PULILAN, BULACAN — Academia De Pulilan (ADPI), a private school in this town has offered face-to-face classes among its students as it expanded its operation amidst the continuous existence of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
This holds true as ADPI held the other week the opening of the school’s extension in Barangay Paltao of this town to accommodate the increasing number of enrollees which rose to more than 1,100 students, exceeding the school’s target for this academic year. Originally, the regular number of school enrollees was only 500 students.
ADPI was established in Barangay Cutcot, this town in 2002. Eventually, the ownership and management of the school was given to City School Holdings International (SCHI) based in Dubai. This was the 1st school acquired by CSHI in the Philippines.
Mamoona Hassan, regional manager for Southeast Asia of CSHI said their chairman emphasized that education is a pursuit that goes far beyond a qualification, hence, CSHI Dubai ensures that cooperation among teachers, personnel, students, parents, and nearby communities will make this vision a reality.
“We are hoping that we can expand our quality of education to other school campuses in the Philippines in the future,” Hassan added.
Rosalinda M. Guiao, school principal said the teachers, non-teaching personnel, and the students are ready to conduct face-to-face classes as the school management assured that they are continuously upholding and following the strict safety protocol being imposed by the government.
Guiao stressed that strict obedience to government safety protocol is the primary reason why the school has managed to expand its operations and open a school extension in a nearby village amidst the existence of the pandemic.
Guiao said that all ADPI employees are fully vaccinated to protect themselves and make sure that the safety of the students, parents, and those who want to visit their school is their priority.
“We religiously follow the safety protocol like wearing face masks, hand washing with soap, using hand sanitizer, with at least 60% alcohol, covering any sneeze or cough with a tissue or handkerchief, regularly cleaning and disinfection of surfaces, limiting or avoiding handshakes, among others to ensure the safety of everyone in school,” Guiao added.
