GOOD Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education (VE) are core subjects in the K to 12 Basic Education Program as mandated by Republic Act No. 11476, also known as the GMRC and Values Education Act. (RA 11478, June 25, 2020). GMRC will be taught independently in Grades 1 through 6 for the same amount of time as the other core courses. It will also be included in the regular educational activities that kindergarteners engage in. The Department of Education (DepEd) will introduce GMRC through clear, distinct, specific, and concrete character-building activities, such as role-playing in the classroom, community immersion, teacher-parent collaborative learning, school-initiated values formation, simulated activities, and other forms of experiential learning. GMRC will teach in its students the principles of self-respect, human dignity, and giving of oneself to others in the spirit of community in order to efficiently and thoroughly develop a child’s ability for decision-making. The core ideas will also be emphasized throughout the curriculum.
DepEd SDO Bohol conducted a Division Training of Trainers on the MATATAG Curriculum for Teachers and School Leaders on April 15-19, 2024. The 5-day TOT is attended by representatives from the fifty-eight districts for Kindergarten, Grade 1, English, Science, Mathematics, EPP/TLE, MAPEH, AP, GMRC, and Values Education for grades 4 and 7.
The five-day activity started with preliminary activities. The first session, “The General Shape of the MATATAG Curriculum”, was handled by the very competent Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, ASDS Fay C. Luarez CESO VI. PSDS Estrellita L. Barajan discussed the “21st Century Skills of the MATATAG Curriculum”. PDO IV, Asst Chief QAD Ariel Dagar, from NEAP in his message expressed that “feedback during this division level training program will serve as basis in the provision of improvements and adjustments. SDS Casiana P. Caberte inspired the participants with her words of motivation for being an active participant of this 5-day activity. Region VII Office Representative EPSvr Reynaldo Anto monitored the conduct of the training.
Values education (VE) 7 and Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) 4, will be taught independently and for the same amount of time as other core subjects from seventh to tenth grade. Furthermore, the topic needs to be taught using the character-building activities that are specified in the phrase immediately preceding it.
These exercises need to be specific, precise, obvious, and distinct. GMRC will be taught in conjunction with values education at these grade levels going forward. Values education must be included into the curriculum for the courses taught in Grades 11 and 12, according to the K–12 Basic Education Curriculum.
Values Education and Good Manners and Right Conduct’s theme on “Pagmamahal sa kapwa; Pagmamahal sa sarili, Pagmamahal sa Sarili, Pamilya at Kapuwa; Pagmamahal sa Kalikasaan, at Pagmamahal sa Bayan/Pamayanan will surely address DepEd’s core values: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa.
District roll-outs are expected to be conducted in the month of July, 2024.
