00:00 A remarkable display of support for public education, a theme park in Laguna has been
00:04 extending a helping hand to public schools in the province for many years.
00:08 As much as the anticipated resumption of classes looms, the park has once again stepped up
00:13 to ease the burden on teachers and parents during the Brigada Escuela.
00:18 Public schools are making final preparations as they gear up for the return of students
00:22 tomorrow.
00:23 Kenneth Pochente has the full details.
00:27 On the eve of school opening, the employees of a theme park helped in the Brigada Escuela
00:32 at Dila Elementary School in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
00:35 They wasted no time in prepping the campus and classrooms for tomorrow's big event.
00:39 "This is the first year that Enchanted Kingdom has been helping in the DepEd, particularly
00:45 here in the city of Santa Rosa.
00:47 For the nine years, all of the things we helped with the Brigada Escuela are public schools."
00:54 A classroom for kindergarten students has just been painted, wall fans have been installed
00:59 to give the room proper ventilation.
01:01 "The Brigada Escuela is a very worthwhile program of the DepEd wherein there are partnerships
01:09 with private companies to give a conducive way for students to learn."
01:17 The school management was delighted as the children's classroom will be more conducive
01:21 for learning.
01:22 "The school is very big because we cannot provide all the answers to the problems of
01:29 the school.
01:30 So the community that is called upon by the stakeholders is a very big thing."
01:40 More than 2,000 students are going back to school at Dila Elementary School, 50 of them
01:45 kindergarten students, who are excited and eager to learn inside their newly renovated
01:49 classroom.
01:50 "Whatever it is that we will be given, some of it is small but for us it is a big thing."
02:03 Meanwhile, in the latest DepEd data, over 22.6 million students have enrolled thus far
02:09 for the 2023-2024 school year.
02:12 Although the enrollment period was set only until August 26, late enrollees will still
02:16 be accepted even though the classes have started.
02:19 The DepEd said this will be allowed on the first week so they could update and finalize
02:24 their Learner Information System or LIS.
02:27 Kenneth Paciente for The Nation.
