Immersion- Cristine Gersaniba

“ISA GID KA DAKU NGA BULIG”

By: Ma. Manuela V. Aloquin

Isa gid ka daku nga bulig ang amun nga “community immersion”,

Nga amun ginhiwat sa sa Brgy. Avila, pulo sang Guimaras,

Madamu gd ako sing natun-an nga mkabulig gid sa akon nga pagtu-on,

Bilang isa ka maayo nga tinuga sa sining nasyon naton.

Kami nag-adto sa higad baybay kaupod ang amun nga propesora,

Agod amun tan-awon ang marine sanctuary nga may ara sila,

Didto, amun na-abtan si Kapitan kag mga kaupod niya,

Kag kanami gid sang ila pag-abi-abi sa amun, dayon sila tanan nagpakilala.

Sang naghinyo ang amun grupo sang isa ka interbyu sa isa ka mangingisda,

Nagpasugot gid sya dayon nga wala sing pang duha-duha,

Kag didto, kami nakabati sing madamu nga mga istorya,

Kag sari-sari nga mga emosyon ang sa amun balatayagon iya gintuga.

Amun nahibaluan nga ang mangrove, ila gid ginapasalamatan,

Bangod ini ang ilistiran sang mga isda nga amu ang ila pangabuhian,

Kag daku gid ini nga bulig agud ila mapaiskwela ila mga kabatan,

Gani, ang paggamit sini sa iban nga pamaagi ila gid ginadumilian.

Isa gid ka manami nga eksperensya ang amun nga na-agyan,

Daku gid ini nga bulig sa amun bilang isa ka “science educator” sa amun kapanahunan,

Kuntani makapukaw man ini sang balatyagon sang akon mga kaupdanan,

Kag ila man ma-apresyar ang ka-importansya sini indi lang sa mga tawo didto kundi sa aton tanan.

Poems..

Nica Heria

Salty Water

They wash their hands in it
The salt turns to salt
In their hands. Wearing it
At their wrists, they make bracelets
Of it; it runs in beads
On their jackets. A child’s
Playing? It has hard whips
That it cracks, and knuckles
To pommel you. It scrubs
And scars; it chews rocks
To sand; its embraces
Leave you without breath. Mostly
It is stomach, where bones,
Wrecks, continents are digested.

Dhana Leigh Once
Our Earth

The Earth is ours to enjoy
For every little girl and boy.
But we must always be aware.
That all its beauty we must share
With all the children yet to come,
Who want to laugh and play and run
Around the trees and in the fields.

So we must keep our planet free
From messy trash and debris
With air that’s clean and fresh and clear
For all to breathe from year to year.
We must never ever abuse
Our sweet Earth that’s ours to use.

WHITE FLAG

I stare into this crazy world,
waving a small white flag,
hoping to find a truce to this
madness, that is life;

I wonder how can I be
sane when my mind is constantly
occupied by a barrage of things
that life seems to be throwing at me, nonstop!

I used to sit and watch the leaves fall,
watch the people scurrying about to find a meaning,
searching for the unknown;

now I am one of them,
scurrying to find what I lost,
searching for something that I know nothing about,
yet something that is so essential to life or so they say;

Mary Rose Garcia

Romel Galgo

Leny Toroy

Science Share-a-thon 

GERON PIERRE BAYATAN

           Science Share-a-thon is a rotational learning activity wherein several learning stations are provided. Each learning stations presents different science activities that do not only make students learn different science concepts but also arouses enthusiasm and more likelihood on science.
  The science majors of West Visayas State University, College of Education presented different science activities during their community immersion at East Valencia National High School and Barangay Avila, Buenavista, Guimaras.

 WATER ROCKET PROPULSION

  

 CLAY BOAT

 BURNING BUBBLES

TERRAQUA

 COLOR CHANGING MILK 

Science Education through…..
GERON PIERRE M. BAYATAN, BSEd Physics

     ... Lecture

     ...Demonstration

    ...Student Participation

        ...and Learning Stations

           

 We took part in the endeavor of the community for the conservation and development of the mangrove forest in their coastline. In our short stay in Avila, we helped the community by planting mangroves in barren areas. We also helped in getting the litters that scatters in the mangrove forest brought by the waves or those which clings in the stems of the mangroves. We did scrape the pests from the stem and root system of the mangroves that sometimes caused the death of these plants.

  

As we went through the mangrove area with some of the community members, we identified three dominant species of mangroves which are locally known as pagatpat, bungalon, and bakhawan. We were amazed that the fisher folks can differentiate quickly these species.

                                                                 -GERON PIERRE M. BAYATAN

           In Avila, three dominant mangrove species are can be found and are planted in the area which are Avicennia marina (Bungalon), Sonneratia alba (Pagatpat), and Rhizophora spp. (Bakhaw).

      The conversion of the seascape of Avila into a marine sanctuary made the local people feel more accountable of their natural resources and thus protecting it because they too can benefit from it. At the present, the locals of Avila helped hand-in-hand in restoring and developing their mangrove area by planting mangrove seedlings in barren areas and conducting clean up drives in response to the problem on litters that scatters and clings to the mangroves. Other initiatives by other organizations on helping the folks on their endeavors were also integrated.   

      In April 2012, the body of water within the 200 –  Meter radius from the coastline of the barangay was declared as marine sanctuary by the Philippine Government.    As a marine sanctuary, fishing or any other type of activities is strictly prohibited. The marine sanctuary is a no-take zone and strictly no fishing zone.
   Before the area was declared as marine sanctuary, the following ecological factors were considered: variety of species and habitats, breeding, feeding, nursery grounds for various stocks, naturalness, and migration path.

                            -GERON PIERRE M. BAYATAN

Laarni Jacaba Fruelda

Mangroves....

REFLECTIONS (1 OF 3)

“And to peaceful community who gave us opportunity to appreciate the beauty of nature. And by those experiences who teach us to preserve the environment especially the mangroves because silently they had a big impart in the cycle of our life and the absence of them bring problem to the community. We try to adjust to culture of the people and by that we had learned so many things from them, the way of their leaving in which we can relate from them. And by this we had applied our knowledge to the community and we will make sure that the projects that our section will implement will really a good one and be a big help to them. This community immersion is such great. Awesome experiences and found new cool friends or we can say students. This experience will never be replaced by anyone.”

~Samuel Alfon

“For the past few days we were so happy and enjoying our stay in the school. Students treated us as their teachers too. They greeted us and we were so overwhelmed. I won’t forget the best ever experience together with my classmates. We had our happy time together. We were sharing the entire task assigned to us easily. We had an enjoyable time with our adviser.”

~Leny Loraine Toroy

“Community Immersion had taught me so much; it truly helped me understand the essence of teaching profession. It broadens my understanding and views towards community awareness and learning of students.  We were able to build a relationship towards the school, students, teachers, and even in the community were we conduct the tree planting. Our relationship with our classmates becomes deeper and was given a chance to know our classmates very well.”

~KZ Jay Desuyo.

“The impact of community immersion is really amazing. You will learn a lot, the economic conditions, cultural diversities, and social realities prevailing in the community is a great experience ever. You will also learn to adjust yourself, with appreciation of the diverse realities in the community and in the school. We are all different, we come from other culture but when it comes to a helping hand we move to be one and united.”

 ~Monica Jean Heria

“As a summary of all things that happened to me in that memorable immersion, the experience doesn’t just teaches me to be confident enough in dealing with other people but also appreciating the job or profession that I will be dealing someday. Being a teacher is not measured by how well you speak or explain or having the highest intelligence but having a heart and a passion for teaching. you can tell that you are a successful teacher when your students learn.”

~Sheila Mae Juridico

"What does he plant who plants a tree? 

He plants the friend of sun and sky; 

He plants the flag of breezes free; 

The shaft of beauty, towering high, he plants a home to heaven anigh. 

For song and mother-croon of bird, in hushed and happy twilight heard - 

The treble of heaven's harmony. 

These things he plants who plants a tree."

~Brian Colocar

Education as a form of learning posses the traits of good teaching. Where in ideas, knowledge and skills are being taught to the next generation. the sense of each individual that seeks for the love of knowledge. It focuses more on the learning side of humanity. Without education, there is no learning. Without learning,therefore there is no development. The science of education deals with the needs of a person to gain ideas on how he will take the challenge of accepting the liability for him to earn. The search for education is merely a systematic way of increasing stock knowledge to search for education means to establish facts and to solve problems of the real world.

                                                            -Debbie Sarabi Devorra

REFLECTIONS (2 OF 3)

“As a future teacher, future educator, we are called to serve; to serve the new generation, to serve the environment and to serve the community. Community immersion subject taught us how to appreciate what is in the field we entered and how to serve the community without expecting any return, just a simple smile in their faces that gave us the great feeling of fulfillment in our hearts.”

~Cristine Eve Gersaniba

“If my life will begin an open book, this community immersion would probably occupy three chapters. I would forever be glad to narrate and share my experiences. The above mentioned reflection is the truest meaning of my one-week experience as teacher, trainer, designer, scientist, technician, interviewer among others. It is indeed amazing how one could experience such opportunities within one week. But it is more amazing how one week could change your life, and your profession. Forever.”

~Stephan Jade Navarro

“Everything was a part of the whole and nothing was left behind. Things maybe or may not be the same after we left the community but one thing I know for sure, I learned and taught things that will forever will be imprinted in me.”

~Ellen Navigar

“The community immersion in East Valencia, Buenavista, Guimaras is a perfect place where we conduct our one week community immersion. We had our great time and experience in interacting to the students and teachers of East Valencia National High school and as well as to the people in the community and with this experience, it trains us to be prepared in the real work life in the near future.”

~Mary Jean Ocampo

“The community immersion or integration aimed to provide education students with an experience that will open their passion for teaching. it is a one week interaction with the host barangay and school, which seeks to develop a partnership between them in connection with the child’s education. The experience was remarkable, it teaches us to be organized, to plan ahead, and to always be prepared, so that every activity we conduct is successful.”

~Jamaica Paulma

“After a walk, we got a chance to have an interview with the fisher folks. We have collected so many meaningful stories in each one of them. Every story reflects how important the mangroves are in their community. It gives us a clearer vision of what is life beneath a shore. After all, this community immersion experience is worth the expense, the time and effort. It has molded us to become more responsible, strengthen our camaraderie and boost our self-determination. It immersed and results to learning of each other and of one.”

~Jimmy Perote

“|We finally arrived at the site and take some pictures with it. It’s quite funny because we haven’t start planning yet but the memory of the camera was almost half full. And so the mangrove planting begins. Actually this is not my first time in planting mangroves. Our church at the city is located near the Iloilo river and every now and then we have this community outreach there and plant some seedlings of mangrove. This mangrove is under the care of our church in cooperation with the government. And I’m just happy because I can do this also in other communities with the help of this community immersion.”

~Eunice Ann Romualdo

“Call time for going home. Most of us choose to ride at the top of jeep the wave our hands whenever we passed by with the students of East Valencia National High School. I feel contented with my life and appreciate the essence of my course. Contentment cannot be eventually achieved in all times. We are blessed with this type of activity because it allows us to experience ahead our life in the future as who to be in the future. We are all tired but, the happiness didn’t stop. At our place, there was a short play regarding real life. And once again, we laugh so hard until it hurts and we feel the tiredness in our body.”

~Wilma Torilla