The Department of Education (DepEd) Philippines aims to produce holistically developed learners with essential life skills, from problem-solving to making informed decisions. DepEd also aims to produce academically successful Filipinos who understand themself and their future and respect diversity. The department also envisions learners who collaborate in prioritizing the common good and patriotism. That’s why the department issued the DepEd Homeroom Guidance to help develop learners skilled in various aspects.
This program supplements DepEd’s goal of producing skilled learners who can help uphold the rights and responsibilities of Filipino citizens worldwide. DepEd issued this program, which imposed basic standards for public and private schools in the country. In addition, the program promotes the development of learners’ life skills relevant to academic, personal, social, and career development. Hence, implementing this program will benefit K to 12 learners, ensuring they are prepared to face the workforce.
What is DepEd Homeroom Guidance
The DepEd Homeroom Guidance is a fundamental part of the education system in the Philippines. The Department of Education launched this program since it is vital in cultivating learners’ personal and academic advancement. Under this program, a teacher designated as a homeroom adviser will use a supportive and structured approach, guiding and mentoring learners until they complete their education. It aims to support the academic needs of students, including their well-rounded growth and socio-emotional development.
Furthermore, it serves as a data component in the K to 12 curriculum to ensure students’ mental health under the Guidance and Counseling Program. During the pandemic, it helps promote students’ development of life skills by utilizing educative, preventive, and proactive methods. By implementing this developmental and comprehensive program, students can nurture three essential life skills: Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal and Social Development. Hence, the DepEd Homeroom Guidance assists in producing holistically developed Filipino learners.
Implementation of Homeroom Guidance Program for School Year 2023-2024
Homeroom Guidance Domains
This proactive and developmental program transcends all grade levels, with standards and competencies, focusing on developing higher-order thinking skills, like analyzing and evaluating procedures, processes, and principles. Here are the following domains of Homeroom Guidance:
- Academic Development Domain – refers to all academic-related concerns or needs of learners, serving as a guide to enact activities and strategies to assist and expand students’ learning abilities. It involves creative and critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Personal and Socio Development Domain – is about issues or concerns that affect learners’ individuality, relationship with others, and interaction in the community. Under this domain, learners are equipped with a social and personal growth foundation vital when progressing from school into adulthood. It includes interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, self-awareness, confronting stress and emotion, and resilience.
- Career Development Domain – refers to all occupational and world of work-related issues and concerns of learners. It involves obtaining attitudes, skills, and knowledge to help them successfully transition from school to the labor force. This domain focuses on discovering learners’ interests, skills, talents, decision-making, planning, problem-solving, opportunities, and career options.
- Procedures
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The guidelines of the DepEd Homeroom Guidance are on the DM-OUCI-2021-346, administered by the following policies and principles:
- Nomenclature – Homeroom Guidance must appear in the class program of every school and other school documents, like the SF-9 (From138/Report Card) and SF-10 (Form 137/ Permanent Student Record). However, the details should be attached to Sf-9 and SF-10 if issued to the requesting party.
- Homeroom Guidance is not a formal learning area. Thus, it should assist learners in developing the competencies in the following domains: Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal and Social Development. Also, it should be delivered informally but still adhere to the Structured Learning Experience.
- Designated Class Advisers should administer the Homeroom Guidance program with the Guidance Counselor’s technical assistance. If the institution does not have one, the School Head may appoint a Guidance Designate and provide them with proper training, particularly in implementing the Homeroom Guidance.
- Teaching Load – Teaching Homeroom Guidance equals one (1) teaching load on top of the teacher’s advisory and subject’s load.
- Class Program – It is scheduled once a week.
- Time Allotment: Kindergarten – included in the blocks of time; Grades 1 to 12 – 60 minutes per session
- Learning Modality – The program should be administered in various learning modalities based on learners’ needs and the school’s capacity.
- Learning Materials – The department will issue the self-learning modules via the Bureau of Learning Resources posted in the DepEd Learning Resource Portal.
- Medium of Instruction – DepEd will issue self-learning modules in English. Nonetheless, regions may translate the learning material into any convenient language or their mother tongue, which learners can easily understand.
- Collaboration with the family and community is encouraged to produce a venue where learners can develop this life skill.
- Orientation and capacity Building – Through the Bureau of Curriculum Development, the DepEd Central Office (CO) should organize orientation and capacity building for Region and Division Supervisors in charge of Guidance and Counseling.
- Learner’s Development Assessment Tool – The class adviser should distribute and discuss the assessment results during the Parent-Teacher Conference, attached to the learner’s Report Card (SF9).
- DepEd schools should include all expenses related to the program in their Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) and School Improvement Plan (SIP).
- Improper or non-implementation of the program is subject to prevailing applicable administrative acts.
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Video: ANO ANG HOMEROOM GUIDANCE?
For more details about DepEd Homeroom Guidance, check out the video below:
As discussed in the video, the Department of Education developed the Homeroom Guidance. It is a proactive and comprehensive program that aims to enhance three essential aspects of life skills for K to 12 learners. The department launched this program during the Crisis Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs), which aims to help learners despite the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With this program, students can develop vital life skills using self-learning modules. Thus, the DepEd Homeroom Guidance can help learners by equipping them with essential life skills.
Summary
DepEd believes that every learner has the right to quality education. Apart from that, DepEd acknowledges that learners have different and unique abilities to develop and maximize their growth. Therefore, the department implements the DepEd Homeroom Guidance in line with its vision, mission, and core values. This program is possible with the collaborative efforts of the school, community, government, relevant institutions, and learners’ families. It will also address the learner’s academic, personal, social, and career development in a proactive, comprehensive, and developmental method, preparing them for the working world.