Foreign students join Brigada Eskwela
STUDENTS of International Christian School from Hong Kong arrived in Dagupan to help the teachers, barangay officials, parents and pupils of Caranglaan Elementary School to clean and repair classrooms and chairs as the start of Brigada Eskwela 2014 last week.
The foreign students are also in the country for other community service activities such as the school’s deaf ministry and children ministry that includes improvement of home environment for boys and girls.
They were welcomed by City Mayor Belen Fernandez and City Schools Superintendent Gloria Torres during the official launch of Brigada Eskwela.
Fernandez in her speech before the participants explained the purpose of the national movement and the city’s efforts to protect the city’s pupils from the effects of flooding in the community.
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More volunteers compared to previous years also participated in the Brigada Eskwela within the area of the Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan 1 Division.
“Sa ngayon, mas dumami ang tumulong sa Brigada Eskwela thru the information dissemination campaign ng DepEd at tulong ng ating friends sa media,” said Carmina Gutierrez, DepEd-Pangasinan 1 public information officer, during the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) forum on May 22.
Among the participants in the week-long schools clean-up were school personnel and students; parents and local government units representatives; other volunteers from government agencies such as Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Department of Health; some private companies and non-government organizations such as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce that helped through their donation of paints, plywoods, and other materials.
Gutierrez also assured that the Brigada Eskwela’s “spirit of volunteerism” and cooperation to improve school facilities will continue all year round.
Meanwhile, DepEd’s week-long Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) campaign will start on May 26 to reach the target 100% registration rate of school-aged children.
DepEd began its early enrolment campaign last January 28.—Dada Austria and Johanne R. Macob
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