IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

KIM CARLO M. TRINIDAD

Strong partnership nowadays affects the relationship of the school and community stakeholders. It increases the understanding of the members to involve themselves with the different projects and programs of school for the needs of the learners.

When school and community work together as one they achieve impressive results to support learning needs. Through partnerships, it reinforces the school to improve the quality of education align to the DepEd vision and mission as well as the core values. It also provides substantial benefits for students to expand their ability to learn, habits, behaviors, and engagement towards learning.

“In Unity There is Strength.” This eminent quote can achieve more as a group than an individual. Effective partnership within the school and the community will lead to success and victory. It happens to an open communication and extending support in terms of sharing knowledge, experiences, and resources to provide good learning outcomes for the learners.

The immediate and additional resources of the learners ensure that having quality education for all shall be achieved. It is vital that establishing good relationships between the school and community through parents, teachers, learners, and members of the community to do remarkable things.

Indeed, collaboration is the key to strong partnership between the school community. This will help the school to progress in such a way that everyone benefits from it. It also provides learners with a better education as they involve themselves in the teaching-learning scenarios.

Different agencies join different school activities like the Brigada Eskwela occurs every year before the start of academic classes. This activity focuses on shared partnerships and responsibility of the school-community stakeholders.

The connections play an important and active role in the education of the students. The Bayanihan Spirit becomes the tradition yearly of the community members to help the schools and extend provision for the needed materials for the preparation of school opening.

Through the involvement of people in any school activities, it shows that they can improve quality teaching in the country. Exerting effort hand in hand is the present spirit and values of the Filipino volunteerism in achieving common end. This really empowers everyone for commitment with parents, learners, teachers, and the wider school that builds a sense of connectedness and belongingness.