K TO 12 IS FOR SUCCESS OF FILIPINO LEARNERS

The Department of Education affirms that the K to 12 education program is primarily geared to benefit Filipino learners and the country.

K to 12, according to Education Secretary Leonor Briones, is not only for the regional, international or global community, but for the Filipinos.

The implementation of K to 12 is not propelled only on the advice of the international community nor as required by the ASEAN, but because the Filipinos should realize the rich advantage of the new curriculum in making the youth more productive and competitive, not only overseas but more so in their country.

K to 12 is for the Philippine education, to be able to compete in our own country so that we can equip our learners with appropriate skills, creativity, and intelligence to cope with the changing world.

The K to 12 is the innovative curriculum of DepEd which covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education. The program aims to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop life-long learners and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship.

The DepEd’s vision, under Briones, is that beyond quality, the constitutional provision is making education accessible, relevant, and liberating. Quality education should be liberating from intellectual, social and even material poverty.

The K to 12 Program is mandated by Republic Act 10533, otherwise known as “Basic Education Act of 2013.” The DepEd began the new learning program in its efforts to make a change towards a better Philippines as early as 2011.

K to 12 education reform is the boldest move made by the government in the history of the Philippine educational system. It requires courage, determination, and political will of revolutionizing the Philippine educational system amid challenges in more than 70 years.