Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Institutionalization of Good Manners and Right Conduct and Values Education in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.- Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education shall replace the existingEdukasyon sa Pagpapakataocurriculum and be institutionalized as follows:

(a) GMRC shall be taught from Grades 1 to 6 as a separate subject with the same time allotment as the other core subjects, and shall be integrated in the daily learning activities in the kindergarten level. The Department of Education (DepEd) shall introduce GMRC through clear, distinct, specific, and concrete character building activities, such as role playing in the classroom, community immersion activities, teacher-parent collaborative learning activities, school-initiated values formation activities, simulated activities, and other forms of experential learning. GMRC shall inculcate among the students the concepts of human dignity, respect for oneself, and giving oneself to others in the spirit of community, for the effective and holistic development of the decision-making skills of the child.

The curriculum shall also focus on the basic tenets of GMRC, such as caring for one self, giving concern for others, according proper respect to people, upholding discipline and order, cultivating sincerity, honesty, obedience, and above all, love for country.

(b) Values Education shall be taught from Grades 7 to 10 as a separate subject with the same time allotment as the other core subjects. The subject shall also be delivered using clear, distinct, specific, and concrete character building activities as prescribed in the immediately preceding subparagraph. At these grade levels, GMRC shall remain integrated in the teaching of Values Education.

(c) Values Education shall be integrated in the teaching of the subjects in Grades 11 and 12 under K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.