International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development
Online ISSN : 2433-3700
Print ISSN : 2185-159X
ISSN-L : 2185-159X
Brigada Eskwela and Disaster Preparedness as an Approach to Pupils’ Academic Achievement
NEIL MICHAEL G. OLAIVARREGUCIVILLA A. POBAR
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2017 Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 82-87

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Brigada Eskwela is a volunteerism program which is annually launched to prepare the public schools for the opening of classes enlivening the spirit of solidarity among the school personnel, pupils, parents, and rural residents. Classroom repair, furniture repainting, and school ground cleaning are some of the Brigada Eskwela activities that are geared towards making schools disaster-prepared, ecologically-conscious, and conducive to learning. Having these annual activities along with the schools’ Disaster Preparedness program assures smooth opening of classes because teachers and pupils will no longer clean and set up their classrooms during the first day of school. This study aimed to determine the schools’ implementation of Brigada Eskwela and Disaster Preparedness Program in relation to the academic achievement of pupils in Ubay 1, Ubay 2, and Ubay 3 Districts of Bohol. This employed descriptive-normative survey. A total of 45 elementary schools were surveyed including 45 school heads, 422 teachers, and 180 rural residents. The findings showed that the Brigada Eskwela implementation was evaluated "excellent" so with the disaster preparedness as “very high capacity”. In turn, these programs had significantly improved the pupils’ academic achievement and had raised awareness among the rural residents the importance of culture of safety. School heads played an important role in the implementation of these programs. Their managerial skills potentially affected Brigada Eskwela implementation and disaster preparedness of the schools. It was then recommended that the rural residents may strengthen its disaster preparedness through establishing a Family Disaster Plan to avoid casualties from any hazard and calamity that may occur. Moreover, Brigada Eskwela should also be implemented in the private schools to intensify partnership towards their stakeholders.

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