Brigada Eskwela launching set in Dumaguete City on May 13

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.

The DepEd said in a news release that all regional directors and schools division superintendents will mobilize their Adopt-a-School Program/Brigada Eskwela Coordinators to ensure the successful six-day implementation of Brigada Eskwela in all public elementary and secondary schools, and to ensure the involvement of the community and local stakeholders.

School heads will take the lead in planning the said activities, which include tree planting and vegetable gardening to promote the clean and green campaign of the government.

Furthermore, school heads are encouraged to make the Brigada Eskwela program not just a tool to improve school facilities but to step up community contribution in the continuous and shared responsibility of providing quality basic education.

To recognize schools that are effectively implementing the program, the DepEd-External Partnership Service will lead the Search for Brigada Eskwela Best Implementing Schools.

Moreover, the Brigada Eskwela Plus will be the mechanism to elevate the level of participation, the amount of resources generated, the number of volunteer turnout, and the level of awareness on the valuable role of communities in improving basic education.

The implementation of Brigada Eskwela Plus will focus on three main activities: school maintenance activities throughout the school year, community-led effort to improve student participation and reduce drop-outs, or enroll in the Alternative Learning System and community-led effort to improve student performance.

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