Chapter 2: Community Immersion

Immersion

An Accepted and Rigorous Academic and Disciplined-based Pedagogy distinct from any other Traditional and Experential Approaches to Teaching and Learning.

Immersion

It allows the Students to explore the Social, Political, Cultural, and Spiritual Dimensions of Society.

Immersion

It gives the Students the Opportunity to Learn Values and Social Realities through Actual Involvement.

Immersion

It Provides an Opportunity to Apply their Academic Learning to a Real Situation in a Natural Setting.

Immersion

A Service Learning to a Lifelong Journey

Immersion

It is an essential strategy in community concerns, process, dynamics, and lifestyle through exposure and engagin in different activities.

Community Immersion

It is a strategy that goes beyond acquainting us with community concerns but make possible our participation in their resolution.

Community Immersion in NSTP

It is devised as a strategy in molding and conscientizing students just so that they may be socially aware and responsible to their communities.

Objectives of NSTP Immersion Programs

• For the Students

• For the Community

For the Students

An activity that allows students to fully internalize their experience in community service, leading to a lifelong commitment to social change.

For the Students

An activity that helps students identify the needs of a community and propose and implement solutions within their means.

Direct Involvement of Students

Participation that enhances students’ civic responsibilities as they understand unfortunate events in social realities.

For the Students

Programs that provide students the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in learning institutions.

NSTP Immersion Programs

Programs that help students attain self-actualization by bringing out their potentials and talents as they live in the stream of community life.

NSTP Immersion Programs

Programs that create opportunities for students’ leadership development in preparation for their professional careers and personal endeavors.

For the Community

Activities that offer the community valuable information to assist them in their decision-making about the future.

For the Community

Activities that provide the community with immediate assistance.

Community–Academe Relationship

A mutually respectful relationship fostered between the community and the academe through immersion activities.

Community Interaction

Interactions with members of the community that enrich learning and teaching, making them reciprocal activities.

For the Community

Students who allow and encourage the community to embark on enterprises that would uplift their socioeconomic needs.

Service Learning Students

Students who bring new ideas and enthusiasm to the youths of the adopted community.

Expectations from Students Immersion

• Actively Participate in all Teams Meetings, Team Building Activities, Class Lectures

and Instruction Sessions.

• Contribute to the Planning, Design and Development of the Project.

• Adhere and Respect the Establish Group Norms.

• Develop and Contribute Expertise for the Good of the Project’s Goals.

• Practice Good Questioning and Reflective Techniques.

• View the Group as a Whole that Depends on each Person’s Valuable Contributions.

Forms of Integration in Community Immersion

• Home Visits

• Living with selected families

• Informal discussions with individuals or groups

• Sharing in household and community activities

• Attendance in social gatherings

• Assistance in production work

Community

When one goes to a _______, he associates with the people whom he intends to work with as his partners or allies in the community,

Confucious

This practice of enjoining people’s support is adherent to the philosophy of ________?

Confucious

Give a man a fish and he will live for a day; teach him how to fish and he will live for alifetime

Traits of a Trainee for Community Immersion Qualification

• has full understanding of the concepts and theories behind the dynamics of groups and community

• has knowledge on the very process of immersion

• training-wise

minimum of 54 hours to maximum of 90 hours

As for NSTP, students enrolled in NSTP-CWTS are mandated to undergo community immersion for a period of?

CHED Prescribed program of instruction, 2007

It cites the mandated hours of community immersion.

Factors to be considered in Area Selection

1. Groups or communities to be chosen belong to the deprived, depressed and underprivileged (DDU).

2. Willingness of local groups and community leaders to work with you on community projects.

3. Anticipated activities and demands fall within your available resources and ability to meet them.

4. Presence of development agencies and other support institutions providing assistance to the areas.

5. Stable peace and order situation.

6. Accessibility.

Values Emerged from the Community Immersion

• Social Justice

• Participation

• Equality

• Learning

• Cooperation