multigrade class..... I hope you will learn from this as a multigrade teacher.

2. Multigrade school were the first kind of schools in North
Multigrade school were the first kind of schools in North
America.
America.
The one-room school house was the most common model of
The one-room school house was the most common model of
formal education programs for elementary school children
formal education programs for elementary school children
before the 1880s. It was then before the single grade classes
before the 1880s. It was then before the single grade classes
were organized.
were organized.

3. In the Philippines, the first mission schools were
organized as multigrade schools. Single grade schooling was
introduced during the early 1900s by the Americans.
Multigrade schools were organized as matter of necessity for
remote barangays. Aside from the limited enrolment, the
distance of the barangay to a school , teacher shortage, lack of
funds for school buildings and other facilities also led to the
organization of multigrade schools in the different parts of the
country.

5.  a class consisting of 2 or more grades handled by one
 a class consisting of 2 or more grades handled by one
teacher.
teacher.
 is generally opened in primary schools located in distant
 is generally opened in primary schools located in distant
and sparsely populated areas.
and sparsely populated areas.
 is usually opened in areas where the number of enrollees
 is usually opened in areas where the number of enrollees
for each grade level does not warrant the opening of single
for each grade level does not warrant the opening of single
grade class.
grade class.

6. This can be called a “combination class” in the Philippines.
This can be called a “combination class” in the Philippines.
In other countries:
In other countries:
••“verticallygrouped” or
“vertically grouped” or
••“familygrouped” or
“family grouped” or
••multiaged class or
multiaged class or
••an ungraded class
an ungraded class

7. The multigrade classroom provides the opportunity to “break
down the walls” between grades and look at the students as
groups of learners. These learners will be different in so
many ways.
In a multigrade classroom, there can be real studentcentered learning built on the principles of “bayanihan” in a
barangay community. Barangay ways of helping each other
can come to life in a multigrade classroom where a wide
variety of people interact, plan, work, and learn together.

8.  Curriculum and Materials Development
o Budget of Work
o Lesson Plan for Multigrade Classes
o Multigrade Handbook
o Multilevel Materials
o 100 Book Library
o Teacher Made Materials
 Staff Development
Monitoring and Supervision
 Research and Evaluation
 Physical Facilities
 Community Support

9. SUPPORT PROGRAMS:
 MULTIGRADE DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS
PROJECTS (MDSP)
The Multigrade Demonstration School Projects (MDSP) was
organized in selected divisions of the country with financial assistance
from UNICEF.
The Project aimed to improve the quality of instruction and thus improve
the over-all achievement levels of pupils in MG schools.

10. DepEd-CCFPI Little Red Schoolhouse Project
The DepEd-BEE and Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc.,
organized the little Red Schoolhouse Project in 1997.
The project components included:
1. the construction of three 50 three-room school buildings with
toilet facility in each room, water system and furnishings.
2. 3 phases training for multigrade teachers ,coordinators and
schoolheads on MG instruction
3.Capacity building program for the community.

11.  Pupil Learning Enhancement Program (PLEP)
A support program (1996-200) for the universalization of quality
primary education through the strengthening of the Multigrade
Program in Philippine Education (MPPE) with assistance from the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
 Search for Multigrade Teacher Achiever
The search for Multigrade Teacher Achiever which was started in
2000 is a biennial quest for the most outstanding Filipino teacher
assigned in MG schools in the country.

12.  The Multigrade School Training Video
This project is a documentary video on multigrade teaching practices.
It shows effective teaching strategies and other important information
about the multigrade schools.
 Congress on Multigrade Education
The first Multigrade Congress was conducted in 2004. This activity
is in consonance with the Department of Education’s policy on
improving access and quality in elementary education.