Why We Decided to Stay Online for SY 2022-2023

Dear SFAMSC Family

We hope you and your family are doing well. Thanks to the grace of God, Covid cases have been gradually declining and our nation is slowly opening up again. Several schools even announced they will be returning to face-to-face classes next school year, however, we prefer to be extra cautious and continue our online classes for SY 2022-2023.

We based our decision on the uncertainty and risks of face-to-face classes, and the overall sentiment of the SFAMSC community. In an internal survey with our parents, guardians, teachers, and students - an overwhelming 406 of 580, or 70% of the respondents answered we should continue online classes for the next school year.

We hope for everyone’s understanding and cooperation. Let us always care for each other and continue to pray for the healing of our nation.

School Opening and Parent-Student Orientation

We have consulted the Department of Education, and they have informed us that the October 5 opening is for Public schools. Private schools can set the date of their opening.

With that said, the first day of school will begin on September 1, 2020 (Tuesday). We decided to move our opening date because of three reasons:

1. MECQ affected our teacher training and technical testing schedules. An online school is like an IT company that requires intensive training and testing to make sure our online classes go smoothly. We do not want to skip on that.

2. We have received a lot of requests from parents asking us to give them more time for enrolment.

3. We are waiting for our third backup internet line from Globe. Although we already have dedicated and high-speed lines from PLDT and Converge, we decided to have a third backup because we do not want to take any chances. We will be hosting over 300 students simultaneously every day for many hours on our unique online platforms, and that requires fast, consistent, and reliable internet connections. 

The start of our Student Orientation will begin on August 24 and our Parent Orientation on August 27. We will be using a different and more practical approach than the usual Zoom conference. We will release more details shortly.

We promise to keep you updated. May God always bless you and your family and keep them all safe.

Grade 4 Science Demo Class with Teacher Abie

Join Teacher Abie's online science class with the grade 4 students as they discuss the parts of the human brain. This record is one of the many demo classes ongoing as we prepare for the new normal. Stay safe during the pandemic and study at home with us at St. Francis Cainta.

Grade 6 Demo Class Health Subject Taught by Teacher Ellen

For today's update, here is a 40-minute online demo class recording of Teacher Ellen giving the grade 6 students a Health subject lecture. Today's topic is the basics of Covid19, what are the symptoms, and how to protect ourselves during this pandemic. We posted this video to give parents a look and feel of what our online video classes will look and feel like.

Preschool Demo Videos with Teacher Jean

As promised, here is a recording of our demo class for our Senior Casa 2 students with Teacher Jean of the St. Francis of Assisi Montessori School of Cainta Preschool Department. This is to give parents an idea what will our online classes will look and feel like. We promise to post more videos of our demo classes in the future.

Araling Panlipunan Demo Class with the Junior High Students

As promised, here is a recorded video of a 30-minute online demo class with the Junior High School students. The subject is Araling Panlipunan taught by Teacher Mario of the Junior High School Department. We hope that this will give parents an idea of how our synchronous video conference classes will look and feel like. We will post more videos of other levels soon.