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Episode 1
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SCHOOL AS A LEARNINGEnvironent
ENVIRONMENT
Name of FS Student Frences Mhae A. Abella_______
Course Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics Year & Section 2-1
Resource Teacher Ronalyn Del Rosario Signature _____________________
Cooperating School Lawang Bato National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in determining a school
environment that provides social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of
learning.

Your Map
A general observation of the campus and the classroom is an exciting way to start
your observation.
Your mission is to do the following tasks:
3. Visit a school. Look into
facilities and support
learning areas in the
campus, then in the
4. Present your idea of a good
school environment
through any of these:
a) Descriptive Paragraph
b) Photo Essay c) Sketch or
Drawing d) Poem, song, or

2. Accomplish the
checklist as you move
around the school
premises.
5. Make a reflection on
the characteristics of a
school environment
that promotes learning.

1. Based on your
gathered data in
the checklist,
describe the
school

Your Tools
As you move around the campus, activity forms are provided for you to document
your observations. It is advised that you read the entire worksheet before proceeding to
the school site. A good understanding of the activities and tasks to be accomplished in the
activity sheets will yield better learning results.

SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLIST

Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the
column to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are
available on the last column.
Facilities
Office of the Principal
Library
Counseling Room
Canteen/Cafeteria
Medical Clinic
Audio Visual/Media Center
Reading Center
Speech Laboratory
Science Laboratory
Gymnasium
Auditorium
Home Economics
Industrial Workshop Area
PTA Office
Comfort Room for Boys
Comfort Room for Girls
Service Bureau
Publication Office
Registrars Office
Faculty Room
Head Offices
SSC Office
Computer Laboratory
Others(Please Specify)

Available

Not
Available

Description

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the
space provided.
1. Describe the community or neighbourhood where the school is found.
2. Describe the school campus. What colors do you see? What is the condition of the
buildings?
3. Pass by the offices. What impression do you have of these offices?
4. Walk through the school halls, the library, the cafeteria. Look around and find out
the other facilities that the school has.

Name of the School Observed Lawang Bato National High School

School Address Centro St., Lawang Bato Valenzuela City
Date of Visit January 4, 2016

1. The school was located in an urbanized place. On its right side there is a factory,
on the left side there is a elementary building, and when you go outside of the
school is a pathway for the vehicles and also another factory and also a store.
2. The school campus is small because the elementary and highschool campus has
been combined and then they put some barriers so that the elementary students
cant go to the highschool students place. As well as the highschool students.
3. As I pass by on the different offices in the school, all I can say was it was a wellventilated, well-organized and also it was clean inside.
4. School library was available but the school cafeteria was located in a multipurpose building near the school library, because the school cafeteria has been
demolished so that the school can create a new building for the students of the
school.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the

matrix to record your data.
1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted on the walls? What heroes,
religious figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the furniture is arranged. Where is the teachers table located? How
are the tables and chairs/desks arranged?
3. What learning materials/equipment are present?
4. Observe te students. How many are occupying one room?
5. Is the room well lighted and well ventilated?

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

Description
Classroom Facilities
1. Wall Displays

(location, number, arrangement, condition)

It has a knowledgeable quote, the list of the
cleaners, officers of the class and also the

2. Teachers Table
3. Learners Desks

ranking of the students.

Located at the center of the classroom.
There are 50 chairs provided in every room

4. Blackboard

that was so functional.

In front of the classroom. That is so

Name of the School Observed Lawang Batovulnerable.

National High School
School
AddressMaterials/Visual
Centro St., Lawang
City by the teacher and also the
5. Learning
AidsBato Valenzuela
Well provided
Date of Visit January 5, 2016
students.
6.
7.
Because this was the 2nd day of the class for this year 2016, the teacher first
8.
recall
9. the topic she discussed before the Christmas Break comes. As I observe, some of
the10.
students can recall what was the past lesson is, but the others regret it. I dont know
why? But
based
on my observation,
students who has short term memory could not
Write
your
observation
report here.
recall what was the past lesson.

Your Analysis
How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact on the learning of the
students going to school? What are your conclusions?
Its just a typical school and classroom in a public high school. It could only have
an impact on the learning of the student when they are going to school. If the teacher can
inspire her students everyday and also the students in a classroom has unity and great
companion to each and everyone.

How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development? How does
this relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?
Through motivation and the reinforcement that a teacher can give to her students.
Also the different stages that a student are involve in particular.

Your Reflections
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why
not?

Yes, because that kind of school environment is just like the school
environment that I used to go when I was in highschool.
2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?
Simply a campus that each students can feel that they are at their own
place. That has a complete facilities as well.
3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?
A classroom that is just like a replicate of their houses. That they can
feel comfortable everytime they went to the school.
4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?
The classroom that I will be handle someday would be a very
comfortable one to my learners. I will give the classrooms atmosphere a positive
aura everday so that my students wanted to go to school everyday.
5. Write your additional learnings and insights here.
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My Personal Illustration of an Effective School Environment