Educational resources segregated

Photos of some educational resource materials after segregation by GFI Mindanao Outreach volunteers in General Santos City.

Books segregation

GFI Mindanao Outreach local volunteers spent some time to segregate contents of balikbayan boxes full of educational resource materials.

Maligo Elementary School Profile

School Head: Mrs. Lorelyn S. Fabulare

School Phone: None

E-mail Address: lorfabz@yahoo.com

Name and History of the School:

The school is located at Barangay Maligo, Polomolok, South Cotabato, a peaceful barangay at the foot of Mt. Matutum. It is composed of eight (8) purok/sitios and it has three complete elementary schools and one primary school. One of the schools is Maligo Elementary School. The school is named after the name of the Barangay.

Maligo Elementary School was once a primary school opened in the year 1985 by Mrs. Gegenia Layog Lasmarias. She served the school until 1988. By 1988 to 1990, Mrs. Meriam M. Consad headed the school followed by Mr. Hacyone L. Luyao on to 1990 to 1993. Mrs. Herlyn H. Berondo was the next teacher-in-charge of the school until she was promoted to Head Teacher III to Principal I. It was a primary and multi-grade school from 1985 to 2006 with only two teachers. It was during the time of Mrs. Lorie T. Yayong when the school became a complete elementary with monograde classes. There were six teachers then; three with regular permanent
items and three were municipal paid under the Local School Board. At present, Mrs. Lorelyn S. Fabulare, Teacher III of Landan Elementary School was transferred to Maligo Elementary school as the teacher-in-charge and a classroom teacher as well.

Type of School:
Maligo Elementary School is a non-central, complete monograde school. It caters to children living at the Purok Center, Purok Mauswagon and some intermediate pupils coming from other Puroks/Sitios. The school is situated in a rural area, specifically in an agricultural community.
It is accessible by walking, animal (Carabao or Horse) ride, tricycle, single motorcycle and other means of transportation. It is 10 kilometers away from Polomolok East School District. It has a land area of 10, 000 square meters.

Curriculum:

The school is using the Restructured Basic Education Curriculum (RBEC). The competencies are based on the Philippine Elementary Learning Competencies (PELC). The media of instructions are English and Filipino in all grade level (Grade I to Grade VI). Sometimes Cebuano or Ilonggo
dialects are used.

The subjects thought are:
Filipino
English
Mathematics
Science and Health
Makabayan composed of
- Music Arts, Physical Education
- Character Education/Values
- Home Economics
- SIBIKA (history)

2011 Student Population: 176
Boys: 83
Girls: 93

Teacher’s Profile:

Ma. Cecilia S. Cervantes, BEED - LET (Female, Teacher I, Municipal School Board Paid)
Elsie T. Camacho, BEED - LET (Female, Teacher I, Municipal School Board Paid)
Riza Amor J. Nicor, BEED - LET (Female, Teacher I, Regular –Permanent)
Joylyn Rose P. Ramos, BEED - LET (Female, Teacher I, Regular– Permanent)
Jo-Ann M. Luyao, BEED - LET (Female, Teacher I, Regular –Permanent)
Lorelyn S. Fabulare, MA in Educational Development- LET Elementary
and Secondary (Female, Teacher III-Teacher-in-Charge, Regular – Permanent)

GFI 2011 Wish List
Maligo Elementary School teachers and pupils wish to have
the following educational materials:
1.Instructional Materials like Science laboratory apparatus and Human Anatomy models, Flip Books, Work Books (for Writing, Mathematics and Science)
2. Reference Materials e.g. Encyclopedia and Big dictionary
3. Art Materials e.g. Crayons, Pastels, Drawing books, art papers, etc.
4. School Supplies e.g. Bags, pencils, ballpens, pentel pens, bond papers, white boards and markers

5.Feeding supplies e.g. rice, milk and vitamins

Landan National High School Profile

Name of school: Landan National High School - UKNHS Annex

Address: Barangay Landan, Polomolok, South Cotabato

Telephone #: None

Principal: Mrs. Ninfa B. Macabenta

E-mail: ninfa_macabenta@yahoo.com

Current school population: 500

No. of boys: 236

No. of girls: 264

Grade Levels offered at this school: First Year to Fourth Year

Curriculum: First Year - Secondary Education Curriculum

Second Year - Basic Education Curriculum

Subjects:

English I, II, III, IV

Science I, II, III, IV

Math I, II, III, IV

Filipino I, II, III, IV

Araling Panlipunan (History) I, II, III, IV

MAPEH I, II, III, IV

Values Education I, II, III, IV

T.L.E. I, II, III, IV

Enrichment Classes:

Reading for First Year and Second Year

Basic Computer for Third Year and Fourth Year

2011 GFI Wish List:

- Laboratory apparatuses

- Compound microscope

- LCD

- Overhead projector

- Educational DVDs e.g. parts and functions of Human Systems, different characteristics of plants and animals, etc

- Periodic Table of Elements

- Math measuring devices

- Math educational CDs

- Portable graphing board (white board)

- Weighing scale

- Puzzles and other board games e.g. scrabble, chess, etc.

- Crayons and other art materials e.g. construction papers, scissors, glue, rulers, markers, etc.

- TV set

- Globe (would be great to have a talking globe)

- World Map

- DVD Player

- Dictionaries (pocket size)

- Encyclopedia and Thesaurus

2011 LNHS Best in English Awardees

The 2011 Landan National High School Best in English Awardees are the following:

First Year - Judah L. Galvan

Second Year - Rowena D. Deliverio

Third Year - Shiela Mae L. Tim

Fourth Year - Vanessa Dale Romarate

Message of thanks from Vanessa Dale Romarate

"Good day to everyone! In behalf of Landan National High School, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Galing Foundation, Inc. and to the people behind GFI's inception for paving the path of another opportunity to help us grow and accumulate more knowledge through timely intervention.

With the help of Galing Foundation, Inc., Landan National High scholl become a fast growing institution that caters to the need of the community which harness the academic, as well as the arts.

The aim of the school is to provide students with practical knowledge as well as new technological trends, that will not neglect this land's cultural heritage. GFI's intervention is timely in the sense that they have reinforced the schools vision to have students who can be globally competitive by widening our horizons and by letting us glimpse how the other side of the world lives.

We, students as well as the administration of Landan National High School are proud to be one of the beneficiaries of the Galing Foundation, Inc. Rest assured that your help is valued and always treasured. Thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts"

Click http://www.youtube.com/user/tonidaya#p/u/11/LaBUFvzk-rA for the You Tube video link of this message.

Vanessa Dale Romarate is the 2011 GFI Mindanao Outreach Youth Leadership Awardee.

21 GFI boxes recieved

Jocelyn Robles, GFI Mindanao Outreach Coordinator, confirmed the arrival of 21
boxes from GFI as of October 28, 2011. Herein the number of the boxes 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160,161,162,163,165,167,169,170, 171, 172. The school teachers from Landan National High School along with some volunteers helped in the assorting of books and other educational resource materials and transportation to benefit the following:

1. Maligo Day Care School

2. Maligo Elementary School

3. Maligo Public Library

4. Landan National High School

Jocelyn also sponsored for the creation of a general turn over tarpaulin that will be used for each beneficiary. Formal turn over ceremony photos will be submitted to GFI once available.

Assorted educational materials

Some photos of the first 9 boxes recieved by GFI Mindanao Coordinator as of October 10, 2011. The assorted educational materials will be turned over to the following beneficiaries:

1. Landan National High School

2. Maligo Elementary School

3. Maligo Day Care School

4. Maligo Public Library

Thanks so much for all GFI donors!

May 2011 shipment

Deatils from this link for the shipment of 20 boxes to the GFI Mindanao Outreach Schools

http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/06/ces-alberto-tony-molina-and-bernadette.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i6dukM2p0

April 2011 shipment

Details in this link

http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/04/gfi-ships-2-balikbayan-boxes-full-of.html

February 2011 shipment

Details in this link:

http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/04/galing-foundation-inc-ships-donated.html

Thank you donors and volunteers.

LNHS Youth Leaders

GFI Youth Leadership Awardees with school principal and librarian

Landan National High School

School principal Mrss. Ninfa Macabenta; Librarian Renante Balleno and GFI School Coordinator Josseth Ante

Documentation done by Jocelyn Robles prior to her trip to Atlanta

Maligo Elementary School students enjoying toys from GFI donors

Toys that students do not have at home but now they can enjoy it from their school after their reading time.

Thanks to the generous donors of GFI.

Maligo Elementary School Mission

Maligo Elementary School Vision

More dictionaries, reading books, text books and school supplies are on its way to GFI Mindanao partners

GFI shipped 5 boxes of educational resource materials last September 4, 2010.

Beneficiaries:
1. Maligo Day Care School
2. Maligo Elementary School
3. Maligo Public Library
4. Landan National High School
5. Kipalkuda Elementary School

Details on the shipment can be accessed from this link:
http://galingfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-dictionaries-reading-books-text.html

Picture science books for the GFI assisted schools

During the GFI visit to the different schools last May, the teachers expressed to the Mission Team that they are in need of science picture books. They have shown us their impovised visual of body parts and their functions used during science class.

The above books will benefit the following schools:

1. Maligo Elementary School - Polomolok, South Cotabato

2. Landan National High School - Polomolok, South Cotabato

3. Kipalkuda Elementary School - Maitum, Sarangani Province

Donations for big visual books for science is very much welcomed!