Shaping the Future of Modern Education

By Karl Aaron Galvez with reports from Xavier Briñas

skills and journalism skills and to continue the legacy of winning”, stressed EfrenBogayan, Jr., the SPJ coordinator. Students must meet the requirements in order to participate in this adventure:

"Exhibits interest and passion to learn journalism; an incoming JHSGrade7;ingoodhealthand sound mind; disciplined and of good moral character; final averagegradeof85%orabove", suggestedBogayan,Jr.

This curriculum can providestudents knowledge in the wide scale of campus press. Since the program looks for students with skills in photojournalism, cartooning,and layouting, the SPJmainlyfocusesonwriting— as writing is indispensable in

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journalism—and broadcasting— to train students not just in writing and comprehension but also inmass communication. In addition, the said curriculum also briefs the importance of the ethical code of Philippine journalism as well as the right and responsibilities of a journalist.

SPA:ArtistryandKnowledge

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For junior high school pupils with artistic aptitude, potential, and interest, the Department of Education (DepEd) has developed the Special Program in Journalism as a unique curriculum. And PNHS offers just that. After the requirements were verified, the schoolsuccessfullysubmittedall the materials required for the program'simplementation.

Media arts, dance arts, visual arts, music arts, theater arts, and creative writing are among the six art specialities available to students in the aforementioned program, which seeks out bright individuals with an interest and understanding in a wide spectrum of the arts.This program's activities range from instruction, coaching, and pedagogy to hands-on projects and "learning-by-doing" activities. This comprises dance performances, paintings and other visual arts, among others. Ma'amFrancheemphasized,"Sa future magagamit nila 'yon sa bagonilangcareer."

The program also experienced an enrollment hike from its first year of implementation that reached to around 49%, which is a huge achievement for the said program.Despite its successful implementation, the program struggles with a lack of equipment, facilities, and resources needed for activities (laboratories,adancestudio,and musical instruments). In spite of these circumstances, the SPA is able to raise money for the program through outsourcing, sponsorships, solicitations, contributions, and their incomegenerating initiative, the Project Sustainable Program in Arts (SPA), which helps raise money for projects relating to the arts andtheSPA.

It would surely be overwhelming to choose between something where your life would circulate in for the next 4 years. But these new curriculawouldmakeforavalid choice—now, what would you choose?

By Ariel Benedick Marquez

"Goodbye, class. See you after aweek.”Irememberhearingthis announcement from a teacher as I passed by our classroom in 8th grade. Everyone was overjoyed after the announcement was made, most likely because they would have time to do things other than school works for sevendays.Aweekofnoclasses appeared like a peaceful way to relieve ourselves from the heat of our academic responsibilities.

Butlittledidweknowthatthose seven days of freedom would lead to an almost-three-year confinementinourhouses.

The effects of the COVID 19 Pandemic had greatly impacted every aspects of our daily life. One sector that took a beating duringitsheightswaseducation. The Department of Education

(DepEd) implemented several newteachingapproachessuchas modular distance learning and online classes to adopt to the new normal. These make the students leave the school groundsforalmostthreeyears.

A Grade 8 Hummingbird student from Pili National High School named Cyv M. Nimo thinks that the said teaching approaches is actually ineffective.

“It was suffocating… confining myself in my bedroom looking at nothing but piles of modules and cellphone screen,” Nimo said. “I was actually glad that we’re now allowed to attend classesinperson”.

However – forgive the contradiction - his classmate Kurtt Balaton experienced a culture shock due to the recent returnofthefacetofaceclasses.

“I was in my 5th grade when COVIDhit.AndnowI’monmy 2nd year of High School”, Balaton said. “I feel like there’s been a gap that the modular distancelearningstoleinme”

A high school campus is often intimidating to a new freshman and can seem like a different world especially for those who’s in their elementary before the pandemic.Butbothofthemtook itallinstride.

“I know their names from the class records, but not their faces,” Nimo said. “I felt pressured at first, but now I’m abletoridethewave.”

Some of the teachers in Pili National High School actually thinks that the students are adjustingwellandlearningmore efficientthanduringthemodular distancelearning.

“It’s like they are finally able to set their heart ablaze which was confined during the pandemic ,“ Jenny A. Nosil, a SHS teacher, said.

She believes teaching has never been more efficient because of thereturnofface-to-face.

“The distribution of knowledge is more fluent and immediate response from the students makes the progress monitoring systematized”