BUUG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Manlin, Buug ,Zamboanga Sibugay

NARRATIVE REPORT ON
BRIGADA ESKWELA 2019

INTRODUCTION

Brigada eskwela is a weeklong activity conducted before the school year starts. It is also
known as the “Bayanihan Para sa Paaralan (Working Together for Schools)", added a new meaning
to the Filipino concept of unity. From the image of barrio men bearing together the weight of
a bahay kubo (nipa hut) on their shoulders to the image of volunteers braving storms and floods to
help calamity-stricken communities, Brigada Eskwela brings to us a picture of people from
different sectors of society repainting walls and blackboards, cleaning windows and doors, or
repairing fences.

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN

The success of its implementation lies in the collaborative effort of our school head JOENEL
B. FERRER, teachers, private partners, local government units, and the community members,
including parents and students.

Through the initiative of the school head, private partners are given the opportunity to
contribute resources for the effort. Local government units and community members mostly
provide manpower and volunteer services during this week-long activity. Partners from private
companies not only donate cash and resources to the cause. Some of them also send their
employees to schools to help. Representatives from religious groups and members of local
government units (LGU) such as policemen, firefighters also take part in putting up new donated
blackboards, painting school fences, and mounting bulletin boards, trimming trees. Parents,
teachers, and students from different school organizations also offer their help.

CONCLUSION

Brigada Eskwela was borne out of the need to address the challenges of public school
education in the Philippines. It started with the simple mission of cleaning up and beautifying
public schools to prepare for the opening of classes. But by allowing everyone to contribute, big or
small, to this worthy endeavor, it has also opened multiple doors for learning and reflection.

From the outside, Brigada Eskwela might only count as one of DepEd’s mandates for public
schools, a project that generates funds to beautify the campus. But scratching the surface will
reveal an effective model of public-private partnership that creates ripples of impact among the
different sectors of society by revolutionizing the Filipino trait of bayanihan.

It shows that volunteerism is still abundant in our country, and that there are a lot of
people who are willing to cooperate with the government’s worthwhile endeavors if given the
chance.
PICTORIALS
 The PNP Personnel in ACTION!

The Firemen on the go! Hand in hand with some BNHS students, these men with a big hose
cleaned the New SHS TVL Building.
Teachers, parents and students helped each other in cleaning the surroundings!

When everyone worked together for a common cause …

Prepared by: ALONA B. DALIS

SST T-3