The Department of Education’s three-term calendar is expected to give additional support to struggling students by allocating more time for remediation, Senator Win Gatchalian said.
“Given our current challenges in reading and math, remediation is crucial. In the past, there was no structured remediation, so this is a significant improvement. I support it because it promises to focus on remediation,” said Gatchalian, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education.
A series of orientations involving teachers, school leaders, and education stakeholders are scheduled this April.
The new calendar, set to roll out with the opening of School Year 2026-2027, divides the academic calendar into three structured terms, which, in turn, are divided into different blocks.
Each term will have an instructional block dedicated to uninterrupted teaching and learning, and an end of term block for academic intervention, professional development, and wellness break for teachers and learners. The first term will also have an opening block for learner profiling and administrative preparations.
Gatchalian said that adding more time for remediation is also consistent with the implementation of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program, which received P8.9 billion-budget under the 2026 national budget.
Gatchalian: Three-Term Calendar ng DepEd Paiigtingin ang Suporta Para sa Remediation ng mga Mag-aaral
Dagdag suporta sa mga mag-aaral na nangangailangan ng tulong. Ito ang isa sa mga inaasahang magiging epekto ng three-term calendar ng Department of Education, ayon kay Senador Win Gatchalian.
“Dahil hirap ang ating mga mag-aaral sa reading at math, kailangan natin ng remediation o dagdag na suporta sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong. Dati ay walang struktura sa pagbibigay ng remediation kaya suportado ko ang 3-term calendar ng DepEd,” ani Gatchalian, Vice Chairman ng Senate Committee on Basic Education.
Magsisimula ngayong Abril ang mga serye ng orientation kasama ang mga guro, school leaders, at iba pang education stakeholders hinggil sa pagpapatupad ng three-term calendar.
Nakatakdang ipatupad ang bagong kalendaryo sa pagbubukas ng School Year 2026-20027. Sa ilalim ng bagong sistema, mahahati ang school year sa tatlong term na nahahati naman sa iba’t ibang mga block.
Bawat term ay magkakaroon ng instructional block na nakatutok sa walang antalang pagtuturo at pag-aaral. Tututukan naman ng end of term block ang academic intervention, professional development, at wellness break para sa mga mag-aaral at mga guro. Magkakaroon naman ng opening block ang first term para sa mga paghahandang administratibo at sa profiling ng mga mag-aaral.
Sabi pa ni Gatchalian, ang dagdag oras para sa remediation ay naaayon sa pagpapatupad ng Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program na may pondong P8.9 bilyon sa ilalim ng 2026 national budget.
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