TEACHERS in Bogo City Central School conducted stress debriefing for their students who witnessed the fire that damaged parts of the school last Oct. 5.
“When classes resumed last Monday, students who lived nearby and witnessed the fire kept visiting and watched the damaged rooms,” said Dr. Nimfa Bongo, schools division superintendent of the Bogo City Schools Division.
About nine classrooms of Grades 1 to 3 were destroyed, displacing 415 students, Dr. Bongo said the teachers helped students to feel at ease through games, music and art activities.
“Teachers undergo seminars and trainings related to debriefings. That’s why without social workers, we can still conduct debriefing sessions to our students,” she added.
Transfer
Since last Monday, classes have been held in tents, the social hall, industrial arts room and Girl Scout rooms.
Dr. Bongo said they temporarily repaired some old unused rooms in the school to transfer some of the classes there. Bogo City Central School I has 30 teachers and 1,115 students enrolled.
It had 19 classrooms left intact after fire and is considered one of the oldest schools in Bogo City.
The school building sustained damage after supertyphoon Yolanda. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) repaired some of the classrooms.
Dr. Bongo said the budget intended for the repair of the other classrooms had yet to be released.
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