9 Homeroom Guidance Quarter 4 – Module 16: Creating a Volunteer Spirit Homeroom Guidance Self-learning Module – Grade 9 Quarter 4 Module 16: Creating a Volunteer Spirit 2021 Edition The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines states that “No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties.” Borrowed materials (e.g., texts, illustrations, musical notations, photos, and other copyrightable, patentable contents) included in this learning resource are owned by their respective copyright and intellectual property right holders. Where applicable, DepEd has sought permission from these owners specifically for the developme nt and printing of this learning resource. As such, using these materials in any form other than agreed framework requires another permission and/or licensing. No part of this material, including its original and borrowed contents, may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the Department of Education. Recommended Entry for Citation Purposes: Department of Education. Homeroom Guidance Grade 9 Self-learning Module 16: Creating a Volunteer Spirit. Manila: Department of Education Central Office, 2021. Published by the Department of Education Secretary: Leonor Magtolis Briones Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio Assistant Secretary: Alma Ruby C. Torio Development Team Writer: Crissa P. Zamoranos Grade Level Coordinator: Melanie O. Mandin Illustrators: Jayson R. Gaduena, Jerichko Bauer L. Laroco, Marieto Cleben V. Lozada, Mark Dave M. Vendiola, Katrina S. Padilla, Grace Ann A. Caldito, and Cherry Amor R. Laroza Layout Artists: Jacqueline E.Libut, Cherry Amor R. Laroza Management Team: - - Bureau of Curriculum Development: Jocelyn DR. Andaya, Director IV, Ma. Isabel Victorino, CSDD Chief, Mark Anthony Bercando, Supervising EPS, Jona Kristen Valdez, Melynda Andres, Senior EPS Bureau of Learning Resources 2 Homeroom Guidance Grade 9 Quarter 4 – Module 16: Creating a Volunteer Spirit Gabay sa Magulang/Tagapag-alaga Ang modyul na ito ay sinulat upang maibahagi ang mga positibong dulot ng bolunterismo sa pagpapabuti ng kakayahang pang-akademiko ng inyong mag-aaral. Sa pagpapakita ng pagmamahal sa lipunan sa pamamagitan ng paglilingkod nang walang inaasahang pinansyal na kapalit, natututo ang mag-aaral ng maraming bagay na hindi niya matututunan sa apat na sulok lamang ng silid-aralan. Dinisenyo ito para sa distance learning o alternatibong pamamaraan ng pagkatuto na hindi nangangailangan ng pisikal na presensya sa paaralan, bilang tugon sa direktiba na pagkansela ng face-to-face class dulot ng pandemyang Covid-19. Maaaring may mga pagkakataon na hihingiin ng mag-aaral ang inyong patnubay sa pagsunod sa mga tagubilin, pagsagot sa mga tanong sa bawat bahagi ng mga gawain at maging sa pagkakaroon ng mga kakailanganing materyales base sa nakatakdang gawain. Hinihiling ng Kagawaran ang inyong suporta upang matagumpay niyang maisakatuparan ang mga gawain. Makatutulong ang araling ito upang hubugin ang kaniyang kabutihan na tanggapin ang pagkakaiba-iba ng bawat tao sa katangian, kakayahan, damdamin at pananaw. Tiyakin na sasagutin niya ang bawat bahagi ng modyul nang tapat. Kinakailangan din ang long folder na magsisilbing portfolio ng magaaral sa Homeroom Guidance. Dito isisilid lahat ng gawaing natapos sa bawat bahagi ng modyul. Tiyaking maipapasa ito sa petsa at oras na itinakda ng kanyang gurong-tagapayo. 3 Introductory Message For the learner: This module is designed to help you know more about volunteerism and how it helps you improve your academic skills. Moreover, there are activities that involve a deeper understanding of the essence of volunteerism that will help create a volunteer spirit in you. This self-learning module has six indicative tasks, which are as follows: Let’s Try This –which will help you to get ready to learn; Let’s Explore This – which will guide you towards what you need to learn; Keep in Mind – which will give you the lessons that you need to learn and understand; You Can Do It – which will help you apply the lessons learned in daily activities; What I Have learned – which will test and evaluate your learning; Share Your Thoughts and Feelings – which will help you express your thoughts, opinions and feelings. Learn and be better! Enjoy your self-improvement process through this module. 4 MODULE 16 CREATING A VOLUNTEER SPIRIT Learning Objectives At the end of this module, you are expected to: 1. establish the good effects of volunteerism in improving academic skills; 2. support volunteerism programs and activities that involve academic skills of learners; 3. evaluate effectiveness in conducting volunteerism; and 4. demonstrate volunteerism through environmental advocacies. Period: Weeks 1 and 2 of 4th Quarter Suggested Total Time Allotment: 120 Minutes Materials Needed: • • Clean sheets of paper/bond papers Pen/pencil Introduction From the previous module, you have been acquainted with the world of work. In this module, your sense of responsibility will be re-awakened as volunteerism becomes the central subject of discussion. You already learned about the spirit of volunteerism throughout your journey as a learner but this module is special as it highlights the value of volunteerism in nurturing your academic skills in the thick of an urgent situation, such as the public health emergency caused by COVID-19. You will gain ideas that will serve as your foundations and wings for your future success and most importantly, you will develop a compassionate personality and you can start to make a difference. In this module, you will learn the value and benefits of volunteerism in the midst of a crisis situation. You will be equipped with knowledge and ideas as to how and where you are going to support programs and exhibit your eagerness to get involved, be that in school or in the community, safely and responsibly. 5 Let’s Review Last time, preferred, as well as emerging, careers, were discussed. You also learned about the world of work and work standards. Through activities that were either self-directed or joined in by a family member, your knowledge about the world of work has been deepened meaningfully. Let’s Try This “Adjective Challenge” Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes On a sheet of paper or bond paper, write one adjective that you think volunteers possess for every letter in the word “VOLUNTEER”. V– O– L– U– N– T– E– E– R– Let’s Explore This Suggested Time Allotment: 15 minutes “There is U in Volunteer” On a blank sheet of paper or bond paper, draw a table such as the one below: 1. Write five (5) situations you can recall from your home, school, and community wherein your help was needed by people around you; 2. Write the actions you did in these situations; and 3. Write the effects of these actions on you. 6 On the same sheet of paper, answer the processing questions below. 5 Situations Your Actions Effect on Oneself 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Processing Questions: 1. How did you feel after doing and experiencing the effects of the acts helpful to others? 2. What were the skills that you found to be of help when helping others? 3. In this time of health crisis, what were the things you did or are doing to help in your home, school and community? Keep in Mind Suggested Time Allotment: 20 minutes Strengthening Volunteerism Volunteerism is doing an action on your own will without expecting anything in return. When you volunteer, you offer something important that is yours such as your time, your effort, your ideas and your energy to do something that will benefit others. Volunteerism is often done and completed 7 with others who share your beliefs, advocacies and goals. Volunteerism is a great example of being of service to a greater good. In schools, learners demonstrate volunteerism by simply taking part in school activities such as sharing one’s talents and abilities during school programs and convocations, leading classmates come up to finish a project, supporting school programs and activities sponsored by the different school organizations and clubs and volunteering to do the task without expecting something in return. Volunteerism should not only be confined at home and in the school. You have to continuously nurture the seeds of volunteerism up to your community, which will provide you with a big, great platform to empower you to exercise becoming responsible. Persistent volunteers become great leaders in the long run. Your experiences gained from your family and school as well as those from the community shall play vital roles as you persevere to become a better person by gaining practical know-how about important things and situations. Likewise, volunteerism develops outstanding character in the lives of young learners like you so that you can truly start the difference amongst yourselves. As we all adjust to what we call the New Normal because of the current public health emergency situation that we have, mass gatherings and close, personal interactions have been cancelled. The avenues for volunteer works may have shifted but the spirit of volunteerism should be nurtured and enhanced now more than ever. Studies have suggested that learners who participate in volunteer works manifest higher selfesteem and confidence. It can also help them gain new skills such as communication skills, leadership, time management and decision-making skills. For learners like you, volunteerism can greatly improve your academic skills. You can utilize these skills later on in life to reach for your goals. 1. Volunteering helps develop your communication skills as well as your social skills. When you volunteer, you meet new people, you make new friends and you interact with people of different personalities and ages. Now that this pandemic happened, our social life is put on a standstill but nevertheless, we can still make connections using online ways and methods. 2. Volunteering may aid in your general mental health. Because volunteering gives you a sense of purpose and meaning in what you do and give, you feel more content and happy. Your thoughts are not cluttered by your own worries and because your minds are occupied by the things that you need to do, you are always mentally stimulated and much cheerful. This pandemic can make you feel isolated at times but you must remember that this too shall pass, you just need to hold strong. 3. Volunteering can help in decision making even in choosing your future career. While volunteering, you can get valuable experiences that may aid you in making good and wise decisions. 4. Volunteering will enhance your leadership potential and problem-solving skills. When you volunteer, you will learn that you have to think on your feet. You also need to come up with solutions when you face sudden dilemmas. Volunteering will turn you into a leader because you will realize that in your own way, you can make a difference. 5. Volunteering boosts your self-confidence. Putting yourself out there for a cause that you believe in and for the benefit of others is an achievement in itself. Self-esteem can empower one in 8 making more commitments, in engaging in other projects and in knowing what is truly important in this world. The following are examples of safe volunteer works during a crisis situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic that you can easily do as teenagers: Assist your adult family members, especially the elderly, if they want to be familiar with gadgets so that they can also be updated with current events and other relevant news and information. It will also be a way for them to keep in touch with family members, friends and loved ones they do not get to see in person because of the crisis situation Use social media meaningfully and sensibly by not spreading fake news, constantly factchecking, observing cyber safety and being a responsible digital citizen Follow government recommendations and orders strictly and advocate the importance of following rules in your various social media accounts Write thank you or touching letters to people who are helping or who are being affected bythe crisis situation and send it through e-mails Volunteer at crisis center hotlines for teens with concerns or issues Plant flowers or vegetables at home for your family to enjoy Offer free music or dance lessons online Post your opinions in social media about caring for the environment and share some ways on how to show your love for nature You Can Do It Suggested Time Allotment: 15 minutes 1. Taking into consideration everyone’s safety, you are going to make work plan on how you can be of help in your school and community as volunteers during a crisis situation. Please be guided with the sample format. 2. Write your output on a clean sheet of paper or bond paper. 9 Department of Education Region: _________________ Division: ______________ School: __________________ WORK PLAN ON SCHOOL/COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM SY: ___________________ Area Objective/s Activity/ies Person/s Responsible Target Date Participants Expected Outcome School 1. 2. 3. Community 1. 2. 3. What I have learned Suggested Time Allotment: 10 Minutes Activity 1 I AM… 1. On a clean sheet of paper or bond paper, draw a big heart to symbolize the love that you are ready to give to your family, school or community as a volunteer. 2. In the middle of the heart, write “I AM.” 3. Inside the heart, write as many positive things about you that you possess that makes you a better volunteer for others. 10 Suggested Time Allotment: 20 Minutes Activity 2 WHO HELP WHO Write an essay explaining the significance of the statement, “We help ourselves when we help others.” Share your Thoughts & Feelings “Edukasyon sa Panahon ng Pandemya” Suggested Time Allotment: 15 Minutes 1. Read the story below entitled, “Mensahe ni Teacher Jaime.” 2. After reading, answer the processing questions below on a clean sheet of paper or bond paper. MENSAHE NI TEACHER JAIME "Gusto kong maipakita na hindi lahat na sumasailalim ngayong pasukan under new normal ay pareparehas ang sitwasyon, lalo na kaming mga guro sa kabukiran at ang mga estudyante namin doon. Maraming pagsubok matugunan lang ang pangangailangan ng aming mga mag-aaral at ang aming sinumpaang tungkulin. Pero hindi kami titigil kahit gaano man ito kahirap. Umulan man o umaraw handa po kaming maglakad maihatid lang ang modyul at magabayan ang mga mag-aaral namin sa bukid. Madalas binabatikos tayong mga guro lalo na sa panahon ngayon, pero nais ko sanang maipakita na hindi sahod ang nag-uudyok sa'min para gawin ang aming gampanin. Sana makita ng publiko na maraming kagaya naming mga guro na handang magsakripisyo at mahal talaga ang ginagawa namin." Jaime Coralde III is a teacher at San Pedro National High School. The story was lifted from his documentary entitled “Edukasyon sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” Processing Questions: 1. Based on the story of Teacher Jaime, what motivates a person to volunteer? 2. How is volunteerism during a time of pandemic different from volunteerism during normal circumstances? 3. How can you encourage others to volunteer in the midst of a crisis situation such as this pandemic? Assignment Suggested Time Allotment: 15 Minutes Letters for Volunteers 1. On a sheet of paper or bond paper, write a letter to a volunteer frontliner to show your preciation. 11 ap- 2. You can personally submit your letter at bit.ly/DepEdLetterofGratitudeandHope after showing it to your adviser. 3. Your adviser will help you and your classmates submit your letters if you cannot access the website. Reference Coralde, Jaime III. “Edukasyon sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” Deped Philippines Official Facebook Page, August 30, 2020. ==================== For inquiries or feedback, please write or call: Department of Education - Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR) Ground Floor, Bonifacio Bldg., DepEd Complex Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines 1600 Telefax: (632) 8634-1072; 8634-1054; 8631-4985 Email Address: blr.lrqad@deped.gov.ph * blr.lrpd@deped.gov.ph 12 1 3
