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In the early morning, Anaki Maderal takes care and waters the newly bought plant as a way to have a healthy environement and at the same time, fight boredom. (Photo by Anikka Casy Beatriz Maderal)
DepEd conducts K to 12 basic education programs
By Marywill Gabrieli Lazaro
As the summer reels in, the Department of Education announces their plan for the end-of-schoolyear rites for year 20202021. In spite of the pandemic, DepEd plans to end the school year with a bang. The fourth quarter for grades 6 to 12 shall end on July 10, Saturday. Learners who were able to comply and adjust with school requirements will get to celebrate after all the Modules and Summative
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Tests. Within the week of July 12-16, schools will have to decide when they will hold the closing rites, with the theme “Kalidad ng Edukasyon Lalong Patatagin sa Gitna ng Pandemya”. The theme encourages students, teachers, and parents alike to feature that even among all the struggles, the students’ education and safety is always the top priority. On the day of the
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rites, the Multi-Year Implementing Guidelines on the Conduct of the K-12 Basic Education Program End-of-School-Year rites, will take effect, except for the giving of awards which will be on a separate occasion on Awards and Recognition. These awards will be given to students who have excelled among all the students in their class.
TPC hands out tablets to Marikina public schools By Robert Andrei Capule On March 29, 2021, The Pokémon Company (TPC) donated 530 tablets to three Marikina public elementary schools to be used by grade one students with support from the Makati Business Club. The donation aims to help increase Filipino children’s access to quality education, especially during the pandemic.
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