Call for Action: Classroom Repair Project at Salimama Elementary School

   The inability to pursue higher level of education especially secondary is a sad reality among the IP students living in the far-flung areas. One of the reasons for this is the far distance of home to the nearby secondary schools wherein students have to walk 15 to 23 kilometers every day.

   This unfortunate situation is experienced by the IP students living in Sitio Salimama, one of the farthest places in the municipality of Alabel, Sarangani Province. The three nearest secondary schools from this sitio are Banlibato Integrated School which is 10 kilometers away, Tagaytay Integrated School - 17 kilometers away and Datal Anggas – 23 kilometers. 

   In this kind of situation, survival rate among the students to finish high school is relatively low. Out of the 30 students who graduated from elementary in school year 2013-2014, 17 enrolled in high school and only 7 of them survived up to grade 9 this upcoming school year 2016-2017. As a result, majority of them are out-of-school youth of whom some of them already engaged in early marriages.

   The best solution to this issue is to convert Salimama Elementary School into an Integrated School. This means that the school will offer both elementary and secondary education. This was already started last year by opening grade 7 class which had 30 enrollees. Through this solution, the students who graduated from elementary (if not 100% at least at majority level) can really finish high school. 

   The 30 grade 7 students last year will proceed now to grade 8 for school year 2016-2017 and the 35 graduates from elementary last year will enroll in grade 7. This increasing number of high school students calls for another additional classrooms to accommodate them. 

   Salimama ES has 3 excess classrooms but need major repair. These will be used as classrooms for Grade 7, Grade 8 and kindergarten.

   The repair of these classrooms will be done during Brigada Eskwela from May 30 – June 4, 2016. The repair activities include walling/putting of partition walls, flooring and repainting.

   In order to facilitate repair on these classrooms, the school is in need of the following materials which are enumerated below. The school is soliciting support from you in order to materialize the classroom repair project of Salimama Elementary School.

No.	Item	Description	Unit	Qty	Unit Price	Amount
1.	Plywood	5 mm	pc	25	250.00	6, 250.00
2.	Cement	white	bag	10	260.00	2, 600.00
3.	Paint	primer white	gal	8	400.00	3, 200.00
4.	Paint	white enamel	gal	8	400.00	3, 200.00
5.	Paint	yellow enamel	gal	8	400.00	3, 200.00
6.	Paint	blue enamel	gal	8	400.00	3, 200.00
7.	Paint	red enamel	gal	8	400.00	3, 200.00
8.	Paint	yellow lighter latex	gal	4	400.00	1, 600.00
9.	Paint	blue lighter latex	gal	4	400.00	1, 600.00
10.	Coco lumber	2x2x12	pc	30	50.00	1, 500.00
Total Cost of Materials						Php 29, 550.00

   Let us help the IP students in Salimama Elementary School. This is for a brighter future of Indigenous People in Salimama. 

For more information, you can contact Ramon Tamayo (Teacher Leader) – 09067689445.

Ramon R. Tamayo 

Teacher Leader 

Salimama Elementary School