Republic of the Philippines

Western Mindanao State University

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
(Civic Welfare Training Service)
Zamboanga City

NSTP 2: Understanding the National

Service Training Program

ROBERT OLETRES-PARCON
Instructor, Western Mindanao State University
NSTP-CWTS

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 Lesson 1

UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY IMMERSION

INTRODUCTION

People involved in community immersion must be knowledgeable on the basics

of community, i.e., its meanings, concepts, underpinning principles, and nature of problems
and issues arising there from. These will enable the trainees to have a good grasp of the local
situation, thereby preparing them to appropriately respond to the multifarious concerns in the
community and properly carry out immersion projects and activities that is so conceived to
bring about long term amelioration, and not just over-night, cosmetic solutions, of the social
menaces and ills.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

a. Explain the concepts and principles underpinning community and community

immersions;
b. Realize the importance of understanding the dynamics of a community and
community immersion as a way to realize the objectives of NSTP; and
c. Practice the standard operating procedures and establish protocols governing
community immersion.

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 Try this!

Using any art materials; make an ideal community, Be creative.

Think ahead!
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 1. What is a community?
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2. What is community immersion?

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3. Whom do you immerse within the community?

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4. What personal gains you will learn from community immersion?

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Read and Reflect
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 The Extension Creed

Go to the people.
Live with the people. Learn from them.
Plan with them. Work with them.
Start with what they know.
Build on what they have.
Teach by showing, learn by doing.
Not by showcase but a pattern.
Not odds and ends but a system.
Mot piecemeal but integrated approach.
Not to conform but to transform.
Not relief but release.

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 See if you can do this!

A. Using the checklist below, put a check (/) to indicate that the item is a perspective
norms (Dos) and cross mark (x) for proscriptive norms (Don’ts) appropriately on
which column it falls under in view of the period where each is likely to happen
during the community immersion.

Dos & Don’ts Before Durin After

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1. Act properly and discreetly. You are
representing your school and your fellow
students. Be responsible with the words you say.
2. Avoid bringing of original copies of signed
documents in the community. It is better to carry
around original and certified true copies of
documents to prevent loss and smudging the
paper.
3. Familiarize yourself with the basic information
and theories regarding community life.
4. Never forget to inform and get the consent of
your parents/guardians about the activities lined
up.
5. Be courteous to everyone-whether to a vendor or
a community official. Remember that you are
there to work with the community.
6. Do not go directly to the community without
determining the background information about
it.
7. Depending on the type of entry you use, wear
proper uniforms and identification card.
8. Bring your own personal provisions like water,
snacks, and extra shirt. These will be helpful to
fill in those hunger pangs while conducting the
immersion.
9. Do not show off in terms of dressing up. You are
there in the community to help. Just bring an
extra white shirt if you have to change your
soiled uniforms after your activities.
10. Validate and evaluate if the programs and
activities were conducted appropriately and as
planned.

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 Lesson 2

MANAGEMENT OF NSTP COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS

INTRODUCTION

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the
aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong because someday in
life, you will have been all of these.

-George Washington Carver

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Define project proposal as basis for implementation of the NSTP activities in the
immersion area;
2. Apply the process of making effective project proposal based on the identified needs
of the target clientele; and
3. Appreciate the value of making effective project proposal in the NSTP program
following the suggested format.

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 Search and Synthesize

 Project Planning and Implementation

 Project Planning
 What is a Project Proposal?
 Purposes of making project proposal in the light of NSTP

(make a brief synthesis in just 2 pages)

See if you can do this!

Make a draft Project Proposal following the troupe approved advocacy.

(A4, Times New Roman)
Consider the steps below;
1. Title
2. Project proponent
3. Project Implementing Units/Implementers
4. Project Duration
5. Length of Implementation
6. Objectives of the Project
a. Background (SWOT Analysis should be part here)
b. Justification of the Project (Add Related studies/literature, justify in the
context of WMSU Setting)
c. Benefits derived from the Project
d. Coverage of the Project
7. Methodology
8. Detailed Budgetary Requirements
9. Detailed Scheduled of Activities

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