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search for innovative solutions in a relatively short period of time. It is
now giving us an opportunity to remind people in the schools as well As educators,
as parents to consider foremost the skill students need in this modern
but unpredictable world. However, this could also cause extreme digital we have to
divide between the less affluent and digitally savvy individual families
and the rich and poor students. be strong and

The different modes of learning used in education nowadays include ready for the
“asynchronous learning” which is a method that can be carried out online
and offline. It involves coursework delivered by web, e-mail, and message challenges that
boards that are posted online for a time which means, the teacher can
post a lesson at one time and learners can complete it whenever it is come our way.
most convenient for their schedule. “Synchronous learning,” on the other
hand, involves online studies that are conducted with the aid of online It is therefore
classrooms. This kind of learning can only happen online where students
and teachers are interacting online in real time such as through class important to
sessions conducted via Zoom and Google meet. “Blended learning” refers
to tailored learning and teaching contexts that draw on a combination examine what
of face-to-face, distance, and electronic approaches to enhance targeted
has changed,
learning experiences and outcomes.

Because of the uncertainty of the times, society and schools need to what has not
make sense of the changes moving forward. Schools are now required
by the Education Sector to comply with the minimum health standards. changed, and
Regular temperature check at the workplace, the wearing of mask and
social distancing are the norms inside and outside the schools. Sanitation, what should
frequent disinfection, proper disposal of masks and tissues are to be
implemented. Moreover, a school learning continuity plan must be drawn have changed in
that will show the alternative delivery modalities that the schools intend
to do and offer until such time face-to-face learning is allowed. Other the education
methods in education in the “new normal” include the use of flipped
learning or watching an e-Learning video or participate in another online
learning exercise. The schools also can use hybrid learning pedagogy, of our youth at
learning packets and a Learning Management System (LMS) which the
OSJ Schools are using. this time of the
“new normal.”
THE “NEW NORMAL” IN THE OSJ SCHOOLS
In response to the drastic change in the educational landscape brought
about by COVID-19 pandemic, the OSJ Schools have developed plans
for e-learning in order to assure students and parents that learning will To ensure the smooth transition
continue to take place in these difficult times. They are aimed to support of education from the previous
students, parents and teachers in transitioning from face-to-face in the methods to the new normal, the OSJ
classroom to blended, digital learning at home. schools have prepared themselves
for the challenges ahead. The
The OSJ Schools have embraced a Flexible Learning Experience, which we schools administrators provide
call FLEX. It is a combination of distance and blended types of teaching and strong infrastructure to all schools’
learning which our teachers and students will experience this academic learning spaces through the
year. It is anchored on the Department of Education Curriculum and its assistance of experts in Information
mandated Most Essential Learning Competencies. The Oblates charism Technology and in partnership
and values are still incorporated in it and the emphasis on the Marellian with the LMS program providers.
Servant Leadership is still encouraged. With these, the spiritual guidance
of the OSJ Schools is continued through online spiritual exercises such as The OSJ Schools use the Learning
virtual masses, prayers, novenas, recollections and retreats. Management System (LMS). It is a
combination of distance, blended