Congratulations Graduate! :)

              Warmest congratulations to all the graduates of 2014 who have entered the first door of more opportunities and great possibilities. The Local Government is doing its part to give you the best education in this part of the country. We can only hope that you, in turn, will meet us halfway and do your part to achieve your dreams.  I know that you are going to do great things. Find the good in people, be grateful and work hard.

            Again, kudos to the new graduates and let us be proud to be Filipinos. God bless.

KHA COMMUNITY LIBRARY Project

          The KHA Community Library is a collaborative effort of Keep Hope Alive Youth Volunteers Organization, Salvacion Elementary School teachers, Barangay Officials, concerned citizens and local community people to design, build, and equip a public library open to a high-poverty neighborhoods/communities with low academic achievement in Maliwanag, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. This library will include new books, and other reading and instructional materials, a “Parenting Corner” for parents/guardian to visit the library, informal reading areas, Mangyan resource corner and separate areas for study and research, instruction, and group discussion. This will benefit the students and learners from the neighboring communities and public schools. 

         The community library project and its partners hope that a fun, safe and enlightening space in this project will contribute to a child’s love of books and will help them to develop critical reading and thinking skills. More so, the dream of the project stakeholders is that these spaces will engage the entire family and community more directly in the schools' learning effort through partnerships with extracurricular and educational programs.

I.             The goals of the Library Project are:

• Create uniquely designed library for elementary and high school pupils, Mangyan learners, as well as local community people that include new book collections and instructional materials
• Strengthen/instill the love of children in reading and support each school's curriculum and serve as the educational heart of the school and community
• Design a practical and replicable model of community-based educational sustainability resources for other public schools in the area.
• The project is an all-volunteer effort, and 100% of the book donations being raised will be spent on the revitalization of the library.
• The renovations of the first Library room will be completed by March 2015. The remaining two  rooms will be completed by the end of school year 2015-2016.

II.            The Site: Salvacion Elementary School – Maliwanag, Mansalay Oriental Mindoro

Salvacion Elementary School - Brgy. Maliwanag, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro

The Official site of the Library Project

III.           Materials Needed

We need books and other reading/reference Materials. This project couldn’t exist without your donations 

Books We Need:

• Dictionaries(English-Tagalog)
• Encyclopedia
• ESL study guides
• Story books
• Leaflets/Maps
• Atlas
• Preparatory/Kindergarten textbooks
• Elementary textbooks
• High school textbooks (all subjects)
• College textbooks (intro level)
• Philippine and World history and fiction
• Laboratory/Science Materials
• Other reference/reading materials

We are happy to receive shipments of donated books.

c/o Elcana Gamol
School Principal
Salvacion Elementary School 

Maliwanag, Mansalay

Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, 5213

Or contact:

Shernan Gamol

+639494743512

sfgamol@yahoo.com.ph

My Alma Mater (Elementary)

       My elementary experience was full of fun and excitement.  It was hard and full of adventure, too.  Elementary life is very challenging and I am proud to complete it.  Too much playing and going out with friends are some of the reasons why I was not able to concentrate enough on my studies. Nevertheless, I got the top spot in the class J

Salvacion Elementary School

In my elementary level, I learned many things from my subjects and from my encounters with friends.  It was fun and exciting, meeting new friends and guys. I enjoyed chatting and playing with them.  We shared jokes and laughter.  Sometimes we were being scolded by our teachers due to being very “makulit”.  It was there that we did not listen to our lesson, sometimes we copy each other’s assignments and we tease each other.  But of course, I'm doing my assignment on my own.  During break time we ran after each other, teasing one another.

I have many plans after elementary graduation. Pursuing to a higher education is my major plan. I want to be ready before I finally face my high school life.  I must face this new challenge with pride and will try my best to finish it with awards.  I did. Now another challenge, building my career and profession. By God's grace, there's so much in stored for me, let’s wait and see…