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BUTUAN CITY, July 19, 2025—𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗔𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 "𝗔𝗻𝗶 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻: 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻!" 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

During the visit, RD Asuncion and SDS Albis observed how the program is holistically woven into the school’s curriculum. The garden serves as a living laboratory, enriching classroom instruction through the integration of agricultural concepts into Science, TLE, Health, Mathematics, and Araling Panlipunan. Students are engaged in hands-on learning through regular gardening activities and assigned responsibilities, which teach them practical life skills, environmental awareness, and teamwork. More importantly, the program highlights nutrition education by encouraging learners to appreciate and consume homegrown vegetables, promoting healthier dietary habits.

The success of the Farm-to-Table initiative is made possible through strong community involvement and strategic partnerships. Parents and volunteers actively participate in maintaining the garden, while local farmers mentor students and teachers in agricultural practices. The school also collaborates with the local government unit and non-government organizations to ensure sustainability and support. Through resource mobilization, the school acquires essential gardening supplies, making the program a true community-driven effort.

The visit of RD Asuncion and SDS Albis not only celebrated the school's accomplishments but also reaffirmed the importance of integrating agriculture and nutrition in basic education, proving that learning can flourish when rooted in community, collaboration, and care for the environment.

For more information, contact (085) 221-1151, 0961-737-0873, or 0915-808-4734. Website: www.caraga.deped.gov.ph; email: caraga@deped.gov.ph; pau_caraga@deped.gov.ph.

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