2017 BRIGADA ESKWELA WITH A HEART

ACCOMPLISHMENT
REPORT
I. RATIONALE
Republic Act No. 8525 otherwise known as the Adopt-a-
School Act of 1998, declaring the policy of the State to provide
quality and relevant education to the Filipino youth and to
encourage private initiative to support public education. In order to
achieve this goal, the State shall establish programs to encourage
private companies and enterprises to help in the upgrading and
modernization of public schools in the country whether elementary,
secondary, or tertiary.
To reach more people, the Department of Education brought
the program to the communities in 2003 through Brigada Eskwela
(School Brigade) which is a National Schools Maintenance Week
that aims to bring together stakeholders to participate and
contribute their time, effort and resources to prepare the school for
the opening of school year.
Brigada Eskwela, also known as the Bayanihan Para sa
Paaralan is another concept of unity for Filipinos. The aforesaid
program provides us an image of people from different sectors of
society public-private partnership of volunteerism to improve the
public schools. School heads take the lead in planning the
activities on making the school environmentally resilient, clean and
conducive to learning. Parents, teachers, community members,
local government officials, non-government sectors/private
sectors, and different church congregations worked together to
prepare public school facilities for the opening of the School year
in June.
 The program is annually implemented two weeks before
classes commence, that leads to accomplish necessary classroom
repairs, campus painting and beautification, as well as cleaning of
surroundings to ensure safety among clienteles. Furthermore, it
aimed to provide a good school environment so that the learners
will be motivated to be in school every day to learn.
Brigada Eskwela 2017 is anchored on the theme: Isang
DepEd, Isang Pamayanan, Isang Bayanihan Para sa Handa at
Ligtas na Paaralan. The week long activity is scheduled on May
15- May 20, 2017.

II. OBJECTIVES
In Lumbia Central School, an institution which continually
provides learners quality services and mold them to become
agents of global development, Brigada Eskwela 2017 is made
extra special by dubbing the Adopt-a-Child Program and labelled
the activity as Brigada Eskwela with a Heart 2017. With a heart,
because the school focused not only on the preparation of its
physical appearance, but it also included its most important
customer-THE SCHOOL LEARNERS.
Specifically, the school aimed to accomplish the following:
1. Checking of the electric wire connections, lightings
2. Improvement of school campus ground
3. Pruning of tree branches
4. Painting of perimeter fence, classroom walls, garden, desks
5. Digging holes for compost pit
6. Cleaning of Covered Court ground, roofs and gutter
7. Construction of school pathway for covered walk
8. Grass cutting
9. Putting up of school signages
10. Comfort room repairs
In addition, the school aimed to provide a feeding program
and school supplies to its learners for them to be motivated to go
to school and for the parents to be helped in their expenses for the
opening of classes. Also, it aimed to provide dental care to the
learners.

III. THEME
This years national theme was, Isang DepEd, Isang
Pamayanan, Isang Bayanihan Para sa Handa at Ligtas na
Paaralan. The theme was so timely and suited for the countrys
frequent earthquakes and typhoons visit, and sometimes for fire
incidents too. The preparations were not for the everyday hazards
prevention purposes only but as well as for the disaster
preparedness of schools nationwide. The community,
stakeholders, parents, and the school personnel worked hand-in-
hand in realizing this advocacy. Different groups both from private
and public entities supported the program by rendering services
according to their field of expertise. To mention a few: Manubay
Dental Clinic team; the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co.
(CEPALCO) team, the Philippine Air Force, the Philippine National
Police Station 8 of Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, the Social
Security System team, the Church of Jesus Christ on the Latter
Day Saints, the Natasha group, the Pueblo de Oro group,
rendered manual labour as specified in the schools program of
work. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology did feeding
to all the Brigada Eskwela with a Heart 2017 attendees. Other
stakeholders like the PADLA Security Agency offered materials
such as gallons of paints. The Philippine Air Force (TOG) donated
heavy duty garbage containers, and some individuals donated
fluorescent lamps. Several stakeholders offered school supplies
for the learners.
Dr. Marichelle F. Saga, the school principal, spearheaded
the LCS launching of the program. Why Brigada Eskwela with a
Heart 2017? The title was modified and innovated because aside
from the usual activities like carpentry, repainting the school
 buildings, grass mowing, electrical and fixtures repair, digging of
compost pit, it also included Dental Mission, and giving of school
supplies to the learners who were present during the week-long
program.

IV. SCHOOL PROFILE

Lumbia Central School is a central school in the

Southwest I
District in the Division of Cagayan de Oro City. The school site is a
16-hectare lot located along the highway near the Lumbia
Barangay Hall.
The schools wide area makes it different from other schools in
the division. The school campus is surrounded with trees planted
by the past administrations. These trees create a clean and green
environment which make the school free from the pollution.
School children enjoy the wide playground for games, athletics
and other outdoor activities.
For the past years, the number of school children grows due
to more transferees from other barangays within Cagayan de
Oro City, which were affected by the typhoon Sendong in 2011.
Relocation sites as well as new subdivisions are now present
within the barangay. With the continuous growth of the school
population, the school continues to improve its buildings and
other learning and teaching facilities. A two-storey, ten-
classroom
building is recently constructed and will be functional before the
end of the school year.
Presently, the City Government is about to start the construction
of the long planned Sports Center which will be situated at the
rear part of the school campus. The school continuously receives
numerous awards and recognitions, evidence that the school
provides quality education to its learners and the community. The
 competent teachers who hone the potentials of the children
the school competitive to other schools in the division level as
well as the regional level both in academic and non-academic
aspects.
Tables.
VI. KICK-OFF/CLOSING PROGRAM
Brigada Eskwela with a Heart was launched at Lumbia
Central School Covered Court on May 30, 2017. Influx of
attendees like the parents, teachers, children, and stakeholders
(Bureau of Fire and Protection-BFP, Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology-BJMP, Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company
Inc.-CEPALCO, Liceo de Cagayan University, Lesbian Gay
Bisexsual Transgender of Barangay Lumbia, PADLA Security
Agency, Philippine Air Force-Tactical Operations Group 10,
Philippine National Police Station 8, Philippine National Police-
Regional Training Center, Manubay Dental team, The Church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter day Saints-Lumbia group, and Xavier
University Junior High School. The opening program was attended
by Barangay Captain Wilhelm E. Valencia and Barangay Councilor
at the same time General PTA President Gilbert O. Zamora,
PS/Ins. Dennis S. Ebsolo, Police Station 8 Commander delivered
his inspirational speech. Dr. Marichelle F. Saga the school
principal together with Mr. Virgilio S. Alinggom welcomed all the
guests with a heart full of gratitude for the support and
collaboration shown by everyone around.
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The scope of works and activities that need to be performed
were announced and specified during the short program. The
donations and commitment, support and assistance were given
recognition. The learners who were around were given school
supplies. They were also fed in the morning and in the afternoon
sponsored by BJMP. The Manubay Dental team gave an
overflowing ice cream not only to children whos tooth were
extracted but also to anyone who lined up to partake the cold and
delicious ice cream. Moreover, the dental team provided
medicines to the children whose teeth were pulled out. Vitamins
were given too to the children who were around.
When the opening program was over, parents, volunteers
and stakeholders proceeded to the different committees assigned
to guide them towards the areas of concern. The schools work
plan served as the blue print of the labour activity.
Pathway concreting for the covered walk from the main gate
towards the Coca Cola building started on this first day of brigade
and laboured by the Barangay councils laborers.
The PNP Station 8 Commander Dennis S. Ebsolo led the
pruning of the Mahogany trees. The XUJHS group made effort to
clean the school library located at the Coca Cola building. For the
PNP RTC team, they gathered all the dry leaves and other thrash
found in the entire school. Since they were one company, some of
them did the painting of the schools front fence. The parents and
the LGBT group did the clearing and sweeping of the school
ground. On the other hand, to ensure not only the schools safety
against fire but also the safety of the learners, the CEPALCO team
checked the wirings and covered the exposed live wires found in
the covered court. Aside from that, they also covered the open
circuit breaker in the Grade Five building for the learners safety by
intentional manipulation that would cause electrocution. They also
included the repair and replacement of busted flourescent lamps in
the three Grade Five classrooms.

Day 2
Registration continued on the second day. The parents who
were around painted the old two-room grade three building, and
the outside walls of Mrs. Teresa V. Lagras room.
EastWest Bank through their representative, donated
disaster kit. Engr. Richard N. Fabe of CESCO-CEPALCO, and
Lehaniah store donated assorted school supplies. SM Pizza Hut
supported also the cause by giving several pencils to LCS.
Maridels Bakeshoppe gave snacks for the volunteers in addition
to the feeding activity for the day.

Day 3
After the volunteers had registered, they all proceeded to the
areas that needs to be done, one of those was the concreting of
the pathway from the main gate towards the Coca Cola building
manned by the barangay councils workers. The congregation of
Miraculous Medal Church participated the brigade by rendering
clean-up in the mini forest in between the new two-storey building
and the kinder premises. The Bureau of Fire get involved too by
flashing volume of water from their fire truck to wash the dusty
LCS covered court. Lourdes College gave out school supplies to
the learners who were present during the third day.
Miss May Jane Ogoc, from Kauswagan, sponsored school
supplies to the learners and gave away snacks.

Day 4
The concreting of the pathway for a covered walk continued.
The outside wall paintings of the different buildings continued on
this fourth day. Some volunteers started painting the inner walls of
some classrooms. Cleaning, dusting and painting of the
classroom chairs were also done.
Greenwich staffs joined the brigade, and donated several
school supplies to the learners. The group improved the front
ground and the covered courts surroundings by sweeping the
area.
Day 5

Another group registered and responded to the cause on the

fifth day of the brigade were the City Engineers Office team. They
pruned the Indian trees along the schools front perimeter fence
and the Mahogany tree fronting the district office. Volunteers from
the Knight fraternity donated paints, rollers, brushes and a plate,
and joyfully painted the walls along the stairs towards the second
floor of the PBSP building of the grade five level.
Since the opening of the new school year was the reason of
this Brigada Eskwela with a Heart, the demand for school supplies
for the learners were considered too. Civic Marketing Inc./Volvo, a
car company and Marikina Shoe Exchange generously gave their
support by giving out numerous assorted school supplies to LCS
learners.
A symposium on solid waste management was conducted
by the Barangay Committee Chairman on Solid Waste
Management Quirino Omandam. To keep the schools theme in
progress, the feeding program was continuously given to the
participants.

Day 6
The Brigada Eskwela with a Heart has finally closed on May
20, 2017. Before the closing program, stakeholders from
Pineapple REACT painted the outside wall of the Coca Cola
building occupied by the grade 1 classes. SM Group of
Companies flocked to LCS and brought gallons of paints and
painted the SM building. The Social Security System of Carmen
branch rendered services like registration, they too entertained
queries related to the entitys services, and they also conducted
storytelling and drawing activities to the learners who were around.
More on to that, the team painted the pre-schools building, while
other personnel prepared grilled fish.The Lumbia Barangay Tanod
took part in the spirit of volunteerism too by digging compost pit
behind the grade three building. Other accomplished activities
were the comfort room repair and repainting. School signage were
mounted on specified locations. The roofs and gutters were
cleaned, and classrooms lightings were repaired too.
At 10:00 in the morning, the closing program started. The
SM Group of Companies and the SSS Group rendered their dance
presentation which happened for the first time where stakeholders
were the entertainers as well. On behalf of the members of the
Steering and Working Committee, the Overall Chairman Dr.
Marichelle F. Saga, expressed her sincerest gratitude to all who
spent time, resources, and effort in making Lumbia Central
Schools Brigada Eskwela with a Heart 2017 successful.
Certificates of recognition were awarded to the stakeholders and
to the different committees.
A lunch in a boodle fight concept was joyfully partaken by
everyone who were around during the aforesaid activity.