Oplan: Ligtas Tubig, a Service-Learning Project of Therese Magno, Hiroki Ogawa, Josiah Talusan (Students), and Dr. Esperanza Cabrera (Adviser) of the College of Science, Biology Department was conducted at Sitio Kay Reyna, Lian, Batangas. The objectives of the project were as follows: 1) Know the presence of bacteria coming human and animals; 2) Know the implications of E. coli presence in water; 3) Ascertain ways to properly stock household water supplies; and 4) Recommend improvements in the water system of the village. The results of the study were presented to the Local Government Unit and the village residents last May 16, 2018. Center for Social Concern and Action
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David Urieta, an International Service-Learning student from College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York, USA fulfills Urban Missionaries of the Philippines' (UM) long-time dream - having their own website.
UM's first ever Website:
Ma. Lourdes M. Berin, Executive Trustee of UM, shares her appreciation for David's work:
David is a graduate student from College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York. As part of his M.S. in International Development and Service Program, he took up courses at De La Salle University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and completed service hours at UM.
He was placed at UM because of his expressed interest in labor, migration and informal economies.
The program is part of De La Salle University's continuing goal of expanding international partnerships for service-learning.
Center for Social Concern and Action
Rm. 202, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Telefax: (632) 524-4611 to 19 Locals 417, 147
De La Salle University through its Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) hosted the 6th Service-Learning Asia Network (SLAN) Meeting last June 8, 2018 at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Multipurpose Hall.
A total of forty (40) faculty members and university personnel from various Asian countries participated and shared their experiences and accomplishments in service-learning.
SLAN Members Present
Symposium Participants
De La Salle - Lipa De La Salle Araneta University De La Salle University - Dasmariñas
The SLAN Members were joined in the afternoon by seventy-two (72) FIlipino faculty members and university personnel for a symposium on the theme "Service-Learning in Asia: Models and Best Practices in Course Design and Evaluation."
The keynote speaker for the symposium, Dr. Carol Ma Hok Ka from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) gave an overview of service-learning models and practices in Asia. She emphasized that the best service-learning model is the one that aligns with an institution's Vision and Mission.
"There is no single best service-learning model, only the best model within a university. The best model is the one that aligns with the university's vision and mission."
During the panel discussion, Dr. Thera Chui , Vice Dean of Taipei Medical University presented the mobile application they developed for service-learning. The app helps provide faculty members and students with online and real-time information for monitoring, scheduling and evaluation of service-learning activities.
Asst. Prof. Deborah Mae Salem of Siliman University meanwhile shared her institution's SL journey from having only a handful of champions to its current 20+ academic units implementing service-learning.
Last but not the least, Dr. Meen Sheng Yap, Service-Learning Director of Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and former Asst. Director of the Ministry of Education, discussed the evolution of Service-Learning in Singapore and its transformation in SUSS.
Symposium Presentations
The SLAN Meeting and Symposium is part of De La Salle University's week-long University Vision-Mission Week Celebration.
Center for Social Concern and Action
Rm. 202, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Telefax: (632) 524-4611 to 19 Locals 417, 147
In 2012, the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) commissioned a study assessing the impact on communities of the National Service Training Program - Civic Welfare Training Service (NSTP-CWTS) and the Theology and Religious Education Two - Community Service Program (TREDTWO-CSP).
A total of thirty-seven (37) community leaders were interviewed to identify the following:
The perceived most beneficial service with greatest impact is tutorial, followed by feeding, clean-up and elderly program. The impacts of tutorial are manifested through improvements in children's or tutees' initiative to attend school regularly, desire to learn even in the summertime, academic performance or grades, self-confidence, acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills especially in reading and mathematics, ease of accomplishing homework and values acquisition.
Infographic Summarizing the Results of the Study
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Majority of the partners (7 of 9) have no perceived least beneficial service. The two others identified TREDTWO's service for the elderly and the CWTS clean-up program as least beneficial.
They considered the service to the elderly as least beneficial because it did not address the elderly's need for livelihood loans. The clean-up on the other hand, still left many dirty areas in the community. (The DLSU students were however, not faulted for this.)
Some of the identified positive effects subject-based social engagement are:
The partners identified health, livelihood, education and feeding-related programs as their need. These needs are currently being addressed through the four components of DLSU's SDG Localization Program.
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Rm. 202, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Telefax: (632) 524-4611 to 19 Locals 417, 147 DLSU Representatives pose for a photo during the 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL). From Left: Ms. Ma. Lourdes Melegrito, COSCA Director; Dr. Marlon Era, Faculty Member from the Behavioral Sciences Department (BSD); and Ms. Marietta Guanzon, Manager of COSCA's Service-Learning Program. Dr. Marlon Era of the Behavioral Sciences Department (BSD) and Ms. Marietta Guanzon of the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) presented their respective papers on service-learning during the 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL) held last May 29 to June 2, 2017 at Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia. DLSU's service-learning initiatives were also presented by Ms. Ma. Lourdes Melegrito - COSCA Director, during the Service-Learning Asia Network (SLAN) meeting held on Day 1 of the conference. Two hundred sixty-nine (269) participants (faculty, partner organizations, and student representatives) from seventy-nine (79) higher education institutions in 19 Asia-Pacific countries who participated in the conference. To learn more about service-learning, send us a message at: Center for Social Concern and Action
2nd Floor, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall (NSTP and CE) and Rm. 115, Miguel Bldg. (Service-Learning) De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Telefax: (632) 524-4611 to 19 Locals 417, 147 & 568 Last April 27-28, 2017, the Center for Social Concern and Action - Community Engaged Learning Program (CELP) conducted its annual two-day Partners' Capacity Building Training at Balay Indang, Cavite. The training entitled "Managing our Students and Ourselves" focused on imparting knowledge to the partner organizations on how to manage stress and how to handle students who are mostly Millennials. Speakers such as Dr. Kit Bonnet from the Office of Counseling and Career Services (OCCS) and Ms. Meyeth Angat, who also has a background in Psychology, served as this year's resource persons.
Forty-nine (49) civil society leaders representing 19 partner organizations, participated in the event. Team building activities after the lecture-discussion enhanced the camaraderie between and among these participants. For more information on our Community Engaged Learning Program (CELP), send us a message through these channels: Center for Social Concern and Action
2nd Floor, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall (NSTP and CE) and Rm. 115, Miguel Bldg. (Service-Learning) De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Telefax: (632) 524-4611 to 19 Locals 417, 147 & 568 |