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2 Student-Led School Watching and Hazard Mapping
2 Student-Led School Watching and Hazard Mapping
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2
The said Guidelines support DepEd Order
No. 50, s. 2011 entitled Creation of DRRM Office
and DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2007 entitled
Prioritizing the Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management in the School System
and Implementation of Programs and Projects
Relative Therefore, which seek to mainstream the
implementation of DRRM in the systems and
processes of the Department at all levels.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3
GUIDELINES
Rationale:
Strengthening disaster prevention, mitigation
and preparedness is one of the key strategies to
address the vulnerabilities of children inside and
outside the school. With the increasing effects of
climate change, it is important to raise the
awareness and capacities of children to prepare
for and manage possible disaster and/or
emergencies. This is also intended to influence
family preparedness as the learners could share
and apply their lessons at home.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4
GUIDELINES
Children, who are commonly identified as
one of the vulnerable groups, should be equipped
with the capacity to know, understand and apply
safety and protection mechanism to build the
foundation of their resilience. To initiate this
strategy, it is imperative to increase the awareness
of learners on the hazards and possible risk inside
the school.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5
GUIDELINES
The student-led school watching and hazard
mapping are initial steps in engaging learners in
disaster preparedness and management. This
activity will raise awareness and equip learners
with information and skills necessary for
addressing the impact of hazards. Through this
activity, the Department of Education creates an
opportunity for learners to understand their role in
disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 6
OBJECTIVES
• Improve students’ level of awareness on
the potential hazards and risk within and
around schools;
• Increase the participation of children in
addressing potential disaster by reducing
vulnerabilities; and
• Inculcate a culture of safety in the day-to-
day experience of children in school
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 7
SCOPE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 8
Key Concepts in DRRM
HAZARD EXPOSURE
A potentially damaging
physical event, People, property,
phenomenon or human systems, or other
activity, which may cause elements present in
the loss of life or injury, hazard zones that are
property damage, social thereby subject to
and economic disruption or potential losses. (UNISDR,
environmental degradation. 2009)
(UNISDR, 2004)
e.g. typhoon, flood,
earthquake, landslide
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9
Key Concepts in DRRM
CAPACITY VULNERABILITY
The combination of all A set of conditions and
the strengths, processes resulting from
attributes and physical, social, economic
resources available and environmental factors,
within a community, which increase the
society or organization susceptibility of a
that can be used to community to the impact
achieve agreed of hazards. (UNISDR, 2004)
goals. (UNISDR, 2009)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 10
Key Concepts in DRRM
RISK DISASTER
A serious disruption of
The probability of
the functioning of a
harmful consequences, community or society
or expected loss resulting causing widespread human,
from interaction between material, economic or
natural or human- environmental losses which
induced hazards and exceed the ability of the
vulnerable/capable affected community/
conditions (UNISDR, 2004) society to cope using its
own resources. (UNISDR,
2004)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 11
Key Concepts in DRRM
PREVENTION PREPAREDNESS
AND MITIGATION
The knowledge and
The limitation of the
capacities developed by
adverse impacts of hazards
governments, professional
and related disasters.
response and recovery
Mitigation measures
organizations, communities
encompass eng’g
and individuals to effectively
techniques & hazard-
anticipate, respond to, and
resistant construction as well
recover from, the Impacts of
as improved environmental
likely, imminent or current
policies and public
hazard events or conditions.
awareness (R.A. 10121) (R.A. 10121)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Key Concepts in DRRM
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Risk contributors
Capacity
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POLICY STATEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 15
PROCEDURE
A. Organizing and Preparing the School Watching Team
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 16
PROCEDURE
A. Organizing and Preparing the School Watching Team
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 17
PROCEDURE
A. Organizing and Preparing the School Watching Team
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 18
PROCEDURE
A. Organizing and Preparing the School Watching Team
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 20
PROCEDURE
B. School Watching and Hazard Mapping
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 21
PROCEDURE
B. School Watching and Hazard Mapping
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PROCEDURE
B. School Watching and Hazard Mapping
• After walking around the school premises, the
moderator will facilitate the processing of the
information noted by the SWT.
• Then, materials such as cartolina, pens, crayons,
coloured papers or any drawing materials will be
distributed to the SWT to map and plot the identified
hazards and/or at risk areas in the school.
• Allow the SWT to discuss the plotted hazard areas
in the map to enhance the initially placed markings.
• Finalize the hazard map based on the SWT
discussion and prepare for a presentation to the
School Planning Team (SPT)
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SAMPLE OUTPUT - SCHOOL HAZARD MAP
Pinoma National High School, Division of Cauayan City, Region 02
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL WATCHING CHECKLIST
Broken window
Slippery pathway
Blocked corridor
Heavy objects mounted on top of cabinets/shelves
Flooded area
Busted plugs / light bulbs/electrical wires
Exposed electrical wires
Protruding nails in chairs and tables
Broken door knobs
Warning sign: Slippery pathways/corridors
Plants mounted on the building railings
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SCHOOL WATCHING CHECKLIST
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SCHOOL WATCHING CHECKLIST
Broken/dilapidated ceiling
Open/incomplete perimeter fence
Presence of stray animals inside the school campus
Presence of electrical post/transformer near or within the
school perimeter
No system of release to parents during emergencies
No posted emergency hotlines around the school
Garbage area (Segregation of Biodegradable and Non-
biodegradable)
Detached or peeled off GI sheet
Broken chairs/desk/tables
Broken toilet bowl and/or sinks
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SCHOOL WATCHING CHECKLIST
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MONITORING & EVALUATION
All Division DRRM Coordinators shall
conduct ocular visits to observe and
document the conduct of school watching
and hazard mapping. Specifically, the
Coordinator shall note the implementation
issues and submit reports to the DRRMO.
This well serve as input to succeeding
policy development initiatives.
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Thank you!