Brigada Eskwela 2019

BRIGADA ESKWELA NARRATIVE REPORT 2019

School is an institution which is responsible for molding the learners to become a responsible individual of the society. A student is to be crafted here to be a better person that will become an emblem of the kind of a learning center where he will grow. The school demands administrators and teachers to work with others; it includes the stakeholders, volunteers, government and non-government organizations, and other institutions to accomplish the designed tasks and objectives. These would need dedicated school personnel, cooperative parents, accountable community, and innovative learners.

The DepEd Memorandum No. 36, s. 2019 otherwise known as National Schools Maintenance Week or commonly called Brigada Eskwela aims to prepare the school with the help of the above others in collaboration with administrators and teachers. The theme for this year’s activity is “Matatag na Bayan Para sa Maunlad na Paaralan.”

The activity happens two weeks ahead before the formal opening of classes commences May 20-25, 2019. However, the start of these six days is not the indicator of the beginning of Brigada Eskwela. The activity went well, and some best practices were also observed to implement in our school. One of the high motivations for Brigada Eskwela is knowing the fact that environment plays an enormous role in the students' learning. The schools and classrooms, as well as facilities that are not conducive to learners hinder the quality of learning that they will be getting. So, the initiative of the DepEd to have a spirit of volunteerism, “Bayanihan” as we Filipinos call it, to clean up and repair the school and its facility before the opening of classes.

Believing that the community cannot stand without the school, and likewise the school without the community, the school is the face of the community. Thus, all the people in the community even those whose children are not studying in the school share a part of themselves, give a hard work and volunteer themselves to support the program. Thus, the school personnel are very much indebted to the stakeholders (the students and the parents in school), Local Government Unit (LGU), members of the Barangay Council, the police officers (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), members of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4P's), and all the volunteers for without them, the following would not have been made possible:

· Pruning/trimming the tress around the school

· Tree planting/Planting and cleaning the school vegetable garden

· Fencing the school

· Fixing of the garbage disposal facilities

· Constructing of Reading Centers

· Making the plant boxes

· Repairing the doors and windows of the classrooms

· Painting of the ceiling/chalkboards

· Repairing of classroom and Repairing of dilapidated chairs

· Repairing and Fixing of Bulletin boards

· Cleaning and grass cutting of the school ground

· Cleaning the classrooms and the office

· Constructing the transparency board

· Constructing School Covered Walk

· School Learning Resource

Malimono District hosted The Grand Kick-Off or Opening of the Brigada Eskwela last May 20,2019. To facilitate the Opening of the Brigada Eskwela, we made a simple program, explained the aim of Brigada Eskwela, set up the goals to achieve based on our Action Plans, divided the tasks, gave the necessary information, and introduced the right people or the focal persons to approach,the distributions of paints donated by the LGU and other stakeholders.

Malimono Central Elementary School on the second day of Brigada Eskwela marked the plant box cleaning, vegetable garden cleaning, classrooms cleaning as well as cutting grasses on the school ground. These were the apparent result of the hard work of the parents. But not only that, it is also because of the cooperation of other volunteers who were walk-ins.

The main highlights of the Brigada Eskwela were the construction of orchidarium, fencing the school vegetable garden, constructing new pathway to the orchidarium. From then on, the school has started to get better because of the improvement of the school grounds as well as the fence.

Thus, in this connection, the school internal stakeholders would like to convey their heartfelt thanks go to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who extended their support for the workforce, to the parents and other volunteers. They are the group who worked under the heat the of the sun. So, we are thrilled that they help us every time the school need help and to the generous people who also extend their assistance, thank you. Moreover, Malimono Central Elementary School grounds look pretty impressive after the grass cutting. The School Maintenance Week/BE is helpful not only for the beautification of the school but also for the people in the community. As it is very apparent that there had become camaraderie when there is Brigada Eskwela, more so is volunteering for the benefits of the entire community, and this starts from the school where the students - regarded as the hope of the country, are molded. Once and for all, Malimono Central Elementary School teaching Staff and so with the School Principal, Jay Ronald L.Becina extends their grateful thanks to all concerns in making the school ready for the start of the classes