Sessions are conducted by staff of the SpecialEducation Unit of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. Physical fitness, sports and other recreational activities are provided through structured lessons on a regular basis. Various competitions take place, representing a learning activity that seeks toharness and develop the potential of the students in mathematics, science andsocial studies. The administration and supervision of education classes and the training ofteachers are handled by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. Allteachers in the centres are required to complete a course on drug abuse, groupdynamics, behaviour management and learning.
Educational committees oversee thevarious activities related to the school programme.
The Dangerous Drugs Boardconducts regular monitoring activities and dialogues, and deals with problemsand difficulties encountered by teachers and staff in the implementation of theprogramme. Recently, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, fully convinced of the importance of formal education in the totalrehabilitation programme, financed the construction of a school building insidethe compound of one centre. This will be followed up with the construction of abuilding for vocational activities. A follow-up study ofthe graduates is envisaged in order to determine the impact of the programmeson the rehabilitation and social reintegration processes. The Built-in School Programme of the Philippines might proveto be a positive contribution in this regard.