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FS Student:
Signature over Name of
Resource Teacher: Date:
Grade and Section: Subject:
School: Time:

OVERALL
POINTS

FS Learning Episode 1: The School as a Learning Environment

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this activity, you must be able to:
1. Review the concepts that involve the school as a learning environment;
2. Conduct an observation on the different aspects of a school as a learning environment; and
3. Reflect on the impact of one’s learning environment on his or her learning experience.

Activity 1.1 THE SCHOOL FACILITIES

Below is a list of facilities that may be available in the school that you are tasked to visit and observe.
Check (✓) the available facilities, describe them, and indicate their contribution to the learning
environment.
Facilities ✓ Description Contribution
1. Principal’s office
2. Vice principal’s office
3. Registrar’s office
4. Library and learning resources
5. Guidance and counselling
6. Medical Clinic
7. Canteen/ Cafeteria
8. ICT laboratory
9. Science laboratory
10. Gymnasium
11. Auditorium
12. Comfort room for boys
13. Comfort rooms for girls
14. Drinking fountains
15. School playground
16. Outdoor covered court
17. PTA office
18. Students’ formation center
office
19. Student center office
20. Others (Please specify)
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
1. Which of the facilities present in the school you visited do you think have the most impact on the
learning experience of students? Explain
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2. What specific concerns may arise the absence of some of the facilities cited above? Explain.
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Activity 1.2 THE CLASSROOM FACILITIES
Below is a list of facilities that may be available in the classroom that you are tasked to visit and
observe. Check (✓) the available facilities, describe them, and indicate their contribution to the
learning environment.
Facilities ✓ Description Contribution
1. Chairs and desks
2. Bulletin Board
3. Visual aids and materials
4. Books and other learning
resources
5. Teacher’s table
6. Comfort room
7. Blackboard
8. Reading corner
9. Consultation area
10. Others (please specify)
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
1. Which of the facilities present in the classroom you visited do you think have the most impact on
the learning experience of the students? Explain.
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2. What specific concerns may arise given the facilities cited above? Explain.
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Activity 1.3 THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
The National Competency-based Teacher standards (NCBTS) state that a teacher should be able to
create a learning environment that is conducive to the learning of students. Check (✓) the indicators
that are present in the learning environment you observed.
Strand Performance Indicators ✓
1. Creates an environment that Maintains learning environment
promotes fairness of courtesy and respect for
different learners (e.g. ability,
culture and gender
Provides gender-fair
opportunities for learning
Recognizes that every learner
has his or her own strengths

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2. Makes the classroom Maintains a safe and orderly
environment safe and classroom free from
conducive for learning distractions
Arranges challenging activities
in a given physical environment
Uses individual and
cooperative learning activities
to improve the capacities of
learners for higher learning
3. Communicates higher Encourages learners to ask
learning expectations to each questions
learner Provides learners with a variety
of learning experiences
Provides varied enrichment
activities to nurture the
learner’s desire for further
learning
Communicates and maintains
high standards of learning
performance
4. Establishes and maintains Handles behaviour problems
consistent standards of quickly and with die respect to
learners’ behaviour children’s rights
Gives timely feedback to
reinforce appropriate learner’s
behaviour
Guides individual learners who
require the de
Communicates and enforces
school policies and procedures
for appropriate learner’s
behaviour
5. Creates a healthy Encourages free expression of
psychological climate for ideas from learners
learning Creates a stress-free
environment
Takes measure to minimize
anxiety and fear of the teacher
and/or subject
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
1. With the indicators that you checked as your reference, what can you say about the teacher that
you observed? What do these indicators imply in fostering a productive learning environment?
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2. Which of the indicators cited above do you think you will need to implement and emphasize when
you become a teacher in the future? Explain.
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3. What do the specified indicators suggest about the teaching profession?
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Activity 1.4 THE SCHOOL LOCATION, DYNAMICS, AND CULTURE

Provide what is asked for every number.
1. Attach a picture of the school you were tasked to visit on the space below. Write a description of
the location of the school on the space provided.
SCHOOL LOCATION

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2. Attach pictures of the school classroom that reflect the dynamics between the educator and the
learner. Write a description of the pictures explaining the dynamics they show.
School Classroom

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3. Attach pictures of the school and classroom reflecting the overall culture of the learning
environment. Write a description of the pictures explaining the culture they show.
School Classroom

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QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
1. How do you think the location, dynamics, and culture of the school and classroom contribute to the
learning experience of students? Explain.
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2. What specific challenges did you encounter in observing the location, dynamics, and culture of the
learning environment?
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INSIGHTS
What insights and reflection can you derive from the specific field study experience?
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