Operation Big Brother (OBB) Is the Adopt-A- School Program of Br
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Christine Joy A. Ballada, Ph.D. Program Director Operation Big Brother • Operation Big Brother (OBB) is the adopt-a- school program of Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education of De La Salle University, Manila • Lasallian quality education for the best students in the public school system In 2001, a group of individuals from business and industry came together in the hope of encouraging the best and brightest students from the public schools to enter the country's top universities. That same year, this group of benefactors partnered with De La Salle University and established the Operation Big Brother Program in three public high schools in Metro Manila. • OBB approximates Lasallian education by providing enhancements in the following areas • Learning Resources • Values Formation • Teacher Development • Student Development OBB schools as Practicum/ Service Learning / Community Engagement sites OBB in Numbers (2001 to 2017) • Cayetano Arellano HS • Florentino Torres HS • Gregorio Perfecto HS • Jose P. Laurel HS • Mandaluyong HS • Manila Science HS • Manuel Araullo HS • Manuel Roxas HS • Mandaluyong HS • Victorino Mapa HS School Year 2019-2020 • OBB Team • Program Director • Program Coordinator • Program Assistant • Office Assistant • Values Formators • Funding • Big Brother Foundation • DLSU • Technical/Logistical Support • BAGCED • Other DLSU Units Number of OBB graduates who finished college in the top 3 universities (2010 to 2017) • Getting the new MOA approved by DepEd (took about 18 months) • Sustainability • Future funding sources • Innovating program components (e.g., Teacher Challenges Development) Future Directions • Interventions in Math, Science, and English • Teacher Training and Development • Values Formation and Student Development • Research Thank you for listening!.