Brigada Eskwela is a weeklong event where local communities, parents, alumni, civic groups, local businesses, NGOs, private individuals and even teachers and students volunteer their time and skills to do minor and medium repairs and maintenance work in the schools.

It is a school maintenance program nationwide that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, efforts and resources in ensuring that public schools are all set in time for class opening.

             To ensure if everybody is aware on the upcoming Brigada Eskwela, the school head should conduct a meeting wherein proper preparation and task that should be followed before, during and after the activity are set-up. Dr. Proper preparation should be planned to identify the problems and be given a further solution.

       The assigned working and steering committees need to list down all specific activities that will undertake in relation to the conduct of the BE activity. Ocular inspection to the school physical facilities is important to facilitate the improvement of the school.

        Additionally, teachers can do a house to house visitation to encourage each and every one on the upcoming school brigade. The promenade in the nearer barangays can be made enjoyable and meaningful so that all stakeholders will show their willingness to support the school.

        Different strategies can be utilized in order to inform the stakeholders like posting the BE Activities on facebook, putting banner in barangays, informing people thru radio announcement, putting beach flag in school and others. In this way, the assurance to encourage the alumni, NGO’s, LGU and other business groups to rendering their skills, support and assistance will achieve. And for the parents, this is an opportune time for them to show their gratefulness in return to the service given by the school to their children. These activities where the school is ministering would be for the welfare of both the school and the community. If the government, the civil society and the private business sector work together,  there is no reason for them to fail.

By: Analiza G. Taguinod | Teacher II | Cataning Elementary School | Balanga, Bataan