The Longos Elementary School in Alaminos City, Pangasinan, is one of the 100 schools nationwide piloted for face-to-face classes after schools closed for almost two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Susan Yadao)
DAGUPAN CITY鈥撯�揈ighty pupils of the Longos Elementary School at the far-flung coastal community in Alaminos City, Pangasinan province, returned Monday to their classrooms as the Department of Education began its in-person classes nationwide.
Alaminos City Schools Superintendent Lorna Bugayong said only Kindergarten to Grade 3 pupils would be attending the face-to-face classes.
鈥淓ach grade was divided into two groups that will attend morning and afternoon sessions,鈥� Bugayong told the Inquirer in a phone interview.
Bugayong said the school was selected for the pilot project because of its 鈥渓ow risk鈥� classification.
City Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste said there were only four active cases in the city as of Monday.
He said face-to-face classes are the 鈥渕ost effective鈥� learning method in the community, where almost everyone belongs to the informal sector and could hardly teach the young students.