BUGO NHS IMPLEMENTS BRIDGING PROGRAM THROUGH Project ASPIRE (Accommodating Students with Poor Interest and peRformance in Education)

    Based on the continuous monitoring conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the implementation of the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) and through the learners’ results in various assessments, either formative assessments, portfolio of learning outputs, and other learning activities, it was found out that there were still learning gaps identified and that needs were essential to be addressed to the leaners.

    In the leadership of Mr. Roel R. lamberte, school principal, Bugo NHS designed a bridging program called Project ASPIRE (Accommodating Students with Poor Interest and peRformance in Education) to meet the required essential learning competencies and to help learners from dropping out.  The period of bridging the learning gaps and intensifying learning gains started last March 1, 2021 and ended on March 12, 2021.

    The mandate of Department of Education (DepEd) is to allow the school to implement interventions for bridging learning gaps.

    The goal of the project is give learners proper accommodation to meet the National Education Targets and Commitments aligned with the 10-point agenda of the present government which are the following:

•  Improve the Mastery Level of Learners to 76% and above;
•  Make education more inclusive and relevant by increasing Access and
•  Improve holding power of the secondary school principal by decreasing dropouts and school leavers

All teachers submitted the number of identified students who were not been able to complete or meet the requirements on the different subject areas. Then, the students were given Learning Activity Sheets to answer as part of the interventions. Aside from that, they were given another chance to comply or complete their Performance Tasks.

Due to Covid-19 threat, the Face to Face Learning was not been implemented in the school. The teaching and learning is really challenging for both teachers and students.  Supporting student’s success is not always easy. Bridging the gap between school and home can be fraught with challenges and can impact student achievement. 

    In a nutshell, communication with parents and the learners were vital instrument to fully implement the program successfully.

• Reported by: Jovelyn  Villarin Babuyo

SOURCE:

DepEd Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan in the Time of COVID-19, DepEd Order No. 12, s. 2020