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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸-𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁, 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲.

Led by DepEd Caraga Regional Director Maria Ines C. Asuncion, CESO IV, in coordination with the Human Resource Development Division (HRDD) under Chief Flordelisa R. Dalin and the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD) under Chief Bernabe L. Linog, the event also featured an Indigenous People’s Education (IPEd) training on April 21–22, 2024, at the same venue.

As the next step following the pilot implementation of the Matatag Curriculum in five schools in Caraga since September 2023, this training underscores DepEd Caraga’s commitment to implement the Matatag Curriculum across all public schools in 2024–2025, particularly the curriculum for kindergarten, grade I, grade IV, and grade VII.

More than 400 participants attended, composed of division trainers, school leaders, resource persons, the program management team (PMT), and the regional top management.

In her message, Director Asuncion reminded the school heads that, aside from providing technical assistance to the teachers, their jobs “should encompass teaching and learning processes inside the classrooms and to plan for the implementation of the Matatag Curriculum.” She stressed that 70% of their time should be spent on instructional leadership, adding that this training and school planning must constitute an integrated implementing action. It meant that the school improvement plan (SIP), annual procurement plan (AP), and work financial plan (WFP) should align with the effective implementation of the curriculum and the delivery of educational goods and services.

Director Asuncion encouraged the school leaders to “be creative in implementing the Matatag Curriculum,” confident that they can “provide a holistic, high-quality education that prepares our students to become resilient, adaptable individuals.” She underscored the need for trainers to transfer their knowledge and skills to all the teachers and translate these into effective teaching and learning processes. “It is your responsibility to implement the Matatag Curriculum. It is your accountability to make it effective and produce learning outcomes," she emphasized.

After the plenary sessions, the participants proceeded to breakout sessions into eighteen groups according to their grade levels.

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