Photos: Students study in flooded Philippines' classroom

Students attend the first day of in-person classes at a flooded school due to high tide

Published: August 23, 2022 07:48 Reuters

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Students ride a boat on their way to school. | Macabebe, Pampanga: M1illions of Philippine students returned to classrooms for the first time in more than two years on Monday, after the country lifted most remaining COVID-19 curbs to try and reverse learning losses. Image Credit: Reuters

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Students, all wearing face masks, queued to enter their classrooms and attended flag raising ceremonies in their schoolyards across the Southeast Asian country as the government phases out remote learning. Image Credit: Reuters

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Parents and students arrive at a flooded school due to high tide. Image Credit: Reuters

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"For two years, we longed for face-to-face classes so even if there's a flood, we will continue our lessons," said school teacher Mylene Ambrocio, 37, as she stook in ankle-deep water in a classroom in Pampanga province north of the capital. "I am happy to see the children face-to-face." Image Credit: Reuters

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Precautions such as temperature checks, mandatory masks and limits on the number of students per classroom remain in place. Image Credit: Reuters

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The country's school closures due to the pandemic were among the longest in the world, with reopening delayed by slow vaccine rollouts and elections earlier this year. Image Credit: Reuters

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In November, the education ministry pilot tested in-person classes involving almost 300 schools but only this week broadened that out to cover all schools as the new school year got underway. Image Credit: Reuters

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The shift to online classes, self-learning modules and educational television and radio programmes has proven extremely challenging for the country of more than 110 million where less than a fifth of households have internet access and many lack mobile devices. Image Credit: Reuters

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Officials have underscored how important in-person learning is for the economy to achieve long-term growth. "We are committed to pursuing the country's full reopening, including the return of face-to-face schooling to address the learning losses and increase domestic activities," Economic Planning Arsenio Balisacan said earlier this month. Image Credit: Reuters

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