PILLAR 4

LEARNER’S
RESILIENCY AND
WELL-BEING

JONA A. ESMALLA
Principal II
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 IO #4: Learners are resilient and know their
rights and have life skills to protect themselves

INTERMEDIATE and claim their education-related rights from

DepEd and other duty-bearers to promote

OUTCOMES (IOs)
learners' well-being

IO 4.1 Learners are served by a

Department that adheres to a rights-based
education framework at all levels

IO 4.2. Learners are safe and protected and

can protect themselves from risks and
impacts from natural and human-induced
hazards

IO 4.3. Learners have the basic physical,

mental, and emotional fortitude to cope
with various challenges in life
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Intermediate Outcome (IO) 1. Provide life skills 1. Life skills education:

#4: Learners are resilient and education: Integrate life skills education into
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Incorporate life
know their rights and have life skills education in the the curriculum by developing
skills to protect themselves curriculum to equip learners modules and lesson plans that
and claim their education- with skills such as decision- focus on developing learners'
related rights from DepEd and making, critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving,
problem-solving, and critical thinking, and
other duty-bearers to promote
communication. This will help communication skills. Train
learners' well-being teachers on how to deliver these
them become more resilient and
able to handle challenges they modules effectively.
Strategic Objective 4: may encounter in their education
Achieved the K-12 Learners journey.
have pursued their chosen
path by 2028. 2. Raise awareness of 2. Workshops and seminars:
learners' rights: Conduct Organize regular workshops and
Strategic Objective 4.1. regular workshops and seminars seminars for learners, parents,
Achieved 72 out of 72 schools to educate learners about their and guardians to raise awareness
with 100% of affected and rights and entitlements as about learners' rights and
displaced learners retained by students. This will help them to entitlements. Invite experts and
2028 understand their rights and how resource persons to provide
to assert them effectively insights and perspectives on the
importance of learners' rights and
Strategic Objective 4.2.
how to protect them.
Achieved 72 out of 72 schools
with 100% of learners with
bullying and child abuse cases
are being acted upon by 2028
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Strategic Objective 4.3. Achieved 3. Engage parents and 3. Parent and guardian
72 72 schools with 100% of guardians: Involve parents and engagement: Conduct
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evaluated learners are happy and guardians in educating learners orientation sessions for parents
satisfied with basic education about their rights and the and guardians to provide them
experience in accordance with the importance of protecting those with information about learners'
provisions of the RBE by 2028 rights. This will ensure that rights and how to support learners
learners receive support and in claiming those rights. Provide
Strategic Objective 4.4. Achieved guidance both in and out of materials such as pamphlets,
72 out of 72 schools with 100% of school. brochures, and posters that they
Learners with 100% knowledge of can use as reference materials.
4. Establish grievance
their rights TO and IN education in 4. Grievance mechanisms:
accordance with the provisions of the mechanisms: Set up channels
Establish a reporting system that
Rights Based Education (RBE) by for learners to report any
learners can use to report any
2028 violations of their rights,
violations of their rights. Train
including abuse, discrimination,
teachers and school personnel on
and harassment. This will
Strategic Objective 4.5. Achieved how to handle and address
empower them to speak out and
72 out of 72 schools and learning complaints in a sensitive and
seek redress for any injustices
centers with 100% compliant to RBE effective manner.
they may experience.
in the learning environment by 2028 5. Strengthen 5. Partnership building:
Forge partnerships with local
partnerships: Strengthen
Strategic Objective 4.6. Achieved partnerships with local
government units, NGOs, and
72 out 72 schools with 100% very other stakeholders to support
government units, NGOs, and
satisfactory Learners Satisfaction learners' rights and well-being.
other stakeholders to ensure that
Rating on RBE by 2028 Collaborate with these
learners' rights are protected and
organizations to provide learners
promoted. This will help create a
with access to resources such as
culture of accountability among
counseling, legal aid, and health
duty-bearers and enhance
services.
learners' well-being.
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Intermediate Outcome 1. Develop a rights-based 1. Development of a rights-

4.1 Learners are served education framework: Develop a based education framework:
by a Department that comprehensive framework that Form a committee composed of
adheres to a rights-based outlines the learners' rights and education experts, human rights
education framework at entitlements at all levels of education. advocates, and child protection
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all levels This should be based on national and specialists to develop a

international human rights comprehensive rights-based
instruments such as the United education framework. The
Nations Convention on the Rights of framework should be aligned with
Strategic Objective 4.7.
the Child (UNCRC) and the Universal national and international human
Achieved 100% of School Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). rights instruments and should take
personnel have at least into account the local context and
80% knowledge of child needs.
2. Strengthen policies and
rights and RBE by 2028
guidelines: Review existing policies 2. Review of policies and
and guidelines related to education guidelines: Conduct a review of
and ensure that they align with the existing policies and guidelines
Strategic Objective 4.8. rights-based education framework. related to education to assess their
Achieved 72 out of 72 Develop new policies and guidelines compliance with the rights-based
schools with 100% of as necessary to address gaps and education framework. Identify gaps
learners having at least ensure that they are consistent with and areas for improvement, and
80% knowledge of child the framework. develop new policies and guidelines
rights and RBE by 2028 as necessary.
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3. Train education stakeholders: 3. Training and capacity-

Conduct training and capacity-building building: Develop training modules
programs for education stakeholders and conduct capacity-building programs
such as teachers, school administrators, for education stakeholders such as
and DepEd personnel to promote a teachers, school administrators, and
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rights-based approach to education. DepEd personnel. This should include

This should include training on human training on human rights principles,
rights principles, child protection, and child protection, and non-
non-discrimination. discrimination.
4. Incorporate a rights-based 4. Integration of a rights-based
approach in curriculum approach in curriculum
development: Integrate a rights- development: Develop guidelines and
based approach in the development of standards for the integration of a rights-
the curriculum, textbooks, and teaching based approach in the development of
materials. This should include the the curriculum, textbooks, and teaching
promotion of human rights values and materials. This should include the
principles, and the inclusion of topics inclusion of topics such as human
such as democracy, peace, and social rights, social justice, and democracy.
justice.
5. Establishment of monitoring
5. Establish monitoring and and evaluation mechanisms:
evaluation mechanisms: Develop a monitoring and evaluation
Develop monitoring and evaluation plan to track the implementation of the
mechanisms to track the rights-based education framework. This
implementation of the rights-based should include the establishment of
education framework and ensure that monitoring teams, the development of a
learners' rights are being upheld. This complaint mechanism, and the
should include regular monitoring visits, establishment of feedback mechanisms
complaint mechanisms, and feedback for learners and other stakeholders.
mechanisms.
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1. Develop a comprehensive 1. Development of a
Intermediate safety and protection plan: comprehensive safety and
Outcome 4.2. Develop a comprehensive safety and protection plan: Form a committee
Learners are safe and protection plan that identifies the composed of education experts,
protected and can risks and hazards that learners may emergency management specialists,
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protect themselves face and outlines the measures that and other relevant stakeholders to
from risks and impacts will be taken to mitigate these risks. develop a comprehensive safety and
from natural and This plan should be informed by the protection plan. The plan should be
local context and should take into informed by the local context and
human-induced
account natural and human- should take into account natural and
hazards induced hazards. human-induced hazards.

Strategic Objective 2. Build infrastructure and 2. Building and maintenance of

4.9. Achieved 72 out of facilities that promote infrastructure and facilities:
72 Schools with 100%
safety: Build and maintain Ensure that schools have access to
learners equipped with infrastructure and facilities that safe and secure infrastructure and
capacities on what to promote safety and protection, such facilities, such as sturdy and
do before, during, and as sturdy and earthquake-resistant earthquake-resistant buildings, fire
after a buildings, fire exits, and emergency exits, and emergency response
disaster/emergency by response equipment. Schools should equipment. Regular maintenance
2028 also have access to safe drinking should be conducted to ensure that
water, sanitation facilities, and first these facilities are always in good
Strategic Objective aid kits. condition.
4.10. Achieved 72 out
of 72 Schools with
100% learners are in
safe schools by 2028
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3. Conduct regular drills and 3. Conducting regular drills and

training: Conduct regular drills and training: Develop training modules
training for learners, teachers, and and conduct regular drills and training
school personnel to prepare them for for learners, teachers, and school
emergencies and disasters. This should personnel to prepare them for
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include training on evacuation emergencies and disasters. This should

procedures, first aid, and emergency
response.
4. Strengthen child protection
4.
mechanisms: Strengthen child
protection mechanisms in schools,
protection mechanisms: Develop
such as the establishment of child
protection committees, and the
development of reporting and referral
mechanisms for cases of abuse,
neglect, and exploitation.
5. Raise awareness and promote
community participation: Raise
awareness among learners, parents,
and the community about the
importance of safety and protection in
schools. This should include promoting
community participation in the
development and implementation of
safety and protection plans.
include training on evacuation
procedures, first aid, and emergency
response.
Strengthening child
and implement child protection policies
and guidelines that outline the roles and
responsibilities of different stakeholders
in protecting children from abuse,
neglect, and exploitation. Establish
child protection committees in schools
and provide training to teachers and
other school personnel on how to
identify and report cases of abuse.
5. Raising awareness and promoting
community participation: Conduct
information and awareness campaigns
to raise awareness among learners,
parents, and the community about the
importance of safety and protection in
schools. Engage with parents and the
community in the development and
implementation of safety and protection
plans.
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1. Integration of health and life 1. Promoting healthy

Intermediate skills education into the lifestyles: Encourage learners
Outcome 4.3. curriculum: Health and life skills to adopt healthy lifestyles, such as
Learners have the education can be integrated into the engaging in regular physical
basic physical, curriculum to promote healthy activity, eating a balanced diet,
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mental, and lifestyles and equip learners with and getting enough sleep. This can
emotional fortitude the skills they need to cope with be done through the integration of
to cope with various various challenges in life. This can health education into the
challenges in life include topics such as nutrition, curriculum and the provision of
physical activity, mental health, and nutritious meals in schools.
life skills such as decision-making
and communication.
Strategic Objective
2. Provision of mental health 2. Providing mental health
4.11. Achieved 72 out
and psychosocial support and psychosocial support:
of 72 Schools with at Develop and implement programs
least 80% learners services: Mental health and
psychosocial support services that provide mental health and
have improved health psychosocial support to learners
should be provided to learners who
statistics (BMI) by 2028 who may be experiencing stress,
may be experiencing stress, anxiety,
or other mental health issues. This anxiety, or other mental health
can include counseling services, issues. This can be done through
Strategic Objective peer support groups, and mental the provision of counseling
4.12. Achieved 72 out health education. services, peer support groups, and
of 72 Schools with at mental health education.
least 80% of learners
have improved physical
fitness level by 2028
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3. Promotion of positive 3. Teaching life skills: Integrate

discipline practices: Positive life skills education into the
discipline practices should be curriculum to equip learners with the
promoted in schools to create a skills they need to cope with various
supportive and safe learning challenges in life, such as decision-
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environment. This can include the use making, problem-solving,

of positive reinforcement and non- communication, and stress
violent discipline methods. management.
4. Establishment of student 4. Creating a supportive school
clubs and organizations: environment: Create a supportive
Student clubs and organizations can school environment that promotes
provide learners with opportunities for positive relationships among learners,
personal growth and development, teachers, and other school personnel.
such as sports, arts, and community This can be done through the
service. These activities can help promotion of positive discipline
learners build confidence, develop practices, the provision of safe and
leadership skills, and cultivate a sensesecure school facilities, and the
of purpose and belonging. establishment of student clubs and
5. Collaboration with parents organizations.
and the community: 5. Providing opportunities for
Collaboration with parents and the personal growth and
community can help promote the well- development: Provide opportunities
being of learners. This can include for learners to engage in personal
engaging parents in health and life growth and development activities,
skills education, involving the such as sports, arts, and community
community in school activities and service. These activities can help
events, and providing opportunities for learners build confidence, develop
parents to be involved in the education leadership skills, and cultivate a sense
of their children. of purpose and belonging.
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