07/11/2025
CAMPUS NEWS | PNHS launches ARAL Program Kick-Off and Parents’ Orientation
PAMBUJAN, Northern Samar — On November 7, 2025 at the PTA Hall of Pambujan National High School (PNHS), a significant gathering was held as the school formally kicked off its implementation of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program. The orientation brought together parents, teacher-tutors, tutees and key stakeholders who pledged full support for the learning-intervention initiative.
The event began with a presentation of the ARAL programme’s purpose and scope, followed by introductions of the teacher-tutors and the students who will participate, and concluded with a role-call of the parents and guardians whose engagement is vital to the programme’s success.
In her opening remarks, the Dr. Emma V. Merino, school principal emphasized that the ARAL programme is designed to help learners who are experiencing academic difficulties—particularly in reading,catch up with grade-level expectations.
The School Library In-charge, Mrs. Julliet Colocado then provided an overview of the programme, while the Reading Coordinator, Mrs. Nessa Jean Laguitan explained how the programme will work in the PNHS context: through structured tutorial sessions, parent-guardian support at home, and ongoing monitoring of student progress.
Parents and guardians were urged to take an active role in monitoring their children’s tutorial sessions, maintain communication with tutor-teachers, and support learning at home. Meanwhile, tutors left the event with a strengthened sense of commitment to provide personalised, learner-centred guidance.
Stakeholders, including SB Member Hon. Yankee Mendiola, the GPTA president, Mrs. Marilou Giray, SGD president, Mrs. Carmen Cabagsang, and Barangay representatives, expressed their support and commitment in ensuring that the ARAL programme at PNHS becomes a collaborative effort involving the school, the home, and the community.
The rationale for the ARAL programme stems from national legislation: under Republic Act No. 12028, the State has declared it a policy to make quality education accessible to all, and to support learners who are struggling academically. The law affirms that a free national learning-intervention must be put in place to enable learners who are below minimum proficiency levels in reading to attain the required competencies set by the Department of Education.
As PNHS embarks on this initiative, the school leadership encouraged all partners—parents, tutors, the community, and the learners themselves—to work together so that no student is left behind.
Photos: Zimja Tuba
