From school year 1994-1995 to 1996-1997, live-in street children at Tuloy Center I in Makati were sent to community schools in Pio del Pilar and Pasay City. Over this three-year period, difficulties arose brought about by specific circumstances of life in the streets, namely:

1. They suffer from the humiliation of being the biggest pupils in class (being 3 to 5 years older than the average age).
2. They performed poorly in subjects that required verbal and abstract thinking skills.
3. They are bodily active but have poor concentration and often complain of academic overload.
4. They move from one Center to another often, which results in school absences, failing grades, and discontinued studies.

      To remedy the problems encountered by streetchildren, Tuloy Foundation, Inc. developed the TULOY ARAL PROGRAM with the help and approval of the Department of Education (DepEd).

      Through this program, Tuloy can implement in-house non-formal education classes using the Alternative Learning System modules. Under the Tuloy Aral Program, the student progresses through five learning levels (instead of 10, as in the formal school) and is instructed in six basic subjects. The students take up an exam with DepEd that allows them to be integrated into formal schools should they desire to avail of formal education.

• Level I: Grade 1 & 2
• Level II: Grade 3 & 4
• Level III: Grade 5 & 6
• Level IV: First and Second Year High School
• Level V: Third and Fourth Year High School
• Vocational Technology

      The thrust of Tuloy´s interventions is to provide basic literacy and numeric skills needed for basic work education and skills training in relevant technologies. To make this happen, Tuloy made appropriate adjustments in the contents of the standard Alternative Learning System curriculum. The adjustments made entailed the orientation of subjects toward work education in Automotive, Electricity, Welding, Woodwork, and Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Technology. The final output is called the Tuloy Work-Oriented Curriculum (TWOC).

      In School Year 2001 to 2002, Tuloy moved to the Streetchildren Village and is now able to accommodate more students. The following Voc-Tech courses are available:

• Automotive Technology;
• Refrigeration and Airconditioning Technology;
• Electrical and Electronics Technology;
• Baking Technology.

      After completing their one-year of training, students take up the TESDA Trade Test so they can be licensed as third class technicians. For their second year, they undergo an on-the-job training (OJT) program for six months, and return to the school for retraining. Voc-Tech students graduate at the end of their second year and seek employment. Tuloy continues to provide assistance to its graduates by helping them find work.

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