National Kindergarten Festival of Talents

In support of the Flagship Program K to 12 of the Department of Education (DepEd) and with a firm belief that Kindergarten is an essential vehicle in the development of a strong foundation of literacy, the National Association of Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of Elementary Education will conduct the National Kindergarten Festival of Talents for Public and Private Schools in three (3) clusters – Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao on the following dates:

Level	Date
Division Level	September - October 2011
Regional Level	October - November 2011
National Level	November 22-23, 2011 - Luzon
	November 24-25, 2011 - Visayas
	November 28-29, 2011 - Mindanao

(venue to be announced later)

The competition aims to:

1. showcase the potentials of preschool children to strengthen their confidence and self-esteem;
2. enhance the quality standards of 5-year old children as identified in the activities;
3. ensure that the physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual personality of young children are developed; and
4. maintain an environment of wholesome relationship between public and private schools.
   

The contest categories are as follows:

Category	Number of Participants/Region
	Public School	Private School
1. Vocal Solo	1	1
2. Creative Dance (Focus on Sports Skills)	1 group (12 members)	1 group (12 members)
3. Nursery Rhyme Recitation	1	1
4. Chamber Theater	1 group (12 members)	1 group (12 members)
5. Story Reading (English and Filipino)	1 for English and 1 for Filipino	1 for English and 1 for Filipino
6. Story Telling (English and Filipino)	1 for English and 1 for Filipino	1 for English and 1 for Filipino
7. Drawing	1	1

A registration fee of Two Thousand Pesos (PhP2,000.00) will be charged to each participant (contestants, coaches/kindergarten teachers, EPS in-charge of preschool, EPS in-charge of private schools, school heads, chiefs and assistant chiefs) to defray expenses such as snacks (4), dinner (1), lunch (2), honoraria of judges, certificates, medals, trophies, materials and other operating expenses relative to the conduct of the said activity.

For more inquiries, contact: Dr. Marietta L. Opulencia, (Luzon) at mobile phone no.: 0916-783-9560; Dr. Carmen Denampo, (Visayas) at mobile phone no.: 0900-882-77 12; Dr. Eugene Penales, (Mindanao) at mobile phone no.: 0917-711-4300 or Dr. Conchita Ubay, (Mindanao) at mobile phone no.: 09205639232/.
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