AY ’22-’23 FAQs

ABLE 2.0 would include the following learning modalities:

1. Online Learning – refers to a type of learning that relies on the internet for teacher-student interaction. Both the teacher and the student access varied online resources in teaching and learning regardless of the distance between them.

2. Blended Learning / Online Plus (with Campus Days) (BLENDED ONLINE AND ONSITE MODALITY) refers to the combination of primarily online learning and onsite learning whenever desirable. There will be specific campus days for students and teachers following strict health protocols. There are certain activities that are scheduled to be held on the campus (e.g. science laboratory work, TLE/Work Education hands-on tasks, assessments, physical fitness and wellness exercises, special club meetings, sacraments and other spiritual activities, fraternal class activities, etc.); in this modality, the student will be occasionally expected to come to campus for 4 to 5 hours only in a day.

The choice of platform will be asked during enrollment. This will also be used for assessment of fees.

The Limited Face-to-Face Learning is one of the components of the Blended Learning / Online Plus Modality. The table below shows the number of days in a week a particular grade level will be asked to report on campus starting the third week of the first quarter:

Grade Level	No. of Days for Face-Face Instruction	Identified Days
Grade 2-Grade 3	1	See page 16
Grade 4-Grade 6	2	See page 16
Grades 7, 9, and 11	2	Tuesdays and Thursdays
Grades 8, 10, and 12	2	Wednesdays and Fridays

Kindergarten will have one campus day in a month while Grade 1 level will have two.

The number of campus days may be increased eventually in the grade level depending on the COVID 19 alert level advised by the government. In the same manner that it may also be suspended for worse health scenario, thus, instruction will be fully online for all students.

To ensure the readiness of the students to participate in the limited face to face learning, there will be two pre-opening sessions with the adviser and the guidance counselor that are scheduled before the opening of classes on July 25. These will serve as debriefing sessions with mental health and psychosocial aspect of learning as the foci of the discussion. With this, we advise parents to enroll their sons on time to attend these important activities.

Yes, for hyflex or hybrid learning, students will experience Synchronous Blended sessions. This is a bi-local setup where every class simultaneously has physically present and online participants. Selected classrooms have been designed for this purpose. Teachers will be encouraged to employ Synchronous Blended as a strategy in appropriate lessons.

Yes, academic breaks will still be scheduled at the end of each quarter as the conduct of this was found necessary in students’ mental health and wellness. The table below summarizes the specific schedule of the different activities in a quarter;

	Examination Days	Academic Break (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays included)	Release of Grades/ PTC
First Quarter	September 14-16	September 17-20	October 8
Second Quarter	November 24-26	November 27-30	January 14
Third Quarter	February 22-24	February 25-28	March 25
Fourth Quarter	April 20-22		May 18

In case of change in the schedule due to unforeseen situations, parents will be properly notified through text blast (infocast). Announcements will also be done in the school’s official social media accounts.

Wearing of the school uniform will only be required when students are attending classes on campus. High School students with reporting on campus during Fridays may opt to wear smart casual/”Friday attire”. Also, students are required to wear their PE uniform during PE classes.

Yes but will only sell drinks, packed breads and biscuits. There will be no available cooked food, thus, we advise that students take breakfast before coming to campus and bring enough food for a half day stay in the school. Health Break is scheduled midmorning.

The school continues its subscription to Schoology as the official Learning Management System (LMS). All parents will be given Schoology account where they can view the lesson packages and the status of submission of academic tasks assigned to their sons. Moreover, all parents are required to manage an account in the Parent’s Portal of the Data Mobility for finance and records concerns.

Yes, provided that they submit all the necessary requirements for admission. They also need to make sure that adequate gadgets are available to them for a proper learning space set up in their respective homes. Parent or guardian supervision is necessary to guide and monitor the students.

Programs for academic assistance, as well as pull-out and special classes for foreigners and non-Filipino speakers, will be offered online. Enrollment in tutorial and remedial sessions will be done during the second week after the opening of classes. Learners who are required to take remediation in specific subjects after academic deliberation last AY2021-2022 will be prioritized.

Required textbooks will be available in printed formats. Some titles are accompanied with its digital copies. You can contact the librarians at LSMimc@lsm.edu.ph for details.

For the references, the library provides online resources to support academic requirements of the students. Parents are also allowed to borrow library materials in behalf of their sons. Students may also visit and utilize library resources during their campus visits.

No. In homeschooling, parents or guardians take the primary role of teaching their children. In order to be promoted from the current grade level, their children would need to pass an accreditation exam. Our Online learning is still primarily facilitated by teachers even if the support of parents is crucial. Students enrolled in our Online ABLE modality who successfully pass the academic year will be duly promoted to the next level.

The school encourages parents to transport their son/s in going in and out of the school. If parents wish to contract accredited school buses, strict compliance to health and safety protocols will be highly observed. For inquiries regarding school buses, kindly email Mr. Erwin Rosario A. Ines at securityoffice@lsm.edu.ph

Yes. Parents are encouraged to bring with them their sons during the enrolment schedule for their ID picture taking. However, if the student cannot be with their parents during the enrolment, a special schedule will be provided by the school.

Yes. All students will be issued with an official lsm.edu email account which will be given to parents during the enrollment. This email account will serve as our official communication channel through the school year.

Since learning now has been delivered in multiple platforms, students are allowed to bring their gadgets full charged. However, students should be accountable of these gadgets and ensure that safety measures such as enabling the password protection.

1. Please prepare the required documents listed at www.lsm.edu.ph/admissions/, including the filling in the downloadable Application Form. Once completed, please email them to LSMregistrar@lsm.edu.ph.

2. Wait for a confirmation email the Registrar directing you to the next steps.

3. If some documents are momentarily unavailable, please inform the Registrar via email so that you may be advised regarding how to proceed

Yes. Fees may be settled via our BPI account number 4161-0040-87 with account name “Lourdes School of Mandaluyong”. Please make sure to send to LSMCashier@lsm.edu.ph either a screenshot of a successful fund transfer for reference and confirmation purposes. The account is able to receive fund transfers directly from other banks. Please refer to your bank’s Customer Service regarding protocols specific to your bank.

Yes. This academic year, service charges are applied for the installment payment options. Also, please make sure to follow the payment schedule to avoid penalties and other charges.

For AY2022-2023, those who will avail of the installment options will only need to settle PhP10k for each boy they will enroll with Lourdes School of Mandaluyong.

We offer discounts for those with multiple sons concurrently enrolled in an academic year at Lourdes School of Mandaluyong. After the first son enrolled, the 2nd son concurrently enrolled receives 5% off his tuition fee; a 3rd son concurrently enrolled receives 10% off, a 4th son concurrently enrolled receives 50% off, a 5th son concurrently enrolled receives 75% off, and the 6th son (and further) concurrently enrolled receives 100% off tuition fee.

Yes. For AY2022-2023, slots allocated for Lourdes School of Mandaluyong were increased. Please contact the High School Principal or the Registrar for forms to apply.