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This PowerPoint Presentation was presented by me to participants at the 2008 EARCOS Workshops in Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia. It gives a brief overview of a partnership I set up between students at International School Manila and Papaya Academy, a school for children who live on Manila's largest rubbish tip.TRANSCRIPT
THE PAPAYA THE PAPAYA PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIP
CASE STUDY
The PhilippinesThe Philippines
10 So Here We are.m4a
• 7107 islands
• 87 million people
• 50% under 18 years old
• We work in Manila - a city of 15 million people
Rice is eaten 3 times a day…Rice is eaten 3 times a day…
… … if you have the money to eat 3 times a if you have the money to eat 3 times a dayday
2000 year old rice terraces, 2000 year old rice terraces,
northern Philippines.northern Philippines.
Main Reason for PovertyMain Reason for Poverty
The Philippines suffers more natural disasters
than any other country.
Typhoons average 36 a yearTyphoons average 36 a year
More than 200 VolcanoesMore than 200 Volcanoes
Road washed away, this town no longer exists
EarthquakesEarthquakes
This one killed almost 2,000 and made 150,000 homeless
POVERTYPOVERTY
Babies milk made from rice water
Payatas Rubbish DumpPayatas Rubbish Dump
Over 30,000 people “make a living” here. This picture shows less than half the site.
Children working on the dump.
5 million child laborers5 million child laborers
If the dump were closed,
30,000 people would
become unemployed. The people
have no Social Security.
Condemned hotdogsCondemned hotdogs
Recycling by collecting:
PlasticPaperMetalGlass
and foodfood..
HOMEHOME
Papaya AcademyPapaya Academy
Established 2003Funded by Kalinga Foundation,
The Netherlands
The school house
The school bus (jeepney)
Flag ceremony
Singing…
and learning…
……instead instead of working of working
on the on the dump.dump.
What's next?The Papaya PartnershipsThe Papaya Partnerships
Grade 5 Grade 5 Livelihood Livelihood
ProjectProject
Helping parents at Papaya
establish new businesses.
Making crafts to sell.
Sharing knowledge.
The final products.
Grade 4 Grade 4 Heroes Heroes ProjectProject
Sharing learning and taking pride
in Filipino achievement.
Speaking, listening... and wondering.
Improving our surroundings.
Grade 3 Grade 3 Literacy Literacy ProjectProject
Building English language skills and proficiency.
Stating intentions.
Developing practice.
Improving resources.
Building bridges.
Changing lives.
With Special Thanks to:
Students, Parents and Faculty of
Papaya Academy and ISM
Craig Burrows, CBE
Aafke Rienmeijer
Music:
“So Here We Are”
By Bloc Party
© 2005
• Creation of ES Service Learning Committee
• Faculty and parents looking at what was being done across ES
• Gathering ideas, exploring possibilities
• Grade 3 Papaya Project
The First Year
YEAR 2YEAR 2
• Appointment of SL Coordinators and team
• Selection and screening of organizations (Papaya selected)
• Development of scope and sequence
• Pilot project developed
The Second Year
YEAR 3YEAR 3
• Pilot project launched in Grades 3 to 5
• Grade 5 Livelihood Project
• Grade 4 Heroes
• Grade 3 Literacy Project
• Funding from school budget
The Third Year
YEAR 4YEAR 4
• Consolidation of Papaya Partnership
• Program becomes self-funded
• Development of Service Learning in K - 2
The Fourth Year
• What is a local issue that your students could get involved in?
• How do you see your students getting involved – long term?
• What needs to be done to begin this process?
“You made my day special when you taught me that we can make each other’s lives better.” Letter, Antonio, Grade 5 ISM.
Lights, Camera, Action!
A hands-on brainstorming activity which tunes in to
the concept of sustainability
Participant Learning
Partnering with Partnering with Gawad Kalinga Gawad Kalinga
• GK is taking action against poverty in the Philippines.
• GK transforms communities by providing education, livelihood training, healthcare & housing.
• GK does not provide charity; they empower communities to help themselves.
• GK enables ISM to offer a long-term, sustainable, focused and well-integrated SL program based on relationships with the local community.
Phase 1: Building Homes
Partnering with Partnering with Gawad KalingaGawad Kalinga
• The coming months will be inspiring as the former squatter area is transformed into a vibrant, thriving and sustainable community.
• There will be schooling for children, livelihood training for young adults, and healthcare for all.
• There can be classrooms for dance, art, music and English where ISM students interact with local children on an ongoing and long-term basis.
• Our sports teams could run coaching clinics and eventually develop basketball and badminton leagues for the GK children.
Phase 2: building classrooms
Partnering with Partnering with Gawad KalingaGawad Kalinga
• We are not there yet, and to succeed we need a shift of mindset:
Service Learning ≠ Volunteerism
• “Acting for Positive Change” & “Learning to care” are essential learning outcomes that must be cultivated. It is wishful thinking to believe that these life skills will develop without a push.
• We need to ensure that all students get involved if we truly want to:
1. provide a meaningful and sustainable service to the greater community and,
1. develop genuine empathy in ‘most’ of our students that they choose to act upon.
Phase 3: student involvement
Choosing to HelpIs an important choice to make
“I learned the value of a peso…one boy loved the salt we had. I asked him why, and he told me that his family can't afford to buy it. I couldn't believe it, salt is just a few pesos for a big bag of it. Wow!” Grade 12 student.