Enhanced

K to 12 Basic Education Program

“Education is the key to the long-term problems of the country. If we fix basic education, we fic the long-term problems of the country. And if we fix the country’s problems, we will build a truly strong society we can proudly call the Philippines.”

“We need to add two years to our basic education… I want at least 12 years for our public school children to give them an even chance at succeeding.”

President Benigno Simeon C. . Aquino III

The 1987 Philippine Constitution

States that:“The State shall establish, maintain,

and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and the society.”

Why do we need

K to 12?

The Philippines is the only remaining country in Asia with a 10-year pre-

university program

Filipino professionals have shorter years of education

Achievement Scores Highlight our students’ poor performance in

national examinations.

Our Current Basic Education Curriculum is congested

Philippine elementary education is comparable in length, duration and number of core subjects with Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. However a congested curriculum was noted especially in Mathematics, Languages and Sciences. Philippine secondary education is also congested. – SEAMEO Innotech, 2011

Unlike Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore which follows a spiral progression, basic education in the Philippines is discipline-based. It does not offer upper secondary education into disciplinary tracks with electives leading to specializations. – SEAMEO Innotech, 2011

What is

K to 12?

According to the DepEd Primer (2011)

“K to 12 means “Kindergarten and the 12 years od elementary and secondary education.”

K to 12 Basic Education Program

K to 12 advances the reform thrusts of BESRA

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

What is the K to 12 curriculum

all about?

K to 12 aims:

- to enable every child “to achieve mastery of core competencies and skills” and develop tracks based on the student’s interests and competencies.

Strategies to manage transition

The K to 12 Basic Education curriculum will be enhanced

K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Framework

K to 12 Curriculum Model

“The new curriculum is focused more on the learners and not on the teacher.”

“We are making it a real learning experience for the students, meaning, it will be less on memorization and more encouraging of critical thinking.”

- Br. Armin A. Luistro

Education Secretary

a. A mother tongue-based multi-lingual education (MTB-MLE) will be used for instruction in Kinder to Grade 3 classes after studies showed that students learn more when their language at home is used in discussing the lessons in school.

b. For the first year high school curriculum, the lessons will be more interactive and meaningful to everyday life. This means that Science will be reflected in terms of its practical use. Science is to be integrated in all learning areas since it is a complex subject.

c. The K to 12 curriculum for Social Studies will instead center on historical thinking skills rather than memory work (of dates, names, regions, capitals, etc.) and accumulation of facts.

examples: weighing the evidence of any informationusing primary source evidenceanalyzing and interpreting informationmanifesting ethical standardsThe K to 12 Social Studies curriculu will also teach

students about logical history.

Science

Mathematics

English

Applied Entrepreneurship

Journalism

TVET in K to 12

Grade I will be decongested and enriched

Year I will be decongested and follow a spiral progression

Public and Private Partnership

Who will be affected by this program?

The incoming Grade 1 and Grade 7 students by school year 2012- 2013 are the ones who will be directly affected by the K to 12 program.

-”the Department will begin implementing the curriculum in the school year 2012-2013. As mentioned in the article, “the enhanced 12-year curriculum will be implemented starting with incoming Grade 1 students. Incoming freshmen of SY 2012-2013 will be the first beneficiaries of a free Senior High School education that will be made available dy DepEd in public schools beginning in the SY 2016-2017.”

According to a DepEd briefer on K to 12,

What are the benefits of this program?

Benefits to individuals and families,

1. A decongested academic workload, giving students more time to master competencies and for co-curricular activities and community involvement, thus, allowing for a more holistic development;

2. Graduates will possess competencies and skills relevant to the job market and they will be prepared for higher education;

3. K to 12 is affordable;

4. The potential annual earnings of a K to 12 graduate will be higher compared to the earnings of a 10-year high school graduate;

5. Graduates will be recognized abroad.

Benefits of K to 12 for the society and the economy

1. It will contribute to economic growth.Studies show that improvements in the quality of education increases GDP growth.

According to the DepEd (2010), studies in the country have reflected that an additional year of school increases the earnings by 7.5% and that improvements in the quality of education will enable the GDP grow by 2 – 2.2%.

2. It will facilitate the recognition of Filipino graduates and professionals in other countries.

3. A better educated society provides a sound foundation for long-term socio-economic development.

K to 12 Legislation

“The House will always be behind the leadership in working for the upgrading of the quality of education because the best investment would be to educate the children properly.”

- Rep. Salvador H. Escudero III Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and

Culture, National Education Forum, May 25, 2011

PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF K TO 12

Thank You! =)

- Hisavel M. Umiten Reporter