German Volunteers' Journal [October 3 - 7]

Hi, this is Jan!

I work at St. Francis of Assisi School as a volunteer, where my duties mostly concern the grades 1, 2 and 3.

Last year, I came across the Tapulanga Foundation which offered one year of volunteer work, so since I was not able to wholly conduct my work as a yoga teacher due to the pandemic, helping others under these circumstances seemed the most reasonable thing to do.

This week, my Monday and Thursday looked somewhat similar, where I had to help grade three students who had issues with certain subjects. Further duties were related to collecting old LAS or distributing new ones for example. On Friday, this I had to do with Grade 2, but all days I was mostly working with Miss Jona, Miss Christy and Miss Theresa.

At noon, most students go home, except the ones who do their assigned homework. Mondays and Thursdays, I’m watching over grade 9 and Tuesdays and Fridays the grades 8 and 10 together with Miss Imelda.

On Tuesday, the school celebrated 58th years and the founder’s birthday, which was laid together with a Sports day and a mass, where I had no superior duties except for a general overwatch. Wednesday was off day due to World Teachers’ Day.

Until next time,

Jan 👋

German Volunteers' Journal [September 26 - 30]

Hello, this is Jule.

My fifth week at school started with a school-free Monday because of typhoon Karding. Fortunately, the school was able to re-open on Tuesday.

I've been assisting Ms. Elena Coja in first and second grade classes this week. My tasks there were mainly to help students answer their LAS, collect them for correction and distribute the new LAS.

In the afternoons, I help students in higher grades to answer their LAS correctly. I usually help one to three students to do their work.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, classes are over and the students go home or play some sports in the schoolyard.

                    

Until next time,

Jule 👋

German Volunteers' Journal [September 19-23]

Hello, this is Anna. It was my fourth week at St. Francis of Assisi School.

As Lukas already told you last week, I am supporting Ms. Maricel Navigar in the Pre-Kindergarten classes until lunch everyday. My tasks are very diverse and range from performing morning rituals to support with the way to the bathroom to providing individual assistance and contributing my own ideas.

For example, last Thursday, Ms. Ma and I introduced the letter C. For the introduction, I prepared a nice concentration game, which the students really liked. Afterwards we wrote the letter C with our fingers in the air, then on the table, after this the students wrote the C on the chalkboard and then in the folder. While doing this Ms. Ma and I went around and assisted as needed. I also made puzzles with the C, which the children formed.

After lunch I supervised the 4th and 7th graders with their Learning Activity Sheets (worksheets). My main task was to create a good learning atmosphere, to give help when needed and to check the LAS for completeness and correctness.

At 3 p.m., class was over and it was time to go home.
I really enjoyed my work at the school and I am looking forward to the next week.

Till next time! 👋

Anna :)

German Volunteers' Journal

We are Lukas, Anna, Jule and Jan, four Germans currently volunteering in the Philippines with Tapulanga Foundation and working as assistant teachers at St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City until August 2023. We will be updating you weekly on what we experience at St. Francis.

[September 5th-9th and September 12th-16th]

September 5th, 2022 was the first official workday. Having only recently come back to school after two years at home, the students are definitely struggling to get used to the in-person school routine. They also only have half days instead of full days, however, the school is offering extra time in the afternoon for some learners that can’t do their Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) at home, to do them in school. Wednesdays are always half days for everyone.

Currently, in the mornings, Anna is assigned to the Day care, Jule and Jan alternate between Grade 1 and 2, while I alternate between Grade 1 and 6. In the afternoon, all four of us help out with the students as they do their LAS. My students range from Grade 7 to Grade 9. If we have nothing to do during classes, then we help out in the library.

Overall, we are very much looking forward to more experiences at St. Francis of Assisi School. It will be interesting, challenging, and very memorable!

Until next week 😄,

Lukas 👋

Tapulanga Foundation welcomes the four Hilfprojekt Mariphil German volunteers!

Last August 25, 2022, Tapulanga Foundation welcomed the Hilfprojekt Mariphil e.V volunteers in Iloilo City. The Foundation is in partnership with MARIPHIL since 2019 – with Annelie Paul and Franzi Osterrieder as our 1^st batch of German volunteers, Jade Mae Dehnel and Annika Zöller as our 2^nd batch of German volunteers – and now welcoming our 3^rd batch of volunteers from MARIPHIL – Anna Paulin Krüger, Jule Bär, Lukas Williams and Jan-Niklas Haase who will be staying in the Philippines until August 2023!
 
In the afternoon, our Tapulanga staff Marianne and Marechris joined the Supervisors’ Meeting held in LS training Center in Mandurriao Iloilo. During the meeting, supervisors from different Mariphil – partnered organizations gathered and discussed feedback and strategies on how to effectively handle the volunteers.

Our 4 German volunteers will be assisting students in St. Francis of Assisi School with their Learning Activity Sheets, segregation, assisting teachers during activities and other foundation and school-related events. We are very much excited to have them working with us! 

Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving 2021

Tapulanga Foundation once again held its annual Christmas Gift Giving program to help not just their scholars, but also neighboring schools and communities who needed a lift in their Christmas spirit this holiday season amidst the continuing pandemic. 

Last December 13, 2021, TF was able to share their blessings to a total of 159 families: 134 students and 10 teachers of Jose D. Cuaycong Elementary School, 5 tricycle drivers and 10 sakada farmers. 

The TF team also visited the communities of Sitio Roma, a fishing village, and Sitio Mambag-id and distributed Christmas gifts packs to a total of 220 families.

It was such a heartwarming experience seeing big smiles in their faces as they received the simple gifts Tapulanga Foundation prepared for them. 

On the following day, 345 families of local vendors, pedicab and tricycle drivers received their Christmas gift package at the Tapulanga office. The TF staff also visited Hacienda Manalo 5 and Hacienda Makina, sugarcane farm communities, and was able to distribute gift packs to 105 families. 

On the third and fourth day of the one-week-long program, 630 scholars from Preschool to College received their Christmas gift packs at St. Francis of Assisi School of Silay City court. TF also gave gift packs plus ham to 75 teachers, staff and volunteers of the school.

On December 23, 130 families of Hacienda Tinihaban and Hacienda Lonoy received gift packs as well.

The gift packs included 5 kilos of rice, spaghetti sauce and noodles and a box of chocolates. The scholars also received additional gift items, e.g. toys for the younger ones and cap/hair brush and one-week cellphone data load for the older kids.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all the GENEROUS donors who supported the Christmas Gift Giving 2021 program of Tapulanga Foundation. A total of 1,664 families had a “special” Christmas because of YOU!

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!

Disclaimer: Health and Safety Protocols were strictly observed during the Gift-Giving program.

Check out complete album here:

Christmas Gift Giving | Day 1 (Cuaycong Elementary School, Sakada farmers, Sitio Roma and Mambag-id)

Christmas Gift Giving | Day 2 (Vendors, Pedicab drivers, Tricycle driver, Hacienda Manalo and Makina)

Christmas Gift Giving | Day 3  (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 4)

Christmas Gift Giving | Day 4  (Grade 5 to College)

Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving 2020

 

 

Year 2020 greatly tested the Filipinos' resiliency as a pandemic took over not just in our country, but the whole world. Many were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic - losing their jobs, businesses and lives. 

As we ended the year 2020, Tapulanga Foundation shared their blessings once again to their scholars and neighbouring communities through their annual Christmas Gift-Giving program. This simple act of kindness has helped over 1,300 families amidst the pandemic. 

On December 14, 307 families from Jose D. Cuaycong Elementary school, Sitio Roma and Sitio Mambag-id received their Christmas food packages of 5kgs rice, spaghetti pack and chocolates. 

 The next day, 280 families of Silay City pedicab and tricycle drivers received their Christmas food package at the Tapulanga office.

 On December 16 - 18, 574 scholars from pre-school to college received their Christmas package. The Junior high school, Senior high school and college students also received a one week cellphone load gift card for their online classes in January. 

Tapulanga Foundation was also able to extend their gift giving program to 30 families of taho (soya drink) vendors and barbers in Silay City and to 12 scholars and teachers of Locsin Genealogy Preschool Foundation. 

80 families from Hacienda Lonoy and 60 families from Hacienda Tinihaban were also able to receive their Christmas package - just in time for the Christmas eve noche buena!

Tapulanga Foundation wants to express their heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed and helped to make the gift giving program possible. To all donors who shared their blessings in cash and in kind, we thank you so much for your generosity!

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!

 

Disclaimer: Health and Safety Protocols were strictly observed during the Gift-Giving program.

 

Check out the full album on these links:  

          Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving 2020 VIDEO
Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving 2020 @ Cuaycong Elem. School, Sitio Roma and Sitio Mambag-id
Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving - Silay City Pedicab and Tricycle Drivers
Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving - Grades 1 to 6 Scholars
Tapulanga Foundation's Christmas Gift Giving - Preschool, JHS, SHS & College Scholars