The Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC) is a national
organization of science clubs in the country. It organizes and
conducts activities and programs that aim to promote its thrust of Public
Understanding in Science, Technology and the Environment (ST&E).
The PSYSC, being the frontrunners of the science clubbing movement in
the
Philippines, conducts its staple activities such as
the:
(1) National Youth Science, Technology, and Environment
Science Camp (NYSTESC), a four (4) day camp, conducted every
summer, for high school science club members and their advisers. It
tackles a specific field in ST&E, aiming to provide awareness
about such topic and encouraging them to learn and appreciate
ST&E more;
(2) Leadership Training Seminar (LTS), a conference of
selected PSYSC regional council officers and their respective
advisers to enhance their knowledge and leadership skills and to
develop in them the initiative to implement activities that are
educational and useful for their respective regions.
(3) National Children’s Science Interactive Workshop
(NCSIW), same as
NYSTESC, it is a four day- camp which focuses on a specific topic in
ST&E and aims to give an alternative venue for students to learn
and appreciate ST&E more. However, NCISW is for elementary
science club members and teachers and is conducted every
November;
(4) PSYSC National Science Congress, a one day congregation of
high school students and teachers promoting current researches
and advancements in ST&E, which aims to encourage the
participants to pursue ST&E careers;
(5) Search for the Most Accomplished Science Clubs (SEARCH),
an event wherein the accomplishments and contributions made
by certain science clubs to the community will be recognized.
It serves as a bridge to train young minds to become the
future leaders through encouraging the students to develop
relevant practical projects to which their community can benefit;
(6) Collaborative Undertaking to Revive the Environment
(CURE), an avenue wherein elementary and high school science
club members engage in activities (such as tree planting,
awareness seminars, coastal cleanup, etc) that will help restore the
environment.; and
(7) a seminar-workshop called Beginners’ Appreciation in
Science Clubbing (BASIC) which introduces science clubbing to
elementary and secondary schools.
(8) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Expo
for senior high school students which is a two-day series of
competitions and exhibits showcasing innovative ideas and
groundbreaking advances in the field of STEM.
The PSYSC also celebrates the National Science Club Month (NSCM)
during
September through
the:
(a) National Science Clubs Summit (SUMMIT), a two (2) day camp
for high school students, held simultaneously in several
regions in the Philippines;
(b) I Teach Science Seminar(ITSS), a half-day activity
composed of lectures, workshops and discussions that will provide
new learning and teaching techniques for high school teachers in a
particularly field in ST&E. It is open to all science club advisers
who will participate in SUMMIT.
(c) PSYSC Science Olympiad (PSO), an inter-school national science
quiz competition, open for both elementary and high school
students. The PSO eliminations are held at different SUMMIT sites.
Afterwards, the top
20 schools nationwide for each bracket will proceed to the PSO final
round, which is conducted at the National Capital Region; and
(d) MathSciAKa which is a Luzon-based activity composed of
several engineering science challenges and interactive
workshops. The competition is composed of two brackets: Bracket
I and II which is for Elementary and High school students,
respectively.
Science Clubbing since 1971
The society was born out of a friendship circle of 26 National Science Fair
winners in March 5, 1971 who organized the first National Youth
Science Camp (CAMP) in UP Los Baños on that same year. The
organization has since grown and now currently boasts of more than a
hundred thousand affiliated science clubbers in different parts of the
country.
Upholding Science Clubbing Advocacies
We partake in environmental protection through a region-wide program
known as the Collaborative Undertaking to Revive the Environment
(CURE).
We promote leadership through programs such as PSYSC Medal of
Excellence
and Search for the Most Outstanding Science Club
(SEARCH).
Science Promotion is done through our CATALYST, PSYSC’s official
publication; PSYSC National Science Congress and Beginners’
Appreciation of Science Clubbing (BASIC).
We advocate science education through our PSYSC Journal and
Online
Educational supplements for
teachers.
And we promote public understanding of Science, Technology and
Environment through our national activities such as National Youth Science,
Technology, and Environment Science Camp (NYSTESC), National
Children’s Science Interactive Workshop (NCSIW) and National
Science Club Month (NSCM) activities – National Science Clubs
Summit (SUMMIT), I-Teach Science Seminar(ITSS), PSYSC Science
Olympiad (PSO) and MathSciAKa.
