The National Learning Camp (NLC) is a voluntary EOSY break program.
The NLC serves a two-fold objective: to improve learner outcomes and to strengthen teacher competence so they can teach better.
It is designed to:
improve student learning in the form of enhancement, consolidation, or intervention programs in all learning areas for Kindergarten to 12 learners; and
enhance teacher capacity.
The NLC, which shall be implemented in phases, is a three to five-week voluntary learning recovery program designed to benefit K to 12 learners in all public elementary and secondary schools. It is composed of three Camps: Enhancement Camp, Consolidation Camp, and Intervention Camp.
The NLC shall have a maximum of 35 learners per class. However, school heads shall have the discretion to devise interventions for flexibility in organizing classes based on the availability of teachers and classrooms.
All three camps shall dedicate a three-day teacher-learner engagement, i.e., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, while the two days every week, i.e., Monday and Friday, shall be allocated for teachers’ collaborative planning, preparation, and review of instruction through Learning Action Cell (LAC) sessions.
The NLC shall be conducted within three to five weeks. The Enhancement Camp shall be conducted from July 24, 2023 to August 11, 2023 to complete the three-week period while the Consolidation and Intervention Camps shall run for five weeks from July 24, 2023 until August 25, 2023.
Here are the NLC registration template and the Parents/legal guardians that participating learners need to accomplish prior to the start of the NLC.
Prior to participating in the NLC, duly accomplished Parent/Legal Guardian’ Consent shall be required to ensure strong support and involvement of parents or legal guardians in the implementation of the NLC.
Teachers are encouraged to provide regular updates to parents or legal guardians on their children’s learning progress either through phone calls, letters, notes, or one-on-one conferences. Feedback and recommendations to support their children may be formally communicated through a Parent-Teacher Conference that can be scheduled midway through the NLC or at its conclusion.
To ensure that the instructional needs of learners shall be addressed, teachers are encouraged to prepare general feedback/comments on the learners’ progress to document their strengths and areas for improvement. These feedback/comments shall serve as information to learners, parents, and teachers on the instructional support needed by learners in the upcoming SY. feedback/comments may be written in a language understood by parents or guardians, either in English or Filipino.
A Certificate of Completion shall be awarded to all learners who fulfill the requirements of the camp in terms of accomplishment of learning tasks.
To enhance the overall learner experience in the NLC, SDOs and schools may collaborate with relevant external stakeholders to conduct fun-filled educational activities that stimulate learner interest.
Schools shall designate spaces within the school grounds conducive to the conduct of these activities and devise creative ways where learners can feel free to participate and build their interests in meaningful ways.
SDOs or schools may request stakeholders to sponsor comprehensive eye and/or hearing examinations for learners to diagnose any signs of visual and/or hearing impairment and help address these concerns that may be affecting the learners’ academic performance.
SDOs or schools are encouraged to include mental health and psychosocial support activities to promote the mental health and well-being of learners as well as teachers.
To ensure the attainment of the goals and objectives of the NLC, clustered national orientations of key DepEd officials on the Policy Guidelines shall be conducted. ROs, in turn, shall orient SDOs and school key officials in their respective regions.
Schools shall include an orientation on the implementation of the NLC and other EOSY break activities into the agenda of their last quarterly meeting with parents/legal guardians during the SY 2022-2023. The orientation shall inform parents/legal guardians about the NLC and gather support for its successful implementation
A general orientation with parents/legal guardians shall be conducted within the week before the first day of the NLC. To ensure widespread awareness and understanding of the NLC, information campaigns, and advocacy materials shall be prepared at the national, regional, division levels, and school levels.