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DepEd confirms plan to return to old school calendar
DepEd confirms plan to return to old school calendar
MANILA — The Department of Education (DepEd) has confirmed its plan to revert to the old school calendar.
MANILA — The Department of Education (DepEd) has confirmed its plan to revert to the old school calendar.
In a meeting of the House basic education committee, Leila Areola, director of DepEd’s Bureau of Learning Delivery said the school year for 2024-2025 will start on July 29 and end on March 31, 2025 “so that the following school year, school year 2025-2026, we’ll already be starting the school year by June.”
In a meeting of the House basic education committee, Leila Areola, director of DepEd’s Bureau of Learning Delivery said the school year for 2024-2025 will start on July 29 and end on March 31, 2025 “so that the following school year, school year 2025-2026, we’ll already be starting the school year by June.”
Areola said the DepEd is considering conducting classes on certain Saturdays, still subject to consultation with parents, teachers and students “to cover some competencies that might not be covered with the reduction of the school year.”
Areola said the DepEd is considering conducting classes on certain Saturdays, still subject to consultation with parents, teachers and students “to cover some competencies that might not be covered with the reduction of the school year.”
“This is the fault of nobody. Sa totoo lang, talagang ang init talaga e, hirap talaga ang ating mga estudyante and teachers. Again this is good there is an aggressive push already by the Department of Education (to return to the old calendar,” House basic education committee Rep. Roman Romulo said.
“This is the fault of nobody. Sa totoo lang, talagang ang init talaga e, hirap talaga ang ating mga estudyante and teachers. Again this is good there is an aggressive push already by the Department of Education (to return to the old calendar,” House basic education committee Rep. Roman Romulo said.
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Vladimer Quetua, chairperson of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, welcomed the decision to revert to the old school calendar pointing out how teachers have suffered from the extreme weather. But Quetua expressed concern over holding weekly Saturday classes.
Vladimer Quetua, chairperson of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, welcomed the decision to revert to the old school calendar pointing out how teachers have suffered from the extreme weather. But Quetua expressed concern over holding weekly Saturday classes.
But Areola said the plan is not to conduct it every Saturday but only five or four Saturdays a quarter and that consultations will still be held with relevant stakeholders.
But Areola said the plan is not to conduct it every Saturday but only five or four Saturdays a quarter and that consultations will still be held with relevant stakeholders.
“Kinakabahan lang namin sa narinig namin dito ay yung Saturday classes, asynchronous. Ang tanong na lang although magkakaroon pa ng konsultasyon, ay baka isagad naman ito sa 220 days… baka naman pwedeng sa initial, Mr. Chair, pwede namang alternate siguro sa initial yung asynchronous kung 2 Saturdays yun sa loob ng isang buwan,” Quetua said.
“Kinakabahan lang namin sa narinig namin dito ay yung Saturday classes, asynchronous. Ang tanong na lang although magkakaroon pa ng konsultasyon, ay baka isagad naman ito sa 220 days… baka naman pwedeng sa initial, Mr. Chair, pwede namang alternate siguro sa initial yung asynchronous kung 2 Saturdays yun sa loob ng isang buwan,” Quetua said.
“Actually Mr. Chair as I mentioned earlier I said it’s not going to be every Saturday… it’s something that we still have to talk it out with relevant stakeholders especially our learners, our parents, and that of our teachers. So there’s going to be consultation, Mr. Chair, that will happen before we even finalize this.”
“Actually Mr. Chair as I mentioned earlier I said it’s not going to be every Saturday… it’s something that we still have to talk it out with relevant stakeholders especially our learners, our parents, and that of our teachers. So there’s going to be consultation, Mr. Chair, that will happen before we even finalize this.”
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