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Philippine Science High School campus soon to rise in New Clark City: BCDA

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="An illustration of the new PSHS to be built in New Clark City. Handout" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/21/pshs.jpg"/><figcaption>An illustration of the new PSHS to be built in New Clark City.<em> Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - A Philippine Science High School learning center is being constructed within New Clark City, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said Tuesday.</p><p>The 4.6-hectare facility called the &quot;Infinitum&quot; will serve as a campus for senior high school students as well as a resource center for teachers and professionals, the agency said in a statement. </p><p>State-of-the-art facilities, advanced laboratories, academic spaces, training venues and living quarters will boost the school system&#x27;s &quot;modernization efforts,&quot; the BCDA said. </p><p>It will also house traditional and alternative learning, indoor and outdoor set-up, technology hub, research center, innovation center, multipurpose academic building, administration building and a summer camp and dormitories, which will be constructed in phases, it added. </p><p>The BCDA said the new facility aims to become the “center for learning and service continuity for the entire PSHS System.”<br/> <br/>“We hope that with the new PSHS campus, we will be able to give more opportunities for quality education to deserving Filipino students especially in Central and Northern Luzon,&quot; BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Vince Dizon said.</p><p>It will also contribute to the training of teachers and science and technology professionals in the country especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, he added.</p><p>Dizon said it is &quot;crucial&quot; to invest in science and technology to prepare for future pandemics as well as to address climate change. </p><p>The Philippine Science High School System is an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/04/20/philippine-science-high-school-may-pagbabago-sa-admission-process">Philippine Science High School may pagbabago sa admission process</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/multimedia/slideshow/09/19/18/look-the-new-clark-city">LOOK: The New Clark City</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1778760" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

A Philippine Science High School learning center is being constructed within the New Clark City, the BCDA said.