The Philippines' Alternative Learning System (ALS) Act (R.A. 11510) lacks its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), hindering effective implementation by the Department of Education (DepEd).
The central challenge is the deep-seated negative stigma portraying ALS as a low-quality option for "out-of-school" youth due to poverty, illness, or behavioral issues, requiring "re-training" just for formal school mainstreaming. This perception ignores diverse learners, including independent families whose concerns highlight the need for quality reform.
To ensure effective implementation, DepEd must:
Adopt an Inclusive IRR: Use the UNESCO guide for inclusion and equity as a template to redefine ALS as a legitimate, high-quality, and parallel education pathway.
Combat Stigma: Ensure the new IRR mandates equitable resources and flexible, high-standard curriculum equivalent to formal education.
Integrate Best Practices: Incorporate successful initiatives, like those from MyHill ALS, to reinforce the curriculum and raise basic education standards.
The goal is to transition ALS into a respected and viable educational alternative.
We stepped in, not as a competitor, but as the missing digital backbone. We built a comprehensive online hub, providing everything from enrollment and registration to monitoring, assessments, and networking.
We’ve proven that this lean, tech-driven model, built on finding the perfect fit of free or discounted tools like Google Workspace, Khan Academy and many others, provides a high-quality, high-impact solution at a fraction of the cost that the government will spend if it builds its own “closed” system. Because an OPEN LEARNING SYSTEM needs an OPEN ARCHITECTURE.
In our learning community framework, MyHILL, representing any ALS community-based learning center, is situated as a hub, connecting with its community partners namely:
DepEd - where we get technical support and alignment for the ALS Program
The Learners - for whom we serve as the ALS Program hub from registration to completion
Formal Schools & Training Centers - to whom we are a bridge for collaboration and integration
And the Experts and Mentors from various industries - for whom we can provide the necessary structured learning-training opportunity to help close the gap between academe and workplace, by allowing these experts and mentors to just focus on practical knowledge and industry exposure without the burden of academic regimen.
MyHill ALS has been growing yearly through word of mouth and social media's organic exchanges largely through Facebook, our website and famously, through Google search.
Our customers are the following:
1- Parents/Guardians with K to 12 children of school age that are currently homebased or independent learners or are still considering to venture into homeschool or independent study
2- Adult learners who want to finish their basic education
3- Teachers who wish to brand their teaching methods.
4- Formal schools that wish to develop a hybrid academic system using the ALS program
5- Industry workplaces/Business Owners that wish to offer free basic education as part of their employee benefits program, and talent recruitment strategies
Besides BRINGING THE ALS PROGRAM ONLINE, the foundational innovations may be gleaned from the chapter papers of the founder as follows:
https://www.academia.edu/128507294/EDUC_5010_U3_MyHills_Reinforced_ALS_Curriculum
https://www.academia.edu/128507347/EDUC_5010_U8_MyHills_4_Philosophical_Underpinnings
https://www.academia.edu/128507306/EDUC_5010_U6_MyHills_eLearning_Community_Framework
If you are a learner and a Filipino citizen, you may visit our website and Facebook page when you can send an inquiry. >>> https://www.facebook.com/myhillals
If you are interested to set up you online ALS and partner with MyHill ALS, please check out the STEPS below then reach out to us via email and send your expression of interest (EOI).
