Twelve (12)  Synergeia partner-schools made it to the list of finalists of Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines’ e.Studyante Program.  Under the program, P&G will grant technology and connectivity to three (3) winning schools, one each from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Along with partner Smart Communications (Smart) Inc. and Synergeia, the e.Studyante program will provide kids from the winning schools with an initial 50 XO Laptops from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Association. The XO laptop is a rugged, low-power, connected laptop especially designed to make learning more engaging and more fun for students.

The schools vying for the laptops and one-year internet connectivity are the following:

Luzon
1.    Canaoay ES (San Fernando, La Union)
2.    Las-ud Elementary School (Tagudin, Ilocos Sur)
3.    Lomboy Elementary School (San Jose City, Nueva Ecija)
4.    Santiago Elementary School (San Fernando, La Union)

Visayas
1.    Alburquerque Central ES (Alburquerque, Bohol)
2.    Assemblyman Segundo Moscoso Memorial School (San Jose, Antique)
3.    Malicolico Elementary School (Lavezares, Northern Samar)
4.    Mojon Elementary School (San Jose, Antique)

Mindanao
1.    Alabel Central Elementary School (Alabel, Sarangani)
2.    Sultan Conding Elementary School (Marawi City, Lanao del Sur)
3.    Numancia Central Elementary School (San Jose, Siargao)
4.    Siasi Pilot School (Siasi, Sulu)

The 3 winning schools will be selected based on the results of the online voting and the evaluation of entries by the e.Studyante Program Selection Team.  To vote, visit the e.Studyante Facebook page at http://apps.facebook.com/e-studyante/index.php/entries.  Online voting is until February 20, 2012.