What is Georgia’s modality of learning?
In line with the recent situation, Georgia International Academy will be implementing purely ONLINE classes. Upon assessment or recommendation by the DepEd and IATF that it is safe to conduct in-school classes, the school will be implementing blended or face-to-face classes in the succeeding school year following strict safety and precautionary measures of physical distancing, sanitation, etc..
During these times, Georgia International Academy is currently upgrading its facilities and programs in preparation of the face-to-face classes.
How to do it online?
Georgia Academy has been doing Online Learning since the start of the Pandemic 2020. We started going ONLINE for more than 2 months through our Online Summer Camps where we have delivered and supported more than 7000 children and parents nationwide. We make sure that along with the age appropriate programs and healthy screen times, our students experience a quality way of learning. The teachers will be available to support the parents for the proper guidance and instructions and materials to be used are readily available at home.
Can I have the option to do pure online schooling throughout S.Y.?
Online classes will be readily available in the succeeding semesters. This allows foreign students and those residing outside Antipolo, Iloilo, and Cagayan De Oro to finish the whole school year. Wherever you are, Georgia International Academy welcomes you to be part of its inclusive community where education continues despite the pandemic. Currently, the school accepts students all over the Philippines and those residing overseas to cater to the demands of the current situation.
What are the online learning platforms to be used?
The students are given their individual accounts to access the GSuite for Education. It consists of Google Classroom, Google Meet, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Docs, etc., Zoom Meeting Application is used as a secondary platform for synchronous classes.
The parents are also given their own individual Google account to be able to access and track the students' progress and performance in all subjects which provides a more transparent and up-to-date monitoring.
What are the minimum requirements that we should have for online schooling?
At Georgia International Academy's synchronous classes, it is important to have a reliable internet connection and devices like laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone where the students can properly see the teachers and their classmates.
At Georgia International Academy, we recommend students to have their own learning space, a table and chair and a space at home where distractions like toys and even siblings are away for them to focus on their classes.
What if we have an unstable internet connection? What are the interventions?
Our programs are a combination of Online and Home-based activities. Activities are done either Online or Offline. Instructional materials can be downloaded and saved from Google Classroom for future reference. The school is transitioning to the use of its Georgia International Academy Cloud Learning Management System and modules and activities are uploaded to be able to provide a clear and up to date classes and programs for preschool to senior high school.
What are your hardware recommendations?
Our students’ schedules follow age-appropriate and healthy screen times for synchronous and asynchronous learning activities.
Laptop or Desktop
- 2.2 GHz Intel 9th generation i3 or higher
- 4GB RAM (Random Access Memory)
- 128 disk space
- Webcam
Tablet or iPad
- Android OS 8 or higher / iPad 6th generation or higher
- 2GHz processor speed or higher
- 128 disk space