January 29, 2024
Health, Education, Social Inclusion and Equity, Governance, Active Citizenship, Environment, Agriculture
The Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) is the foremost co-curricular student organization authorized to operate and implement pertinent programs, projects and activities in schools nationwide. SSLG is an autonomous, unified, and the highest democratic representative of the student body. It lays the groundwork for good governance, volunteerism, unity and cooperation by providing the students various venues where they can improve their leadership knowledge, skills and attitudes. It trains students to become better members of society in accordance with the ideals and principles of participatory democracy and good citizenship. More importantly, it helps the Department of Education (DepEd) achieve its thrusts as indicated in the Education for All (EFA) Goals, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Basic Education Social Reform Agenda (BESRA). It also upholds and adhere with the mission statement of the DepEd “to protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based and complete basic education” where “students learn in a child friendly, gender-sensitive, safe and motivating environment. SSLG lives the core values of DepEd, Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, & Makabansa. It also promotes and advocates the principles and values of Three Acts of Goodness principles and Project WATCH. SSLG has the following objectives: 1. To help students develop passionate love of country, values, and competencies that will enable them to realize their full potential and to contribute meaningfully in building the nation; 2. To represent the students in the policy making body of the school concerning the students’ rights and welfare; 3. To help develop a student-friendly, safe, and motivating learning environment; 4. To nurture an inclusive, service-oriented, gender-sensitive, and environment conscious community. 5. To help develop self-confidence, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and learning among the student body and to utilize these skills in contributing towards nation building; 6. To empower the students to strive for excellence in the academic, leadership, social responsibility; to encourage the students to be proactive members of the society; 7. To uphold values, principles, and ideals of the Department of Education; 8. To serve, to protect, and to promote the rights and welfare of every students.