After several days of suspension from teaching Due to the rains, different educational centers in the National District restarted teaching with relative normality, while their authorities work on strategies to make up for lost time.
After touring different campuses, journalists from this medium were able to verify that the classrooms were once again completely filled with students.
Juan Pablo Duarte High School
The high school director Juan Pablo Duarte, Victorino Germosenreported that classes were resumed after examining the conditions in the community and following the guidelines of the Ministry of Education.
He explained that the center lost two days due to the suspension, this due to the rains that have affected different parts of the country, in addition to an additional day for the anniversary of the Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP).
Germosén indicated that, to compensate for the lost time, teachers are implementing additional practices and activities.
“A lost day is a strategy that is sought to recover it,” he stated, while noting that student attendance at the restart was between 60% and 70%while almost all of the teachers went to the center.
Mercedes Sepúlveda Educational Center
Zoraida Cabralprimary school principal Mercedes Sepulvedaassured that classes continued normally after the suspension of Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
He also highlighted that they already have a leveling project to recover the contents that could not be taught.
He noted that they have received guidance from Ministry of Education on how to proceed in these cases and emphasized the importance of constant communication with families, which allowed stable student attendance to be maintained from the first day of restart.
“Thanks to the fact that we maintained communication with the parents through WhatsApp, we sent all the information to them and we made a lot of emphasis that the children could no longer miss another day unless the system required it,” he said.
Dominican Republic Educational Center
On your side, in the Educational Center Dominican Republicits director Junior Belial Peralta, He said that the suspension of classes covered Wednesday and Thursday of last week, returning again last Friday.
As he explained, the initial reintegration saw attendance of just one 40% of students. However, he indicated that the situation later became normal.
Students on their break
Like other centers, they are already evaluating alternatives to make up for lost daystaking into account that the school year is in its final phase, which requires optimizing the time available.
