THE regional launching of the 2017 Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Island Region (NIR) will be held in Dumaguete City on Saturday, May 13.
DepEd-NIR Director Gilbert Sadsad said the event will kick off with a colorful fun run and noise caravan at 6 a.m. from the city's boulevard to Dumaguete City High School, where the official opening of the activity will be held to be led by Education Secretary Leonor Briones.
The fun run represents the convergence of all 16 schools division in the region, Sadsad added.
During the morning program, different donors will give cash donations and materials to their schools’ recipients while an anti-rabies campaign will be conducted in the afternoon in the same venue.
Before the Brigada launching, Sadsad said some of the schools divisions have put up exhibits in their respective areas showcasing accomplishments of schools upon the implementation of K to 12 program.
The exhibits will be open for public display until May 19.
This year’s week-long activity is themed “Isang DepEd, Isang Pamayanan, Isang Bayanihan para sa Handa at Ligtas na Paaralan.”
Last year, the regional launching of the Brigada Eskwala was held in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.