THE MOUNTAIN View College in Bukidnon is conducting face-to-face classes with the permission of the city government of Valencia.

MVC Vice President for Student Affairs and Head of Covid19 Taskforce Pastor Carlos Aganio told The POST that the students and their teachers reside in the campus and were not allowed to go out except for emergencies.

Face-to-face classes started in September.

Aganio said the students took a swab test before they entered the campus.

He explained that the school decided to hold face-to-face classes for students residing in Bukidnon but parents of students who live outside the province asked that their children be allowed to stay in the campus and have classes there.

“This decision was based on the LGU directives, at the time, that residents of Bukidnon may travel within the province. However, many parents from outside Bukidnon called the college, saying that their children would be better off if they will be inside the campus, knowing that the vast and nature-filled college premises are fenced and has guards and its location is far from the city,” Aganio said.

MVC Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Hope Aperocho said that face-to-face classes were for subjects that need laboratory activities.

“The face-to-face classes are specially requested for classes that require significant related learning experiences. However, there were students who requested face-to-face to be offered in some subjects since they are already residents of the campus and some were not able to go back to their respective homes because of the travel restrictions,” Aperocho said.

Face-to-face classes are held once a week. For their wellness, students are allowed to jog and walk around the campus. School officials also conduct spiritual activities and hold lectures on mental health.

Dormitory supervisors act as parents to the residents and provide guidance and counseling to the students.

The university said that the face-to-face classes may be held for a year if the guidelines and protocols of the Inter-Agency Task Force and LGUs will continue to be implemented.

School officials said that there has been no case of Covid19 in the campus.