School Facilities in the Philippines

School facilities are buildings and grounds, parking lots, playing fields, and fixed

equipment. It is the board's desire that the local taxpayers who provide the school

should be able to obtain maximum use of the facilities, to the extent consistent with the

primary educational function of the school.

A growing body of research has found that school facilities can have a profound

impact on both teacher and student outcomes. With respect to teachers, school facilities

affect teacher recruitment, retention, commitment, and effort. With respect to students,

school facilities affect health, behavior, engagement, learning, and growth in

achievement. Thus, researchers generally conclude that without adequate facilities and

resources, it is extremely difficult to serve large numbers of children with complex

needs.

The quality of education depends upon school services and training

material. It is the process of pupils learning. The caliber of a school's environment

and its particular facilities contains a strong influence on students' learning.

Besides regular use in organizing and managing a school's activities,

documents of a school's physical features and material resources including

furniture and equipment can offer data to derive various indicators pertaining to

assessing the standard of education in a school.

College facilities can actually have a substantive effect on learning

method. School facilities can be defined as those things that enable the instructor

to do his or her work perfectly and assisting the scholars to learn properly.
 School facilities are all the things which are essential for effective educating

- learning process to happen. They are designed to enhance the means of

teaching. The battle for teachers was to renovate or style buildings that provided

the correct infrastructure achievable learning methods, mode of instruction, and

also tools pertaining to technology that improved educating and learning.

In all years of my schooling, a facility in the Philippine Public School is a problem.

I experience when I was in elementary and secondary the school facilities is not

sufficient: classrooms, chairs, books, and even teachers isn’t enough. This issue has

never been solved since then. Instead it’s getting worst, especially for the new

curriculum K to 12 Program.

According to Jeffery A. Lackney and Lawrence O. Picus, an effective school

facilities is responsive to the changing programs of educational delivery, and at a

minimum should provide a physical environment that is comfortable, safe, secure,

accessible, well illuminated, well ventilated, and aesthetically pleasing. The school

facilities consists of not only the physical structure and the variety of building systems,

such as mechanical, plumbing, electrical and power, telecommunications, security, and

fire suppression systems. The facilities also includes furnishings, materials, text books

and supplies, equipment and information technology, as well as various aspects of the

building grounds, namely, athletic fields, playgrounds, areas for outdoor learning, and

vehicular access and parking.

Introducing K to 12 into the picture would only magnify the lack of resources and

further strain the already insufficient education budget. Input shortages in the existing
system should hence be dealt with first before thinking of additional school years. Critics

of the K to 12 program pointed out that as it is, the government has yet to fully fund the

existing 10- year basic education cycle.

Critics have raised a real and valid concern that adding two more years of senior

high would not only strain the government’s resources but also contribute additional

burden to households. With the increasing cost of living, and the budget, particularly of

the poor, already stretched to the limit, K to 12 is a rather ambitious and expensive

program, especially when it does not guarantee favorable results.

On the other hand, the international school like Hong Kong is one of the best

schools where you can find the best and good school facilities. The education system in

Hong Kong is of high quality. Both public and private schools here are highly regarded;

however, private schooling is significantly more expensive. Studying at one of the

international schools can also be pricy but can make your child feel more comfortable

Public schools in Hong Kong are well-known for putting a lot of pressure on

students and not all expat parents approve of this strict approach. Private international

schools, on the other hand, have adapted a more Western culture of education with

more relaxed curricula. Luckily, no matter which option expat parents opt for, they can

expect high-quality schooling and a possibility to choose from a variety of best schools

and higher education institutions.

The main difference between public and private schools are fees and curricula.

Public schools in Hong Kong are free, while admittance to private ones will require a

fee. As the government cannot regulate the curricula in private schools, it often differs
from the standard education approach. However, some institutions still have to prepare

their students for the same final examination.

When talking about the Hong Kong school system, it is important to note that it

has undergone some major changes Notorious for its competitiveness, it was reformed

to put less pressure on students. The mandatory primary and junior secondary school

exams are not part of the curriculum anymore. However, the highly-demanding culture

still remains, driving many students to the verge of mental breakdown.

School facilities are a collection of buildings used to provide educational programs for

students. These facilities provide students or pupils with a place to learn that is under

the direction of teachers. Homeschooling or home based learning is the education of

children at home.

It shows that the condition of school facilities has an important impact on student

performance and teacher effectiveness. In particular, research demonstrates that

comfortable classroom temperature and noise level are very important to efficient

student performance.

Learning is a complex activity that supremely tests students' motivation and

physical condition. Teaching resources, teachers' skill, and curriculum -- these all play a

vital role in a child's education. But what about the physical condition and design of the

actual school facility itself? How do they shape a child's learning experience?

Not because it is a public school, students don't have the right to have well

maintained school facilities. Examples of these are lacking of classrooms, lacking of

tables and chairs, poor ventilation, poor comfort rooms and canteens. Usage of over
dated books and the like. These students want to study and even though they are only

in a public school, it doesn't mean that they don't have the right to study in a

comfortable classroom. And i hope that the government should do something about this

because these students have the right to have this well-maintained school facilities and

education is very important.

An effective school facility is responsive to the changing programs of educational

delivery, and at a minimum should provide a physical environment that is comfortable,

safe, secure, accessible, well illuminated, well ventilated, and aesthetically pleasing.

The school facility consists of not only the physical structure and the variety of building

systems, such as mechanical, plumbing, electrical and power, telecommunications,

security, and fire suppression systems. The facility also includes furnishings, materials

and supplies, equipment and information technology, as well as various aspects of the

building grounds, namely, athletic fields, playgrounds, areas for outdoor learning, and

vehicular access and parking.

Improving the quality of school facilities is an expensive undertaking. However,

when the positive impacts of facility improvement on teachers and students are

translated into dollar figures, the rewards of such investments far outstrip the cost of the

investments. There are five primary facets of school facilities: acoustics/noise, air

quality, lighting, temperature, and space. These are addressed below.

Overcrowded classrooms—and schools—have consistently been linked to

increased levels of aggression in students. Overcrowded classrooms are also

associated with decreased levels of student engagement and, therefore, decreased

levels of learning.

Alternatively, classrooms with ample space are more conducive to providing

appropriate learning environments for students and associated with increased student

engagement and learning. Classroom space is particularly relevant with the current

emphasis on 21st century learning such as ensuring students can work in teams,

problem solve, and communicate effectively. Classrooms with adequate space to

reconfigure seating arrangements facilitate the use of different teaching methods that

are aligned to 21st century skills. Creating private study areas as well as smaller

learning canters reduces visual and auditory interruptions, and is positively related to

student development and achievement.

Policymakers, educators, and business people are now focused on the need to

ensure that students learn 21st century skills such as teamwork, collaboration, effective

communication, and other skills. As noted above, older buildings simply are not

conducive to the teaching of 21st century skills. This is particularly true with the respect

to reconfiguring seating arrangements to facilitate various modes of teaching and

learning and the use of technology in the classroom as a mode of teaching and

learning. Yet state and local policymakers often overlook the impact facilities can play in

improving outcomes for both teachers and students. While improving facilities comes at

a financial cost, the benefits of such investments often surpass the initial fiscal costs.

Policymakers, thus, should focus greater attention on the impacts of facilities and adopt

a long-term cost-benefit perspective on efforts to improve school facilities.