SHS Curriculum Development through Vertical Articulation Approach

Sustainable Eco-tourism Program
Purpose: To produce students who will be good tourist guides/tourism workers and environmental and
cultural advocates as well as to complement existing efforts/initiatives and demands for eco-tourism.
Design : Grade 12
First Semester Second Semester
Subject Number and Name Units Subject Number and Name Units
SET 11 Introduction to Eco-Tourism
(Tourism Products, Research and Development, Promotion
and Tourism Laws and Regulations )
SET 12 Social Psychology
(Negotiating Interaction across Developmental Stages – From
Children to Elderly)
SET 13 Environmental Science
(Forest, Marine, Lake Ecology, Land formations, Biodiversity,
Habitat, Flora, Fauna)
SET 14 English 2
(Introduction to Foreign Language –Nihonggo / Spanish /
Bahasa / Mandarin / Korean / IP
SET 15 Mindanao History, Peoples and
Cultures (History/Anthropology of Food, Dance, Crafts,
Rituals)
3
3
3
3
SET 21 Community-based Tourism Planning
and Management
(arrangement of tour packages and tour itineraries, coordinate
with the LGU efforts)
SET 22 Tourism Ethics and Service
Excellence
SET 23 Environmental Guidance and Safety/
Ecological Mapping (GIS)
(Conservation and Sustainability, Measures to be taken in doing
ecotourism activities like mountain climbing, snorkeling, scuba
diving, spelunking, etc.)
SET 24 Practicum
Conduct : Lecture-discussion, Supervised-fieldtrips, and Practicum
Evaluation: Exams, Marketing Output, and Designing Packaged-tours
3
(Tour Guide, Tour and Travel Staff, Environmental and Cultural
Defenders/Advocates)
3
3
3
4