Dear parents and guardians,

As you may know by now, DUYAN is looking into the possibility of opening classes in June or July.  This can only be possible via Online delivery of teaching and learning.  But, once the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) is lifted, and schools are allowed to operate in the Traditional, On-Campus, system, we will surely resume our Physical Classroom classes.   However, it is still uncertain when that will be as there are talks about opening the school year in August, September, or even December.

Furthermore, there are two predominant modes of delivery outside of the traditional system.  They are called Homeschooling and Distance Education.  At this point, we can say that the Virtual Campus system that we tested and rolled-out due to the Quarantine and eventual Lockdown is very much related to the Distance Education system.  Please find below short definitions of both systems.

Thank you very much.

DUYAN Admin

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Homeschooling – Homeschooling occurs when parents take charge of their children’s education —

organizing subjects, teaching lessons or arranging for tutors, evaluating progress, and supervising social contacts. (Bauer, 2009)

• It can be in one of four types of programs, i.e. Traditional, Online, Blended Learning, and Unschooling (Kulp, 2020)

• NOTE: In DUYAN’s case, there will still be a teacher-adviser who can provide some support to the parents as the homeschooled children still need to achieve the same quality of education as their Virtual and On-campus counterparts.  The teacher-adviser is still the one preparing the assessments and reports.

Distance Learning – the acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated information and

instruction, encompassing all technologies and other forms of learning at a distance.

• Teachers provide teaching and learning resources that are independent of real time contact with their students. These teaching resources may take a variety of forms including web sites, computer mediated communications (such as e-mail and Internet conferencing), printed materials, audio/video files, digital databases, CD-ROMs, and television broadcasts. (Robinson, n.d.)

In short, in Homeschooling, the parents are the Primary Teachers and the School Teachers only provide a limited support; whereas in Distance Education, it is the other way around.

As far as tuition is concerned, in general, Homeschooling provides the most cost-effective system whereas Distance Education costs somewhere between Homeschooling and Traditional School. However, the actual figures still have to be determined.

Thank you!

DUYAN Admin

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References:

Bauer, S. W. (2018, December 6). What is Home Schooling? – Well-Trained Mind. Retrieved April 28, 2020, from https://welltrainedmind.com/a/what-is-home-schooling/?v=a25496ebf095

Home School: How Does Homeschooling Work?: Homeschool Programs. (2020, February 13). Retrieved April 28, 2020, from https://www.homeschoolacademy.com/blog/how-does-homeschooling-work-part-i/

Robinson, L. (n.d.). Retrieved April 28, 2020, from https://msu.edu/user/robin179/OIT/what.html