Remember the days back in high school and grade school in which we would get a days off from the boring lessons in class or be able to delay an exam or quiz because it was clean up day, tree planting day or coastal clean-up day?
Today it was such a day for the student of the Loyola College of Culion. But unlike during our (or my) time they did not get a day off from school work or quizes or tests rather they took a day off from a lazy saturday morning to clean their school, plant trees and tend the garden. I guess this is step into actually realizing the school’s mission-vission. To be the champion of Jesuit schools in environmental conservation. I find it also a great start to not only foster experiential knowledge about trees and plants and their care but a start of valuing the environment.
What I enjoyed during this mornings clean up and tree planting was that the students actually enjoyed what they did and were putting much effort in what they did. It was MAGIS. Something not as observable in the Ateneo’s NSTP program, JEEP or Immersion. The students were even picky on how to properly water the plants or how to lay sticks to help the plants grow. Often such small and seemingly insignificant details are done “bara-bara” style or just for the heck of doing it, But not in LCC.
Below are some pictures of the cleaning, tree planting and gardening activities.
Side note: I think it also helped that it was only I who had a camera because usually a lot of cameras means that such activities become a photo-op. session.
Isla Culion Mission 