Free books bring fun, hope to Sulu teachers

PATIKUL, Sulu -- The array of colorful, hardbound books excited Nurshida Pantasan, teacher-in-charge of the Licupun Elementary School in Omar town in Sulu.

She could not help but just guess the number of reading materials laid before her. After doing a mental count, she still could not say how much the books might be worth.
“I guess those books are really expensive, I wanted to get more of that,” Pantasan said, pointing to the row of Mathematics books.

Learning English
Hadja Evelyn Salih, principal of the Julkanain Taup Central Elementary School in North Laud in Siasi town, said in jest that her hands were already itching to get hold of the Reading and English books.

“You know what? We really need those books for our pupils because the majority of our school children are very poor in Reading and English. With a copy of that with those beautiful and colorful pictures, I am sure our students will be delighted to read and learn more English,” Salih said.

Muhain, Pantasan and Salih were among the 500 teachers and principals from six Sulu towns who participated in the Sulu Book Fair held in Patukul on August 17. The event was sponsored by the US-funded Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (Equalls2) Project.
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