Some classrooms shut as PSD reopens
Web posted at: 6/23/2009 2:49:52
Source ::: The Peninsula/ BY CHRIS V PANGANIBAN
DOHA: Some 1,000 students of Philippine School Doha (PSD) attended the first day of school in the new academic year yesterday even as classrooms for several grades were closed because they are yet to comply with some building regulations.
Alex Acosta, the PSD principal, said classes for students of the nursery and kindergarten, the preparatory level and of grades one to three and fourth year high school, had started smoothly. “We are grateful to the parents for being considerate enough to understand our situation,” he said.
He expressed optimism the authorities would give the school due consideration, hopefully any day next month, and allow it to start classes for grades five and six and first year to third year of high school after the building regulations were complied with.
Acosta said the consultant and contractor for the school buildings had assured him they would make a representation before the authorities this week.
Thirty-seven classrooms are awaiting approval by the Civil Defence department of the Ministry of Interior on account of requirements like having water sprinklers to deal with any fire, and an evacuation plan.
Acosta said yesterday the school still had enough time to comply with the requirement of the Philippine Department of Education of having at least 200 school days during a school year
He said they would continue classes till April instead of March next year.
He also dismissed complaints from some parents that the school’s teaching standards were declining, particularly in English, math and the sciences. He explained the school had remedial classes for pupils poor in reading, and ability-wise grouping for math, such as Math A for students good in math and Math Plus for those who need improvement. He said the school took pride in being an excellent school for the sciences. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&mon...
(Note: Mr. Chris Panganiban & other Filipino mediamen were present at the meeting)
Some classrooms shut as PSD reopens
Web posted at: 6/23/2009 2:49:52
Source ::: The Peninsula/ BY CHRIS V PANGANIBAN
DOHA: Some 1,000 students of Philippine School Doha (PSD) attended the first day of school in the new academic year yesterday even as classrooms for several grades were closed because they are yet to comply with some building regulations.
Alex Acosta, the PSD principal, said classes for students of the nursery and kindergarten, the preparatory level and of grades one to three and fourth year high school, had started smoothly. “We are grateful to the parents for being considerate enough to understand our situation,” he said.
He expressed optimism the authorities would give the school due consideration, hopefully any day next month, and allow it to start classes for grades five and six and first year to third year of high school after the building regulations were complied with.
Acosta said the consultant and contractor for the school buildings had assured him they would make a representation before the authorities this week.
Thirty-seven classrooms are awaiting approval by the Civil Defence department of the Ministry of Interior on account of requirements like having water sprinklers to deal with any fire, and an evacuation plan.
Acosta said yesterday the school still had enough time to comply with the requirement of the Philippine Department of Education of having at least 200 school days during a school year
He said they would continue classes till April instead of March next year.
He also dismissed complaints from some parents that the school’s teaching standards were declining, particularly in English, math and the sciences. He explained the school had remedial classes for pupils poor in reading, and ability-wise grouping for math, such as Math A for students good in math and Math Plus for those who need improvement. He said the school took pride in being an excellent school for the sciences.
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&mon...
(Note: Mr. Chris Panganiban & other Filipino mediamen were present at the meeting)