Homeroom Guidance is a responsive program that equips learners with competencies to address issues not included in the formal learning areas but is very essential to their development. Learners who go through Homeroom Guidance have been found to have significantly decreased inappropriate behaviors and demonstrated positive attitudes toward school as compared to those learners who were not part of the School Counseling Program (Baker and Gerler, 2001). The study of Brigman and Campbell (2003) also showed that elementary and middle school learners who were part of the school counseling curriculum and group interventions that emphasized cognitive, social and self-management skills have consistently exhibited good performance in Mathematics and Reading. Furthermore, the study of Schlossberg et.al (2001) supported the effectiveness of Homeroom Guidance. They showed that there is a significant improvement in terms of learners’ behavior, attitude and knowledge in the areas of goal-setting, problem-solving, career exploration, and school resources. Further, the study of Carey and Dimmitt (2012) found that student’s success in school, academically and behaviorally, can be attributed to the student’s access to school counselor and comprehensive guidance programs and this is particularly true for students in high- poverty schools. 

Homeroom Guidance Curriculum is essential to ensure access to quality guidance and counseling services for all types of     learners. Hence, different learning modalities will be made available in the implementation of the Homeroom Guidance program.

Seventy-five percent (75%) of the HG MELCs are from the Personal-Social Development Domain. These competencies pertain to concerns or issues affecting learners’ individuality (self), relationship with others and their interaction in community. It equips the learners with foundation for personal and social growth as they progress through school and into adulthood. This includes but not limited to intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, self- awareness, coping with emotions and stress, and resilience.

The remaining HG MELCs are composed of twenty percent (20%) Academic Development Domain and five percent (5 %) from the Career Development Domain.

Since this is not a formal learning area, Homeroom Guidance should not be part of the computation of grades by the end of each quarter. For S.Y. 2021-2022, it shall serve as enrichment activity that can be performed at home and in school or through other platforms with the help of guidance counselors /guidance designates, teachers, and parents.

In the process of choosing the MELCs the following criteria were also considered:

a. applicability to real life situations;

b. needs of the learners; and

c. complements learning competencies developed in other academic subjects.