Kalinga teachers use 2-way radios to teach kids in remote village

Photo Courtesy || Alain Pascua

Cordillera - Access to the internet and phone signal was not a hindrance for teachers in Kalinga to continue educating their students.

They came up with a solution of using walkie-talkies to provide instructions to almost 154 students from Magnao Elementary School. 

Alain Pascua, one of the teachers in Magnao ES posted a message on his Facebook account. He said:

"Walang internet? Walang problema!

Narito kami sa Brgy. Magnao sa Kalinga at bagamat walang signal dito, naisip ni Teacher-In-Charge Rafael Gonayan ng Magnao Elementary School na hanapan ng solusyon.

Ang 2-way radio system ang ginagamit ngayon ng may 154 na mag-aaral, samantalang 7 guro ang pumupunta sa Magnao ES upang "magturo" gamit ang walkie-talkies. 

Photo Courtesy || Alain Pascua

Nakilala namin ang ilang mga mag-aaral hawak ang kanilang mga 2-way radio, maputik man dahil sa dumaang mga bagyo.

Wala pang maayos na daan papunta sa Magnao ngunit hindi ito balakid upang makapag-aral nang mabuti ang ating learners.

Using 2-way radios as an alternative method of teaching to underprivileged students without access to the internet and television is encouraged by the government so that kids would no longer present to school to avoid being expose with the virus. 

Similarly, some teachers in Abra had been been using walkie-talkies to their pupils to relay instruction on how to go with their module. 

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Kids in Abra learn from their teachers via Walkie Talkie two way Radio

Photo Courtesy || DepEd Tayo Abra

Cordillera - To continue teaching their pupils in the new normal, teachers from this little town of Abra had came up with this innovative idea of using walkie talkie two-way radio as a means to teach their students since internet is not accessible in the area. 

Teachers from Danac Elementary School opted to use walkie talkie to be able to assist pupils and parents in learning and answering their Self Learning Modules, according to DepEd Tayo Abra. 

Each grade level is allotted an hour of On Air Class Discussion from Monday to Friday. 

In  a video posted by DepEd Tayo Abra, a teacher is using hand-held two-way radio to relay instructions to the parents and kids on how to answer their modules. 

Parents and kids on the other end carefully listen to the teacher's instruction via walkie-talkie. 

Meanwhile, a grade 6 teacher from Ifugao went extra mile just to help one of her student whose living in the mountain learn from his module. 

Teacher Helen Omela of Ayangan Elementary School in Mayoyao, Ifugao even followed her student when he went to their 'kaingin' to guard their rice plant against Maya birds. 

Photo Courtesy || DepEd Tayo Ifugao

The kids together with their parents were pleased with the concerns and love shown by the teacher Omela.

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