Healing process for affected studes, teachers in CdO, Iligan starts 01/08/2012

Healing process for affected studes, teachers in CdO, Iligan starts

01/08/2012
After classes resumed on Tuesday, students and teachers in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan began a journey toward healing.

“Our schools serve as venues for students and teachers to talk about what they have gone through and what they feel buried deep inside,”Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro said. “Talking, sharing experiences, will allow them to process their emotions. The resumption of classes will also allow us to conduct a head count to find out the whereabouts of those who are absent.”

Luistro clarified that affected schools are not holding regular classes during the first few days. “They will be doing mostly prayers, play therapy, and psycho-social debriefing. We will be using alternative delivery modes for learning.”.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20120108nat6.html