📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Alegria is a fourth municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu with an approximately 20,000 population. As a municipality, it aims to produce young, well-educated and active individuals for the betterment of the society. Hence, this project intends to give intructional and/or educational support to the local children enrolling themselves in a public school in Alegria, Cebu. It aims to expose children to intercultural learning and cultivate their young minds the spirit of volunteerism. Furthermore, improvements of the students in English and other academic related subjects, social skills, talents & etc. is in much consideration of this project.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers along with the guidance of the local teacher will undertake Academic and Extra-curricular activities relevant to elementary students which stated as follows but not limited to:
• Assist in teaching English, Science and Mathematics subjects;
• Provide creative ideas for teaching and lifeskills workshops;
• After school program (ex. Tutorial program, sports, sing, dance and musical instrument training)
• Other countries factual information presentation;
• Team building activities /Intercultural non-formal activities such as conduction of games, sports, sing and dance presentation, etc.;
• Assist and provide voluntary service to community extension program activities to local communities for a cause (e.g feeding program, tree planting, clean up drive &etc.)
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accomodated in the school classrooms with basic facilities. Personal sleeping bags, pillows and or mats are advice to bring. Please take note that our ordinary bathroom doesn’t have hot and cold shower, we use pail and dipper.
📍 About the location
- Going around the community
- Nature lovers have many options to do like; mountain trekking, nature walk, etc.
- Historical and city tour in Cebu City
- Island Hopping, canyoneering and other sea and mountain outdoor adventure related activities
⚠️ Requirements
Sleeping bag, flashlight, mosquito repellant, own country’s food delicacies, costume and etc. May also bring any sport, art and learning materials for children if you have.