Rey Anthony H.
Chiu
BOHOL, May 19 (PIA) --The Department of Education (DepEd)
spearheads the National School Maintenance Week and rolls out the Brigada
Eskwela 2015 on May 18 to 22.
Through Memorandum 41, series of 2015, the DepED adopts "Tayo
para sa Kalinisan, Kahandaan at Kaligtasan ng ating mga Paaralan," while
engaging all stakeholders to contribute time, effort and resources in ensuring
that public schools and their facilities are ready for the opening of school
year 2015-2016
At the recent Kapihan sa PIA, DepEDs Adopt-a-School focal
person sIvory Garces said, apart from ensuring clean and accident-free schools,
the DepEd intends to mainstream disaster preparedness principles in
schools.
This is while maintaining school preparedness and disaster safety
guides to transform schools into safe learning facilities, Garces explained the
meaning of annual Brigada Eskwela.
Brigada Eskwela enlivens the spirit of volunteerism from all
education stakeholders-- Government and non government organizations,
teachers, parents and concerned organizations to take part in the repair and
maintenance activities.
Following this, it also presupposes that Brigada Eskwela does not
make non participation a requisite for a kid's enrolment, and even collecting
fees for the activity is never allowed, the DepED clarified.
We render voluntary work for the Brigada, because we care for our
kids and their comfort while getting public education, we know they are in a
safe building, one parent who said he will render service shared to PIA.
This Monday, Bohol Division would be opening the week with a
caravan from the Division office to Sta. Cruz Elementary School in Maribojoc,
where the launching program is.
At the same school site, the DepEd would be recognizing elementary
and secondary schools which have shown good examples in the implementation of
the school maintenance activities last year.
Cited and made Bohol entries to the regional fest of best Brigada
implementers are two Bohol high schools and two elementary schools.
In the afternoon, Garces said the DepED is doing a massive
volunteer work at the Sta. Cruz Elementary School.
The same school, which sits on the loose reclaimed land on top of
a hill at the church complex, was massively hit by the earthquake, buildings
blown off by Yolanda and the succeeding storms while a fire gutted three of its
classrooms at the height of storm Seniang. (mbcn/rahc/PIA7-Bohol)