Application Project: WE CARE: Wellness of Every Child by Assuring Responsive Environment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Child friendly school is based on the fact that various children bring diverse learning experiences from their homes and communities. Similarly, child friendly school harmonizes challenges children normally face at home and in the community, which make it difficult for them to enroll, regularly attend school and perform well in the school. With this application project it aimed to address the identified factors that influence the implementation of Child-Friendly School in Bulaklakan Elementary School, Division of Lipa City. It also intended to give proper intervention in order to meet the targeted percentage of indicators in becoming CFS. Further,thisapplicationprojectalsoanticipatedthatinternalandexternalstakeholdersweremobilizedtofullyrealizetheimplementationofChild-Friendly School

METHODS

The researcher utilized the descriptive research with the use of survey questionnaires, focus group discussion and interviews. The study adopted the systems theory by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy where in the questionnaires were administered to seventy (70) parents, thirty (30_ students and seven (7) teachers of Bulaklakan Elementary School, Division of Lipa City. The data gathered were interpreted upon applying statistical treatment such as frequency, percentage and weighted mean.

RESULTS

After the application of intervention plan for CFS, the school garnered a rating of 83.87% or 52 out of 62 indicators in the post-assessment compared to 44% or 27 out of 62 in the pre-assessment of CFS. This surpassed the target expected output rating of 80% of action item of becoming a Child-Friendly School in the Division of Lipa.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the application project, program interventions were effectively utilized in order to address the identified factors that influence the implementation of Child-Friendly school. Internal and external stakeholders were mobilized in the implementation of Child-Friendly School. Other school may benchmark the utilized intervention program in order to assure the wellness of every child and assure responsive environment to fully implement the Child-Friendly School.