DepEd Leyte sets Brigada Eskwela launch

TACLOBAN CITY, May 24 (PNA) -- The five-day Brigada Eskwela by the Department of Education (DepEd) Leyte division will kick-off at Alang-alang National High School on May 30.

Schools division superintendent Ronilo Al Firmo said that this year’s priority for Brigada Eskwela, the annual school preparation program of the education department will focus schools that will offer senior high school (SHS) program.

From May 30 to June 3, kick off activities will also be held in towns of Carigara, La Paz, Tabang, Isabel, Mahaplag, and Bato.

In Leyte province, at least 116 public schools and 31 private schools will offer SHS this new academic year.

“We hope that stakeholders will support this yearly Brigada Eskwela because this will ensure uninterrupted first day of classes,” Firmo said.

This year’s Brigada Eskwela will run from May 30 to June 4, 2016. It is anchored on the theme “Tayo Para sa Paaralang Ligtas, Maayos at Handa Mula Kindergarten Hanggang Senior High School.”

The education department had called stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and resources to this school maintenance effort.

Stakeholders include members of Parents Teachers Organizations, Philippine National Police and Armed Force of the Philippines and the private sector.

Brigada Eskwela is an effective proof of partnership between the education department and the community for preparing schools in activities like minor repairs and cleaning of classrooms, fixing furniture, repainting of classrooms, repair of school gate and facade, and de-clogging of drainages. (PNA)

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