HOMEROOM GUIDANCE CALENDAR OF

ACTIVITIES
GRADE 7 HOMEROOM TOPICS
MONTH CAREER TOPICS

JULY ABC’s SKILLS

AUGUST ACHIEVING YOUR CAREER
SEPTEMBER ASK AN EMPLOYER
OCTOBER AVOIDING TERMINATION
NOVEMBER BECOMING A PROACTIVE WORKER
JANUARY BODY LANGUAGE

PROCEDURES

Conduct of Homeroom Activities

Responsibility Activity
Guidance Personnel Orients the Homeroom advisers on the
implementation of the Homeroom Guidance
Program.
Releases copies of Homeroom Guidance Resource
Pack for Homeroom Coordinators.
Homeroom Advisers Conduct Homeroom Activities as prescribed in the
Homeroom Guidance Resource Pack.
Ask for assistance from the Guidance Unit or other
resource person if necessary.
Asks students to participate in activities and gives
time for reflection.
Discusses with the Guidance Counselor any
student concerns that may arise.
Guidance Counselor Conducts counselling to students in need.
Homeroom Adviser Prepares Quarterly Homeroom Activity Report and
submits to Homeroom Coordinator.
Homeroom Coordinator Monitors the proper implementation of the
Homeroom Guidance Program.
Homeroom Coordinator Receives and Consolidates Quarterly Homeroom
Activity reports from the Homeroom Advisers
Submits consolidated Homeroom Activity Report
to the Division of student affairs (DSA) Chief

I. RATIONALE
A homeroom is a class in which students may occasionally or daily get important
information from the school. A homeroom period can also be a class in which students
interact with a teacher who provides emotional guidance. Homerooms also allow students
to interact with each other and the teacher without necessarily having an academic lesson.

The homeroom teacher who sees the students on a regular basis can provide consistent
emotional help throughout the school year. This consistency and stability is especially
 helpful for students who have unstable home lives. Students look forward to attending
school when they know that they can spend time with friends in homeroom and receive
consistent guidance from their homeroom teacher.

As students get to know the homeroom teacher, the students are more likely to trust the
teacher. When the student has a problem or concern, he will open up to the homeroom
teacher. In some cases the homeroom teacher may be the only person who the child trusts,
especially when the teacher is viewed as a fair respected person in the child’s life.

In some schools, homeroom teachers receive professional development to help students

during emotional crisis, just as a counsellor will assist the students. Most schools have a few
counsellors to work with hundreds of students. Trained homeroom teachers can have a
more meaningful bond with the students due to a lower teacher student ratio compared to
the counsellor – student ratio.

Homeroom teachers who develop a relationship with the student’s parents, through phone
calls and parent meetings, know more about the student’s life at home and can help the
child cope with life’s challenges and successes. This background knowledge can also provide
insight to the child’s other teachers to give them direction on how to give the child the extra
motivation or patience needed to help her succeed in school.

II. OBJECTIVES
1. To successfully implement a Homeroom Guidance Program responsive to the holistic
development of scholars.
2. To monitor the conduct of Homeroom Activities.
III. SCOPE

This procedure applies to the conduct and monitoring of implementation of Homeroom

Guidance Activities for Grade 7 to 10.

IV. POLICIES

The Homeroom Guidance Program shall contain activities that are responsive to the holistic
development of scholars which shall include but not limited to the following areas:

 Values and Character Formation

 Life Career Development
 Gender Sensitivity and Sexuality Education
 Health and Wellness

Homeroom advisers shall implement at least 2 relevant classroom-based activities from the
Homeroom Guidance Program per month.

Homeroom advisers may seek for assistance from the Guidance Unit and other resource person if
necessary.

Advisers shall provide a regular time for reflection to assess the development of the student.