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#WalangPasok: DepEd suspends in-person classes for 2023 Teachers' Day, BSKE

Schools directed to shift to various blended learning modalities

Published Oct 3, 2023 06:52 am

At A Glance

  • DepEd said blended learning will be implemented in public schools nationwide on Oct. 5, Oct. 31 and Nov. 3, 2023. 
  • The shift to blended learning, DepEd said, will "allow teachers to participate in activities" in this year's celebration of National Teachers' Day (NTD) and World Teachers' Day (WTD) and will also "give them ample time to complete election-related duties" for the 2023 BSKE.
  • All in-person classes in public elementary and secondary schools, including community learning centers of the Alternative Learning System (ALS), DepEd said, "shall shift to the various <a href="https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/26/dep-ed-to-use-two-track-approach-to-solve-challenges-in-ph-basic-education">blended learning </a>modalities" such as modular distance and asynchronous classes.

Face-to-face classes will be suspended for the celebration of this year’s World Teachers’ Day (WTD) and the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on --- activities that would need the participation of teachers.

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A teacher is sorting out the modules to be used by students for blended learning. (DepEd file photo)

In a DepEd memorandum dated Sept. 28, DepEd issued guidance on the conduct of classes in the upcoming National and WTD celebration and 2023 BSKE for the reference of all regional directors, schools division superintendents, public school heads, and others concerned.

DepEd said blended learning will be implemented in public schools nationwide on Oct. 5 for the NTD and WTD celebration and on Oct. 31, a day after the conduct of the 2023 BSKE on Oct. 30.

The shift to blended learning, DepEd said, will “allow teachers to participate in activities” in this year’s celebration of NTD and WTD.

DepEd added that the suspension of in-person classes will also “give them [teachers] ample time to complete election-related duties” for the 2023 BSKE.

All in-person classes in public elementary and secondary schools, including community learning centers of the Alternative Learning System (ALS), DepEd said, “shall shift to the various blended learning modalities” such as modular distance and asynchronous classes.

Moreover, DepEd also declared the suspension of face-to-face classes and the implementation of blended learning modalities on Friday, Nov. 3.

As released by Malacañang, Nov. 1 (All Saints' Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls' Day) are special non-working days.

RELATED STORY:

https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/25/how-to-make-blended-learning-work

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