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What Is Community Immersion

Community immersion is a form of service learning that integrates students' interests with longer-term involvement in community development and social justice issues. It fulfills goals of developing students into engaged citizens by providing meaningful tasks and leadership opportunities. Community immersion is defined as service learning that meets community needs, provides structured reflection, allows students to apply skills/knowledge, enhances classroom learning, and relates to community and social justice issues. Safety is a primary responsibility, and students must remember safety guidelines before, during, and after community immersion activities.

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What Is Community Immersion

Community immersion is a form of service learning that integrates students' interests with longer-term involvement in community development and social justice issues. It fulfills goals of developing students into engaged citizens by providing meaningful tasks and leadership opportunities. Community immersion is defined as service learning that meets community needs, provides structured reflection, allows students to apply skills/knowledge, enhances classroom learning, and relates to community and social justice issues. Safety is a primary responsibility, and students must remember safety guidelines before, during, and after community immersion activities.

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What is community immersion?

Community immersion is a version of service learning that is more integrated


with a student's passions and interests, is longer-term and is related to the on-
going development of community and social justice issues. Community
immersion learning fulfills many of the school's goals for students - becoming
involved citizens, learning through worthwhile tasks, and developing
leadership, advocacy and problem-solving skills. It also provides another
avenue for students to discover new interests.

Community Immersion (Service) learning is defined as a method:

 Under which young people learn and develop through active participation in
thoughtfully organized experiences that meet actual community needs that
are coordinated with the school and community;
 That is integrated with specific learning objectives and provides structured
time for youth to think, talk, or write about what they did and saw during the
actual service activity;
 That provides young people with opportunities to use newly acquired skills
and knowledge in real-life situations in their own communities;
 That enhances what is taught in school by extending student learning
beyond the classroom and into the community;
 That is related to community development and social justice;
 Helps foster a sense of caring for others through direct involvement; and
That is supported by regular assessment to provide feedback and guide
improvement.
COMMUNITY IMMERSION
“YOUR OWN SAFETY IS YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY, but each of us
can be responsible to remind this responsibility to one another. The cure to
forgetfullness will always be frequent reminders.”

THINGS TO REMEMBER:
BEFORE THE CONDUCT OF THE COMMUNITY IMMERSION
DO’S
1. Familiarize yourself with the basic information and theories regarding
community life.
2. Informed parents/gurdians prior to the visit
3. Always inform your President in-charge of your destination
4. Be armed with background information about the area for immersion.
5. Pay courtesy call to community leaders, whether formal or informal.
6. Secure documents like a letter of acceptance from the community.
7. Bring your own personal provisions like water, snacks and extra shirt.

DON’TS
1. Never forget to inform and get the consent of your parents/guardians
about the activities lined up.
2. Do not go directly to the community without determining the
background information about it.
3. Avoid bringing of original copies of signed documents in the
communities. It is better to carry around original and certified true
copies documents to prevent loss and smudging the paper.
4. However sometimes, community people could be insistent and their
hospitality in offering you provision like food. Try to gauge whether it
would be offensive to refuse their offer. If you think they will be
offended if you beg off, you may accept food or water in your plate or
glass but do not consume it. Especially if you are not able to have as
much background information on the community you are immersing at,
avoid consuming their resources and focus on your work. This is also
for your own safety. Whenever possible and not offensive, decline and
tell them respectfully rather that you appreciate their hospitality.
DURING THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY IMMERSION PERIOD

1. Be courteous to everyone
2. Act properly and discreetly
3. Wear proper uniform ad identification card.
4. It is highly advised to keep your valuable secured.
5. Always document your visit. It the role of the photographer
6. Always ask for permission from concerned people when you have to take
pictures.

DON’TS

1. Avoid labeling and naming people with politically incorrect terms.


2. Do not show off in terms of dressing up. You are there in the community to
help. Just bring an extra white shirt if you have to change your soiled
uniforms.
3. Never bring out your valuables.
4. Never promise and commit to a task that is beyond your and your school’s
capability.

AFTER THE COMMUNITY IMMERSION

1. Validate and evaluate if the programs and activities were conducted


appropriately and as planned.
2. Provide copies of your final documentation output to the NSTP office and
to the community where you conducted your immersion for records
purposes.(Final Requirments)

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. Wear NSTP UNIFORM AT ALL TIMES.


2. Be punctual. Be on time. 2-late is equal to 1 absent.
3. Do not wear shorts or slippers during the conduct of the activities.
4. Do not bring/wear valuables.
5. Do not smoke/spit/;litter, etc. within the vicinity of your adopted
community.
6. Do not stay in the community after your activity.
7. Observe proper decorum while in the community. Avoid shouting,
running, using profane language etc.( you are not playing ML or Dota)
8. IF you are the ones to personally invite children as your participant
make sure to make a letter to parents requesting that they allow their
children to join your respective activities. (Avoid entertaining
participants especially children to join your activities without permission
from their parents.)(LTS students)

9. Seek permission from the Barangay Chairman/ IN-Charge if you are


leaving the community after your activity. Remind/Inform them of the
date and time of your next activity, activity title and your recipients.
10. Anticipate possible problems;
a. Plan a systematic scheme in distribution of food/gifts/toys. Etc.
b. Avoid distribution of cooked food. Avoid being responsible for food
poisoning.
c. Do not leave target recipients, especially children after you are
through with your activity.
d. Observe proper turn over. If you need to bring them back to their
homes. Do so.
e. Return borrowed tables, chairs or any materials/equipment from the
barangay. Avoid being responsible to lost things.

11. Inform your professor if your encounter problems/difficulty ASAP

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