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GIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, LEARNERS BEFORE SCHOOL REOPENS — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to ensure that learners and teachers are given psychosocial and mental health support while educators scramble to carry out logistical challenges and many learners experience feelings of anxiety as they await classes to begin amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Gatchalian’s “Education in the Better Normal” bill seeks to […]

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DEPED SHOULD GIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO DISTRESSED LEARNERS AMID COVID-19 — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said the Department of Education (DepEd) should maximize the use of online platforms to provide distressed learners with psychosocial support during the extended Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Under DepEd memorandum No.042 s. 2020 issued recently, teachers can explore the “Online Alternative Learning Delivery Platforms” identified by the DepEd’s Information and Communication Technology […]