380862839-Educational-Facilities-for-Basic-Education.pptx
- 1. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR BASIC EDUCATION
- 3. B. IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Educational facilities are considered indispensable to a school; they do not only provide housing for the school but also serve as facilitating agents for all the educational activities that take place in a school. The availability of safe, secured and satisfactory educational facilities (i.e., site, building, furniture, and equipment) is one of the prerequisites for the opening of a new school. Sites should be assessed in terms of its vulnerability to various geological and hydro meteorological hazards. Hazard-specific resilient features that have undergone thorough feasibility
- 4. and viability studies must be incorporated in the design of the buildings or structures (Niño Relox, PAGASA). Conversely, one of the grounds for the closure of a school is substandard facilities (i.e., lack safe, sanitary, and adequate buildings and site). The availability of safe, secured, adequate and satisfactory educational facilities will support the teaching and learning processes and ultimately improve the quality of basic education.
- 5. C. BASIC PRINCIPLES ON EDUCATION AL FACILITIES The primary function of educational facilities is to provide the proper school environment that is most conducive to effective teaching and learning. It shall be responsive to changes in teaching methods and school organization taking into consideration the changes in educational process which has become more active, interrelated, and has become an integral part of the wider community.
- 7. A. SCHOOL SEATS The importance of good seating cannot be overlooked since the school children usually spend a significant part of their time in school in a sitting position. Good seating is necessary for comfort and good posture and is crucial to the proper physical development of the child. For this purpose, an anthropometric study was undertaken by the Bureau of Elementary Education and the following are some of its findings, which today are still applicable/acceptable:
- 9. A. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 1. Function of Stakeholders a. Physical Facilities and Schools Engineering Division (PFSED) The management and administrative control of educational facilities in the Department of Education are incumbent upon the Secretary of Education, through the Physical Facilities and Schools Engineering Division (PFSED). PFSED is concerned primarily with such staff functions as the formulation of policies, the setting up of standards, and the issuance of regulations and guidelines governing school facilities all over the country.
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