Makeshift Education in the Mountain

Mobile teacher Aloro

The 54 learners of Nailab, the farthest sitio in Barangay Ara-al, La Carlota City have the reason to be happy for they have now their own makeshift classroom in their informal education under the scheme of Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education, Division of La Carlota City.

Other Basic Education

A simple ceremony dubbed as "Alternative Learning System, the Other Side of Basic Education" formally opened up this opportunity for the said learners.

Makeshift classroom

Ribbon cutting ceremony

Schools division superintendent Portia M. Mallorca with division admin officer Ruth F. Villanueva cut the ceremonial ribbon in a simple program.

The owner of the land, Ireneo Cahilig, an elderly and his wife, Mamang Morit graced the program. Sensitive to the needs of the 54 ALs learners of which 21 elementary, 30 secondary and 3 BLP (basic literacy program) recipient, Ireneo donated a portion of his agricultural land for the classroom.

And through the resourcefulness of the ALS mobile teacher, Corazon Aloro, the makeshift classroom was realized through a donation of nipa, bamboo materials of the residents in the said area as solicited by Aloro. She devotes her time in teaching the learner every Monday and Tuesday. She has a mother's class at 10:00 am - 12:00 noon, adult's class at 2:00 pm - 4 pm, and class for elementary and secondary, 6 pm - 9 pm. She bears teaching at night time under the aid of mitsa (improvised lamp).

ASDS Mallorca giving a message

Alternative Learning System

Alternative Learning System (ALS) could be availed by those who discontinued a regular schooling because of poverty, by those who already worked but stopped the regular education, by those who are old or aged but would like to complete a basic education. This system is free and it implemented by the Department of Education DepEd). It is, therefore, an alternative to the existing formal education instruction, both in the non-formal and informal avenues of knowledge and skills.

ALS in the division of La Carlota City as supervised by Education Program Supervisor (EPS) Avelino N. Santillan recently got a high passing learners in the recent Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E) given by the DepEd. Those passers attended their graduation recently.