The Grade IX students of Sto. Doming National Trade School express their excitement with the newly installed ASUS laptops in school’s computer laboratory

Introduction

With ASUS’ commitment to excellence, the company not only provides best and innovative products to consumers but also seeks to serve and give back to the community. This is where ASUS Philippines together with ASUS Foundation found the Sto. Domingo National Trade School.

Sto. Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS) in Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija is the province’s first and only vocational trade school that houses almost 2,000 Grade 7 to 12 students enrolled in various vocational courses. With this sprawling headcount comes the need to modernize and upgrade the quality of education to ensure that all students are developed to their fullest potentials.

Trials of computer illiteracy in Sto. Domingo National Trade School

In this digital transformation era, computer illiteracy is one of the biggest problems Sto. Domingo National Trade School is facing with its 1:7 ratio (1 system unit with 7 monitors per student). With this, the school can not individually accommodate the 3,350 faculty and students thus hindering them to comprehend and grasp the advancement of technology. To add, majority of learners are financially challenged to buy their own gadget leaving them with no choice but to spend their last money on renting in computer shops and cafes.

ASUS addresses technological challenges in Sto. Domingo National Trade School

Students of Sto. Doming National Trade School eagerly tries their newly installed ASUS laptop for the first time

As ASUS believes in the potential of the younger generation, the company is in full support to provide technological solutions by donating fifty (50) pre-owned ASUS laptops to Sto. Domingo National Trade. The units will be installed in the school’s main computer laboratory and will be used by its current students, faculty members, and the future enrollees of the school. Now, the students will enjoy 1:1 ratio (1 laptop unit per 1 student) – where they can individually maximize the use of laptop in their learning process and become computer literates in the near future.

Ron Mariano (Most Left), Product Marketing Manager for Commercial PC, and Francis Garcia (Most Right), Product Marketing Manager, excitedly hands the Certificate of Donation to Ms. Cecile Ocsan (Middle), Vocational School Administrator I of Sto. Domingo National Trade School

Cecile Ocsan, Vocational School Administrator I of Sto. Domingo National Trade School closes, “In this digital transformation era, computer illiteracy is one of the biggest problems we must address. That is why these 50 ASUS laptops will definitely not only make our students keep up with the latest technology, but this will also make them more competitive. Our teachers and students will be motivated to challenge themselves to commit more for excellence, now that we have these ASUS Laptops on our side to better prepare our students for the real world.”