On October 6, 2022, the people of Barangay Lun Padidu in Malapatan, Sarangani Province were jolted awake by the sound of sirens from speeding fire trucks. The Bureau of Fire Protection had reported a raging fire at Lun Padidu Central Elementary School, and eleven classrooms were quickly consumed, along with all the furniture, TVs, chairs, tables, and reading materials. In the face of this disaster, the community sprang into action, grabbing pails to put out the fire with water, showing the true spirit of Bayanihan. But despite their efforts, the damage was extensive, and the school's future hung in the balance. Thankfully, the Sarangani Division and the local government of Malapatan immediately took swift action to help the affected school, recognizing the importance of education for their community's children.  Various organizations and individuals stepped in to fill the gaps left by the fire, providing support to ensure that learning would not be disrupted. Despite the chall

Learners at Tangali Integrated School in North Malungon district will soon experience digital learning as the Department of Education Region XII turned over 170 tablets that they could use in their classes. As part of DepEd's basic education learning continuity plan, DepEd XII procured tablets to be distributed to identified schools in the region, with a preference for schools in far-flung areas, whose learners are usually deprived of learning opportunities enjoyed by learners in more accessible schools. The tablets contain digitized self-learning modules and stories that are intended to support the development of the learners' reading skills and address the unavailability of books and other reading materials. The Schools Division of Sarangani has committed to enhancing the learners' use of said tablets by adding interactive learning materials such as automated quizzes and videos that are currently being developed. Assistant Regional Director Rebonfamil R. Baguio, Schools D

As the nation celebrates National Reading Month 2022, promoting love for reading among students and raising awareness of the vital role of reading and literacy in developing critical thinking in the youth, DepEd Sarangani conducted programs anchored to the theme of cultivating genuine love for reading among the learners. This is in accordance with RA No.10556 in which declares every 27th of November as “Araw ng Pagbasa” and month of November as Buwan ng Pagbasa. December 3, marks the culmination of the Division Reading Month Celebration conducted at the 1st class municipality and the capital of the Province of Sarangani- Alabel after the reiteration of the whole month celebration of the school and district based national reading month as stipulated in DM -CI-2022 – 389 2022 Pambansang Buwan at Araw ng Pagbasa and Division Memorandum No. 282 s. 2022 Division Celebration of 2022 National Reading Month. The program started with preliminaries and orientations on the conduct of the differen

SOCCSKSARGEN’S entries to the National Literacy Awards, both coming from the province of Sarangani, won 2nd and 3rd prizes during the awarding ceremony held in Mandaluyong City, December 1. Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation, Inc. (CLAFI), bagged 2nd place in the non-government organizations category, bringing home a cash prize of Php 80,000.00 and a trophy. In the local government units category, the municipality of Malungon garnered 3rd place with a cash prize of Php 60,000 plus a trophy. The 2022 National Literacy Awards aims to recognize best literacy practices carried out by local government units and nongovernment organizations that help alleviate poverty, provide livelihood opportunities, address welfare needs, promote freedom, and make education facilities accessible, among others. In a post on social media, Mayor Ma. Theressa Constantino considered the awards as “another national recognition that will motivate and inspire our leaders and partner stakeholders to work to

In support of the celebration of the Global Handwashing Day, the SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers a.k.a. Sox Bloggers conducted an event called Fun Day with the Kids of Pag-asa Integrated School, today, October 13, 2022. Sox Bloggers is a community of bloggers, vloggers, and social media influencers who are creating content to show the “real image” of SOCCSKSARGEN to the world and help promote local businesses, events, places, and activities. For their project SPOT (Service. Partnership. Outreach. Thanksgiving.) the Sox Bloggers partnered with International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IPI), which donated over 100 hygiene kits, containing Bioderm soap bars and Casino Rubbing alcohol, for the learners of Pag-asa IS. Bloggers Jake Claudius Clave and Michael Carbon facilitated fun games with the kids, while Chiclet Rillo taught the kids proper handwashing and the importance of good hygiene practices. “Aside from proper hygiene, we also think that kids should develop the habit of hydration at a young age.

A month before the targeted return of 100% in-person classes this school year, learners at Lun Padidu Central Elementary School may have to extend its blended learning delivery modality after a fire razed nine classrooms to the ground and severely burned two others just before midnight of October 6. The affected classrooms were used to be occupied by 461 grade one and grade two learners. RUINS. A fire incident at Lun Padidu Central Elementary School razed nine classrooms to the ground and severely damaged two others on the night of October 6, 2022, displacing 461 learners. Expecting that the construction of new classroom buildings would take time, the Schools Division Office of Sarangani announced that funding will be made available to build 12 temporary learning spaces. “I have already informed our finance personnel to set aside funds for the temporary learning spaces for the learners of Lun Padidu Central Elementary School, while waiting for new classrooms from the Central Office,”

Ang pagbubukas ng klase ngayong Taong Panuruan 2022-2023 ang isa sa mga pinakaaabangan at pinaghahandaan hindi lamang ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon kundi ng buong komunidad. Inaasahan na kasi ang muling pagbabalik ng mga mag-aaral sa mga paaralan sa mas pinalawak ng face-to-face classes. Kaya naman itinodo na rin ng Schools Division of Sarangani ang paghahanda. Nitong Hulyo inilabas ng pamunuan ng SDO Sarangani ng Division Memorandum 217 s of 2022 o Orientation on DepEd Order 34 series of 2022 and Presentation of School Readiness for School Year 2022-2023. Inilatag ng mga mga punong guro sa mga Education Program Supervisor at District Supervisor ang kanilang mga paghahanda at mga gawain tungkol sa pagbubukas ng klase ngayong Agosto. Nagbigay naman ng technical assistance ang Dibisyon ng Sarangani sa mga punong guro tungkol sa pagsunod sa mga panuntunang nakasaad sa DepEd Order 34 tungkol sa School Calendar at DepEd Order 35 na tungkol naman sa Enrollment Procedures. Kabi-kabila ang mga pam

The construction of a three-classroom building at Likon Elementary School is expected to begin soon, after the groundbreaking ceremony that was held there yesterday, August 17. "It’s a dream come true indeed! Finally, Likon Elementary School will have its own concrete classroom building very soon," Likon ES administration posted on their social media page. School head Bryan Ramirez is thankful to Friends of Hope Foundation, Inc., and Vita Coco for realizing the school's eight-year dream of having its own school building. Senior Education Program Specialist Romeo L. Martin of DepEd Sarangani Social Mobilization and Networking section was present at the groundbreaking ceremony along with April Barrientos representing Friends of Hope Foundation, District Supervisor Johnny Bantulo, Noel Morido from the municipal LGU, and representatives from the Barangay Council of Domolok, Alabel. Friends of Hope Foundation has been a long-time partner of DepEd Sarangani in providing classro

Sarangani is poised to win another set of awards on the national level -- this time, from the 2022 National Literacy Awards. For their contributions to the improvement of literacy, the Municipality of Malungon and the Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation, Inc. (CLAFI) were chosen as the representatives of Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN for outstanding local government unit and outstanding literacy program, respectively, in the National Literacy Awards 2022. The Municipality of Malungon has been actively supporting the programs of DepEd Sarangani through its ICAN in Education (Innovation and Collaboration in Attaining No Limitation in Education) Program. During the pandemic, the LGU of Malungon established the One Malungon Radio, which helped bridge education through tele-RBI or Radio-Based Instruction. Meanwhile, CLAFI has been a constant partner of the Division of Sarangani in various programs and projects, especially through its Summer Big Brother, a volunteer-led reading program, whi

The provincial local government unit of Sarangani turned over 100 antennas to DepEd Sarangani in support of the implementation of LRonWHEeLS. Photo by Joel Andres Provincial Administrator Atty. Ryan Jay Ramos led the turnover of the antennas amounting to Php 150,000.00 during the flag-raising ceremony at the provincial capitol, Alabel, Sarangani Province. DepEd Sarangani was represented by Education Program Supervisor Judith B. Alba and Information Technology Officer Roy J. Detoyato, lead implementers of the project. LRonWHEeLS stands for Learning Resources on WiFi Hub for Expanded e-Learning in Sarangani, an innovation of the Division of Sarangani during the pandemic when learners could not attend classes in school. It uses a local wireless network to connect learners’ gadgets to a learning management system. LRonWHEeLS is being implemented in over 50 schools in the Division of Sarangani and has been replicated in other provinces and cities in the country like Batangas, Baguio City, Z

The flame of volunteerism keeps on blazing for the Read-at-Home program as DepEd Sarangani and Mindanao State University College of Education sign a memorandum of understanding for the deployment of 41 Bachelor in Elementary Education students as volunteer tutors. Said students shall be serving Malungon Central Elementary School, Alabel Central Integrated SPED Center, Policarpio H. Millona Integrated School, Jose Ah Young Integrated School, Maasim Central Elementary School and Fermin Fuster Elementary School.        Photos by Jonathan Agreda Here are the roles and responsibilities of the volunteer tutor as well as the conditions that they must meet: Living in the Municipality or the community where the school is located Cooperate with the assigned teacher facilitator Handle maximum of 5 learners only. Submit reports needed to the Facilitating Teacher. Prepare daily journal on the experiences of being a student-teacher. Prepare and assist cooperating teacher in the preparation of materi

More learners in Sarangani will now have access to technology-aided learning as Smart Communications turned over School-in-a-Bag packages to seven IPEd implementing schools in the province in a ceremony held at the Kasfala Hall, Provincial Capitol Compound in Alabel last February 23. PARTNERSHIP FOR IP LEARNERS . Smart Communications through Haydee Bernabe (center) turned over School-in-a-Bag packages to DepEd Sarangani. The Division IPEd focal person Melchor Maguan and Provincial Tribal Council accepted the donation during a ceremony held at the Kasfala Hall, Provincial Capitol, Alabel, Sarangani Province on February 23. Each School-in-a-Bag package contains a laptop, 10 tablets with care bags, 10 64GB micro SD cards, pocket WiFi, flash drive, Smart load worth P500, and Oyayi learning materials and teacher’s guides. The recipient schools are Wata-wanan IP School in Maitum, Falel Kesbung IP School in Kiamba, Datal Basak IP Integrated School in Maasim, Kibac Integrated School in Alabel,