Blancia College Foundation Incorporated

Mabini Street, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur

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PARTNERSHIP
Lesson 3

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Activity # 1

Direction: Assess the level of community cooperation and suggest ways of improving the
situation.

CASE 3.1

Njeri Odumbe, the teacher at Thabo Limphe School, wished to develop an

agricultural plot with her pupils as a means of teaching them the advantages of natural
fertilization and weeding. She had no idea what seeds to use, so she wanted to get this
information from the Agricultural Information Centre in town. To go to town, she would
have to be absent from the school for two days, and this would be detrimental to the
students’ education.

Fortunately the shopkeeper was going to town to buy his supplies. She knew him
as a member of the school committee, and so she asked him if he could get the
information for her from the Agricultural Information Centre. He agreed, and when he
returned, he not only had all the information she needed, but had also bought sufficient
seeds for all pupils to plant in their plots

1. Does the type of relationship, which is demonstrated in Case 3.1, exist in your
community?
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2. Would the villagers volunteer to purchase materials for the teacher?
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3. Give some examples of cooperation, and/or partnerships, between the community and the
school in your village.
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4. If there is none, can you identify the reasons behind this lack of cooperation?
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5. Give some ways in which cooperation can be improved.
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