Rappler is here at Mother of Good Counsel Seminary in San Fernando City, Pampanga. It is one of the 20 private schools that have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes.
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Unlike in public schools, classrooms here don’t have plastic barriers. The DepEd last week said that plastic barriers arent required.
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Students here underwent COVID-19 testing before entering premises.
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There are 29 senior high school students joining the pilot run. All of them have either received first or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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This is the students’ dormitory. They will only be allowed to leave the school premises on December 10 and will be back on January 2.
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It took almost 6 months for the school to get DepEd’s approval to hold limited face-to-face classes.
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Fr Conrad Flores, director for formation, tells Rappler that the setup of students staying inside the campuse helped them get DepEd approval, as somehow students have their own “bubble.”
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Classes here have started. First subject is English, lesson is subject-verb agreement.
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For context: Mother of Good Counsel Seminary is still considered a regular private school that's why it is included in the pilot run. As explained to us here, students are not expected to continue priesthood after their high school.
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DepEd Director Joyce Andaya inspects th school on first day of limited face-to-face classes. She reminds students to continue following health protocols while inside school premises.
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San Fernando City, Pampanga has 40 active cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, November 22.