For APC school teachers, the end of one school year also marks the beginning of getting ready for the next. Right after classes concluded in March, teachers completed grades, prepared report cards, and formally closed another school year across the…
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Sa Bahandi ta Bendum is a storybook of the APC school that tells the story of how people perceive their treasure (wealth). For the community, true wealth is the unity found in sharing life’s benefits and ancestral lands. It is…
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An “education open to the mountains” encompasses a holistic understanding of culture and goes beyond the language and the dances to include lifestyle, livelihood, and resource management. The community’s sustainable practices and deep knowledge of the landscape ensure that resources…
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Edilberto de Jesus Did DepEd pursue an unsound strategy in mandating the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction (LOI) from Grades K-3? Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) has not produced the expected improvement in children’s literacy…
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Culture-based education continues to grow and evolve in Bendum, in response to the community’s changing needs. For instance, from the basic program of Kinder to Grade 6, APC has now developed the basis by which it can offer Gulang, its…
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