GRADE 8 September 5th

February 2013 COW

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GRADE 8 CWW Classroom Without Walls

February 11 15 2013 GRADE 8 COW Semester 1 or 2

GRADE 8 CWW
Another Great Service Learning Opportunity
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. ~Dr. Seuss

THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

Day trips/ overnight trips You can help animals/ people/ environment YOU get to choose where you want to make a difference

There are 10 awesome sites you get to select from

Chosen Children Village (CCV) Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

SPECS

PG

GeoFarm

Caliraya

Makabata Subic

Batangas
Stairway Foundation

S.P.E.C.S. 2 SitesThe Home for Boys

& The Drop In Center

(Spiritual, Physical, Educational, Cultural, Social foundation)

Please see Mr. Ayling (HS) if you have any questions

Their new vehicle

GeoFarm
You will have the opportunity to develop an understanding and appreciation of the daily life working on a farm as well as the delicate balance and harmony between people and their environment. You will experience first hand a way of life based on selfsufficient living and natural food. You will also learn about alternative clean energy and nonenvironmentally threatening uses of resources. Some of the activities will include: caring for animals, gardening, harvesting and cooking, team building, bonding with the community, learning the 100 ways to use rice straw properly without having to burn it, garbage recycling fashion show.

Please see Miss Peters if you have questions

INTENDED LEARNINGS
Self-sufficiency food & alternative energy

Build relationships with peers, advisors & community caring & supportive

Do no harm or minimize harm to nature growing organic crops & recycling waste

Share knowledge with less privileged students in an engaging manner

Become a RESPONSIBLE citizen of Earth

If you work for Nature, then Nature will work for you

Subic
Subic is home to one of the worlds biggest as well as smallest bats and serves as a good model of sustainable development in the country. With an environmental focus, Subic also offers you an opportunity to make new friends, learn some basic team building and survival skills, interact with an indigenous tribe, and learn to understand the delicate balance and harmony between people and their environment. Activities will include outdoor challenges at the Adventure Park followed by survival activities such as the hike and overnight stay at the forest as well as working with the local school. The goal is to learn about sustainable systems for a selfsufficient lifestyle with the care of the environment at its heart.

Please see Mrs. Peirce if you have any questions

Chosen Children Village (CCV)

You will have the opportunity to work with children that are mildly or severely handicapped. What these children need most is a whole lot of love. You will see first hand what it takes to run an organization like this and we hope it will increase your awareness of various types of handicaps. Your daily duties will include feeding, bathing, and supervising the children at play. You will work alongside specialist teachers at The School for Chosen Children (TSCC) in classrooms and in the Arantza Rehabilitation Center to help in the delivery of lessons and therapy (such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, or aqua therapy).

Please see Mr. Drayton if you have any questions

Caliraya
You will carry on with the service learning which starts during the September visit to Caliraya. We will be working closely with two local Elementary Schools and Cottage Industries. You will have the chance to help deliver practical sessions to the Elementary School students at the school and Caliraya site. (PE, Music, Art and the more traditional reading and writing). Activities may also include a visit to the famous falls. There could be time as well of course for music, presentations, climbing and the famous mud slide, along with much more.

Please see Mr. Pasamba if you have any questions

Stairway Foundation
Stairway Foundation is a rehabilitation center for street children and a center for the advocacy of childrens rights. It is located in Puerto Galera on Mindoro Island. This organization has been operating in the Philippines for the past 18 years and is heavily involved in using creative arts to advocate for the rights of children. The purpose of this trip is for you to develop a relationship with the children at Stairway and gain a much deeper and personal understanding of street children. You will be placed in small groups along with the Stairway children and be involved in various activities including outdoor education, sports, beach games and creative arts.

Please see Mr. St. Laurent if you have any questions

Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

If you love animals this may be the site for you You will be able to get involved in a huge range of activities at PAWS Animal Rehabilitation center (PARC). The activities include caring for the animals, walking the dogs, maintaining the grounds, fundraising and educating others in animal welfare

Please see Mrs. Relf if you have any questions

Makabata
Makabata is a school in Pasig City. The students that you will be working with are selected from among poor families of the community who cannot even afford to send their children to public school. The school site is a house in Pasig City. There are seven classrooms, a computer centre, a kitchen, a small library, and a basketball court. Your tasks could include: painting chairs, making murals, decorating rooms, organizing games, coordinating a musical experience, helping with lessons/instruction, tutoring The students from Makabata will also spend the day with you at ISM, where you will have the chance to run various fun activities for them to do that they may never have experienced before.

Please see Mr. Lacson if you have any questions

Batangas
The Brother Alfred Shields Marine Station in Batangas is our new CWW site. This site is affiliated with De La Salle University and students who choose to attend this experience will be working with university professors to improve the Philippine marine ecosystem. The site is a small marine station located on a beach in Lian, a short distance north of Batangas. Students who attend this site will participate in activities such as planting mangroves and surveying seagrasses and coral reefs to determine the health of the marine environment. Reef clean-up is also an important aspect of this site. Important Note: Good swimming ability is necessary for this site. Please see Mr. Hamlin if you have any questions

PG
San Antonio Elementary School The site is a small school in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro Students who attend this site will participate in activities such as teaching elementary school students IT. The school has only just got electricity. Some painting and gardening will also take place during the morning sessions. Students will take part in team building activities; we will have sailing & other adventure activities. There may also be opportunities to visit stairway and see what work is going on there with the other group. Important Note: Good swimming ability is necessary for this site. Please see Mr. Allen or Miss Child if you have any questions

Choices
Talk to the students in HS that have been there before or to the teacher leading the site. Dont let anyone decide where you should go its YOUR choice - its time for YOU to give back! There is limited space for each of the sites, so you will have to make your top 4 choices. Voting will take place in home room on Friday or in your own time. You should have received an email from Mr. Allen, respond to the email.

It was an amazing learning experience from the moment we stepped out of that bus and saw a sight very much different from the clean hallways of ISM. Its like all of us were hit with this Reality Truck that was screaming, Hey, the rest of the world isnt as fortunate as you folks. And from that first day, seeing all the animals not in the greatest conditions- but eating well and being cared for, all of us and most especially myself were inspired and motivated to improve the facilities for them. ISM student

It was really weird how we were so distanced and afraid to speak to the kids when we first arrived and how by the time we left we were already so close that is was hard for us to say good-bye. ISM student