ICYMI. The Department of Education said the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes in the country will conclude by the end of December so health officials can assess whether the agency could already start the expansion phase.
on Thursday, Education Assistant Secretary Malcolm Garma said DepEd could already consider adding more grade levels and schools to start limited face-to-face classes.
“We are optimistic that we could start the expansion phase by January. That’s when we’re going to consider the other grade levels to be included, not anymore on the pilot but really on the limited face-to-face classes,” he said.Kindergarten: 12 studentsTechnical vocational livelihood students in senior high school: 12 studentsThe DepEd prioritized Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 3 because students in these levels are in their formative years and they need more guidance from their teachers.
To date, Garma said some 272 schools in the country have joined the pilot run of face-to-face classes, which started on November 15.