by magnolia_eic | Oct 8, 2010 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday clarified that the government’s proposed 12-year education cycle will be introduced gradually.
The DepEd said the 12-year education cycle or the “Kindergarten + 12” program aims to match basic education cycles in most countries in the world, and to produce skilled and “employable” high school graduates.
In a press briefing, the DepEd unveiled its proposed K-6-4-2 model, which involves kindergarten, 6 years of elementary education, 4 years of junior high school (grades 7 to 10), and 2 years of senior high school (grades 11-12).
It said that the 2 years of senior high school intend to provide time for students to consolidate acquired academic skills and competencies.
The curriculum will allow specialization in science and technology, music and arts, agriculture and fisheries, sports, business, and entrepreneurship, among others.
Those who will go through the 12-year program will program will get an elementary diploma (6 years), a junior high school diploma (4 years) and a senior high school diploma (2 years).
A full 12 years of basic education will eventually be required for entry into tertiary level education (entering freshmen by school year 2018-2019) or 7 years from now.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro clarified that it will take a 4- to 5-year transition period before the program is implemented. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Headlines, National News
THE Brigada Eskwela wont be just for a week, instead becomes a sustainable activity of communities helping the schools attain the ultimate goal of education for all, explains Department of Education authorities during the recent Kapihan sa PIA.
According to Dr. Erlinda Mahinay, the Brigada Eskwela, which allows members of the communities to show their concern for education through voluntary services in repairing and maintaining government schools is just the formal opening of a yearlong activity implemented by the DepEd.
This is so that by June 15, the pupils do not necessarily get stalled for clean up or repair jobs but proceeds directly to their classes and miss nothing of the 202 school days for this year, Dr. Mahinay said.
The Brigada eskwela also happens to be just one of the major activities characterized by a massive DepEd campaign to get all school age kids back to classes. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Headlines, National News
CONSCIOUS of the perennial problems hounding the country’s educational system, authorities now look on a different angle and urges benevolent citizens to be part of the solution.
With apparent government backlog in providing education facilities, Department of Education (DepEd) taps concerned companies, organizations and citizens to pitch in and join Brigada Eskwela Plus.
According to the DepEd, there is a need for 39 new 2 classroom school buildings for the secondary and 62 2-classroom buildings for the elementary this year as enrollment increase is estimated at 5%.
The situation is also being complicated by the fact that the government’s education for all campaign is set to seek all school-age kids and pull them back to schools.
Over the pressing need for action, the call was echoed during the weekly Kapihan sa PIA as City schools division office through Dr. Erlinda Mahinay as the topic on Brigada Eskwela was raised.
Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide voluntary activity implemented by the DepEd and its external education stakeholders to prepare the schools for the opening of classes.
And just as old schools need to be refitted to make them lend a conducive environment to learning, clean ups, repairs, maintenance and other rehabilitation activities are needed.
And just as the government is hard up on funds, the authorities have said they could use a little help.
“We urge our communities to come out and help in any way they can, be it though free labor or materials needed for the repairs and rehabilitation or repainting jobs,” Dr. Mahinay resounded.
Or to those who have better economic conditions, we are now urging companies and groups for the “adopt a school” program of the Oplan Balik Eskwela, she said.
By adopting a school, organizations and companies can earn tax credits and at the same time help upgrade schools, she claimed.
The Brigada Eskwela of Oplan Balik Eskwela has been implemented to stop the old practice of students and pupils using the beginning days of the school year to clean up the school premises, Dr. Mahinay explained.
On the Brigada, parents and other community sectors concerned with education pitch in free labor and materials to institute repairs and rehabilitation of schools to make the schools conducive venues to learning.
Simultaneously launched last May 24, the Brigada Eskwela forms part of DepEd’s efforts to engage communities to sustainably help schools for the whole school year and be real partners in education, explains Auxilio Cruspero of the Bohol Division Office of the DepED during the same forum. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | May 19, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Some 75,000 public school teachers have been deployed by the Department of Education (DepEd) to conduct the national census that is done every ten years to generate accurate demographic data essential in the government’s socio-economic planning.
Education Secretary Mona Valisno said the DepEd deployed 60,000 field enumerators or census takers, 12,000 team supervisors, and 3,000 census area supervisors for the decennial census that started last May 17 and would last until June 12, 2010.
“We ask our people to cooperate in giving our teachers accurate data on their households. This is very important because this census is part of a national aim to better plan the welfare of our citizenry in terms of health, education, jobs, and other critical social services,” Valisno said.
The census is being undertaken in partnership with the National Statistical Coordination Board-National Statistics Office (NSCB-NSO).
The government is allocating a compensation for the teachers participating in the census, in the amounts of P11,550; P13,050; and P15,175 one-time honorarium. The teachers are also entitled to transportation expenses and meal allowances.
The 2010 Census of Population and Housing will obtain a complete count of Philippine population, demographic characteristics (population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status), and geographic distribution in the Philippines. (PIA-Bohol)
