Maharlika International School

1 JULY 2020- Today, another blessing poured out MIS as generous parents donated large amounts of disinfectant solutions and materials, personal protective equipment and other essential supplies useful for the school's preventive measures against Covid-19. To account the said donations, there are:  5 gallons of Alcohol (25 litres each)  15 pcs. of Ultraviolet Lamps or UVC lamp Virus Killer  2 Thermometer Scanner  170 pcs. of face shields  15 bottles of Disinfectant Gels  2 big Manual Disinfectant Sprayer  15 small Disinfectant Sprayers/ Spray bottles  Mr. Shi Teng Fei and Lin Dong Yang made it a mission to share their blessings for the benefits of many especially the MIS students. Last March, during the outbreak of the said virus in the city, Mr. Teng Fei has donated face masks to the school.  Mr. Teng Fei has a son who studies at MIS, Jayson (Hong Xuan Shi), a grade 6 pupil together with his friend Lin Yin Qing, a grade 2 pupil and a nephew of Mr. Dong Yang.  Their generosity is no

The Founder and Executive Director of MIS, Martin Banaken Papay Jr. joins its faculty to teach in Grade 12 this Academic Year 2020-2021. For the first semester, Mr. Papay will be teaching Applied Economics and Fundamentals of Accountacy, Business & Management 1 while Principles of Marketing and Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business & Management 2 for the second semester. These are specialized subjects in Grade 12 for the General Academic Strand (GAS). Mr. Papay finished his Bachelor of Science in Accountacy (BSA) in 1996 and Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) major in Economics in 1998. He holds NC-III on Bookkeeping from the Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), a Licensed Professional Teacher (LPT) and a Qualified Internal Auditor (QIA). He also finished Master in Business Administration (MBA) in 1999 and Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) major in Educational Management in 2018. During his professional teaching career in the Philippines, he had ta

Having successfully passed the joint ocular inspection conducted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) and the Ministry of Health (MoH), MIS is set to start its face to face classes on June 30 for Academic Year 2020-2021 after the orientation and dry run regarding the implementation of the health protocols and preventive measures against COVID-19 on June 29 to be observed by MEYS and MoH.  However, due to the continuing threats and challenges brought about by the unforeseen enemy not only in the host country, Timor-Leste but the entire world, MIS shall reopen its classes by adapting the "NEW NORMAL" for schools and the health protocols set by MEYS and MoH. Further preventive measures will be put into place and shall be strictly implemented and observed to secure and ensure the safety, health, and well-being of the learners, teachers, and other school personnel who are all regarded to be vulnerable to be easily affected by the said virus.  Under the "NEW

Inspection of Classrooms on Physical Distancing June 25, 2020- In light of the joint ministerial decree by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS), and  through the recommendation from  Mr. Jose Azori Campos, Department Head of Basic Education- MEYS, an ocular inspection at MIS was carried out. It was conducted by Ms. Emilia Ayati de Sousa, Acting Head of SSK MoH-Comoro, Mr. Renato da Cruz Silva, SSK MoH-Comoro, and Mr. Fernando da Cruz, from MEYS-Dili. The objective of the said inspection is to ensure that schools are observing and practicing the established health protocols against COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health before the reopening of classes. Inspection of Waste Disposal Area Summary of Main Findings Accordingly, MIS has met and complied the standard criteria and guidelines set by the two ministries. The inspector representatives from the inspection team were delighted by the intensive preparations done by the MIS management a

Mr. Jose Azori Campos, Deparment Head of Basic Education-MEYS with the MIS's School Principal and Staff June 24, 2020- Mr. Jose Azori Campos, Department Head for Basic Education from the Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports (MEYS) of the Municipality of Dili visited MIS and made a pre-inspection of its compliance to the health protocols against COVID-19 for the reopening of schools after more than 2 months of closure during the state of emergency. The MEYS provides checklist of requirements to be complied by all schools in the country prior to the reopening and conduct of face to face teaching and learning process. Mr. Campos told MIS management and staff that the actual inspection will be done by the Ministry of Health (MoH). His role is to endorse an ocular inspection to the MoH so that MIS can resume its operation after their approval.

UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 Overview of COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold. This virus is transmitted in most instances through respiratory droplets, direct contact with cases and also through contaminated surfaces/objects. Though the virus survives on environmental surfaces for varied period of time, it gets easily inactivated by chemical disinfectants. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and