tasks, and powering adaptive assessments. However, while the opportunities for AI are promising, the impact of AI systems on the culture of, norms, in, and expectations about interactions between students and instructors, are still elusive. The full impact of AI in education remains unclear at this juncture, but as Professor agreed, things are changing, and now is the time to get it right. Continue reading →

SETBI ‘s College Education Behind Bars is aholistic approach to address transformation, rehabilitation, reform, and recovery from habits and hangups. The weaponization of the desire for greater freedom underlies such holistic rehabilitative philosophies. Thus, the program uses this desire to be free as a motivation for students’ reform. One of the most wasteful things in life is not being productive or doing nothing. In jails and prisons the captives have much time but little to do. Gardening can have many benefits for youth and adults in these institutions. Growing vegetables, such as okra and lettuce, or fruits, such as watermelon, gives individuals an opportunity to be productive. General knowledge shows that fresh air and sunshine have many health benefits such as reducing stress or depression and increasing energy and concentration, but prison conditions yield a lack of consistent access to nature, outdoor spaces, and good food. Gardening can be therapeutic. The reason gardening seems to be so beneficial to health, mind, and soul is because it combines physical activity with social interaction and exposure to nature and sunlight. Sunlight lowers blood pressure, increases vitamin D levels, reduces stress levels, boosts self-esteem, and accelerates calorie-burning. In addition to these benefits, gardening allows for physical activity, improves hand strength and coordination, and results in financial savings when the produce is available to eat. It can even help PDL bond with their families if they have extra to share. If the gardening is organic, the lack of exposure to chemicals in the cultivation and consumption of food is yet another plus. Furthermore, gardening helps improve the lives of people with substance use disorders inside prison. Building an environment that supports recovery, change, and opportunities for learning, gardening improves self control, develops a sense of shared responsibility and community, as well as increases communication among PDL. Some of the PDL may also continue to garden once they are released. Therefore, they are learning a practical skill that they enjoy doing as a job while incarcerated, that they can use upon release, and that constructively aids them in their recovery process. Continue reading →