MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE Graduate Extension Program to EASTERN QUEZON COLLEGE, INC. Name Sectio n PHEBE C. CIAS A Date Subject OCTOBER 4, 2022 EDM 212 REACTION PAPER Directions: Answer the following question in 3 to 5 sentences per item. How essential are these programs of the Education Support Services Division (ESSD) in having the Learning Recovery Plan for our learners? 1. School-based Feeding Program School - Based Feeding Program provides nutritious food products and pasteurized or sterilized milk to undernourished learners. It aims to address hunger, contribute to nutritional status, improve school performance and learning outcomes, and increase the cognitive function and academic performance of the learners. School feeding programs are also beneficial for the physical, mental, and psychosocial development of school-age children and adolescents. 2. Youth Formation Programs The Youth Formation Division (YFD) aims to develop the country’s youth for societal growth. Its purpose is to provide youth-serving units and organizations with responsive, learner-centered, youth-oriented policies, standards, guidelines, programs, and projects which shall contribute to the holistic development of learners who are value driven, career-oriented, culturally-rooted and socially responsible. It strives to empower Filipino children and youth imbued with the values, maka-Diyos, maka-Tao, maka-Kalikasan, and makaBansa, enabling them to become highly-skilled individuals who are responsible, hardworking, enterprising, persevering, value-driven, and culturally rooted. YFD strives to foster a holistic approach to youth development by providing opportunities for engagement in key areas of advocacy.Through the Barkada Kontra Droga Program, YFD is also at the forefront of a comprehensive and student-centered campaign against the effects of Illegal Drug Use among the students. This is in full support to the government’s strong campaign against drugs. 3. SP 6, Gulayan sa Paaralan, YES-O This program is important because the learners will have guts and ideas on how to be responsible in planting vegetables and support the green program for gulayan. Yes - O program serves as a significant venue for pupils' actions and movements towards safeguarding, protecting and conserving the environment. Yes - O also important because it is well-placed to promote environmental awareness simply because they often have better access to information about the environment than do their elders. 4. Child Protection Program – Child Abuse, Harrassment and Bullying The aim of the anti-bullying policy is to ensure that pupils learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment without fear of being bullied. Bullying is anti-social behavior and affects everyone; it is unacceptable. 5. School Dental Health Care Program The program aims to provide access to health services among learners and DepEd personnel who need preventive and curative services, including immediate dental and medical emergency care in schools by establishing fully functional clinics. Oral Health is fundamental to overall health, well-being and quality of life. A healthy mouth enables people to eat, speak and socialize without pain, discomfort or embarrassment. 6. Medical, Dental and Nursing Services Good oral health can reduce the risk of many diseases like endocarditis, stroke and heart disease. Studies have found that people with gum disease have 'two to three times the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other serious cardiovascular events. Another health issue related to oral health is cancer. it is also important because it will serve as a guide to maintain the health of the learners. 7. National Drug Education Program It provides for a holistic approach to the problem of drug abuse. It was designed to enable all sectors to work collaboratively, with the school system as the core, thereby, unifying all sectoral endeavors.Effective drug education is important because young people are faced with many influences to use both licit and illicit drugs. Education can play a counterbalancing role in shaping a normative culture of safety, moderation, and informed decision making. 8. Mental Health Program Mental health services also reduce the risk of chronic diseases related to stress, anxiety and substance abuse. Most importantly, mental health services save lives, while improving the outlook for people who may feel hopeless and lost. It increased learning, creativity and productivity, more prosocial behavior and positive social relationships, and with improved physical health and life expectancy. 9. Adolescent Reproductive Health Program It is important because it will help them to protect from infections and injury, and prevent problems—including some long-term health problems. Taking care of yourself and making healthy choices can help protect you and your loved ones. Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood during which adolescents develop biologically and psychologically and move towards independence. Although we may think of adolescents as a healthy group, many die prematurely and unnecessarily through accidents, suicide, violence and pregnancy-related complications 10. Electrification Program Electrification is important because of its potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and thereby decarbonize the economy and mitigate climate change. Rural electrification has always been on top of the Government's policy over the past decades. Government strongly believes that provision of electric services will yield more opportunities for improved quality of life, greater access to basic services and better infrastructure for rural development. 11. Last Mile School Program Last mile schools are those with less than four classrooms, usually makeshift and nonstandard ones; no electricity; no funds for repairs or new construction projects in the last four years; and a travel distance of more than one hour away from the center, accessible only through difficult terrain. It is important because it gives a lot of opportunities especially for those learners. Last mile schools are those with less than four classrooms, usually makeshift and nonstandard ones; no electricity; no funds for repairs or new construction projects in the last four years; and a travel distance of more than one hour away from the center, accessible only through difficult terrain 12. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Disaster risk reduction (DRR) protects the lives and livelihoods of communities and individuals who are most vulnerable to disasters or emergencies. Whether the crisis is caused by nature or humans. Investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) saves lives and money and future-proofs our development gains. Investments in DRR not only curb disaster losses. They also yield economic, social and environmental benefits that enhance the well-being and resilience of countries and communities. 13. Adopt-a-School Program/Brigada Eskwela Brigada Eskwela complemented through Brigada Eskwela Plus seeks to increase learner participation and reduce dropouts, and improve education quality in participating schools to increase student performance.Also Brigada Eskwela gives us a vivid example of the Filipino concept of unity. It gives us a picture that the spirit of volunteerism is still of great importance to most Filipinos, especially among those who hope to uplift and improve the country's public school education.
