QUEDDENG, MA.NICA B.

BEED-IV AUGUST 23,2021

FIELD STUDY 1

ACTIVITY 1.1:

Exploring the School Campus:

Resource Teacher: School: Mater Carmeli School

Grade/Year Level: Subject Area:

Date:

To realize the Intended Learning Outcome, work my way through these steps:

1. Visit a school. Look into facilities and support learning areas in the campus, then in the
classroom.
2. Observe and use the checklist as you move around the school premises.
3. Analyze your gathered data about the school environment.
4. Reflect on the characteristics of a school environment that promotes learning.
5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these:
a. Descriptive paragraph
b. Photo essay
c. Sketch or drawing
d. Poem, songs or rap

OBSERVE

As you move around the campus, observations forms are provided for you to document
your observations. It is advised that you read the entire worksheet before proceeding to

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 the school site. A good understanding of the activities and tasks to be accomplished in the
activity sheets will yield better learning results.

SCHOOL FACILITIES OBSERVATION CHECKLIST

Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the column to
indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available, and say how each
will contribute to the students’ learning and development.

WILL IT
FACILITIES  DESCRIPTION CONTRIBUTE TO
THE STUDENTS’
LEARNING AND
DEVELOPMENT.
WHY?

Office of the  Principal’s office is where we Yes, since it is the

Principal can found the highest head school head, it will
administrator of the school. It is promote high
located in the ground floor of expectations for the
the building, in the center of students to clean their
faculty room and counseling classrooms, and clean
room. classroom leads to
His room is well-ventilated and better learning.
well lighted, everything is well
organized. You can see the
mission and vision posted in the
back of hi table. Some of the
awards that the school has
receive from different
competition.

Library  The library is located at 3rd floor Yes, because it will

of east wing of the school. The
books are arranged according to
their categories. No noisy
reminders are placed in every
corner where students can be
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help the students in
there research and it
will help them to gain
more knowledge thru
reading books.
 seen and reminded. Well
ventilated, and very conducive
for the students.

Counseling Room  It is located beside the Yes, it will help the

Principals office and it is a students with their
connecting room. The setup of emotional problem,
the counseling room is child because having
friendly, there are spiritual emotional problem,
messages posted in the corner of the students cannot
the room. Clean and well focus during class
ventilated. hours.

Canteen/Cafeteria  Clean and well ventilated. Foods Clean canteen.

that are served are nutritious. Adequate nutrition
Drinking fountains are provided. gives the students and
Likewise hand washing station. staff high energy
levels and prevents
low energy and poor
academic
performance.

Medical Clinic  It is located beside the Yes, medical support

counseling room and the main is very important.
entrance of the school. The Especially when
nurse is friendly and knows the students are not
right medicine. Clean and well- feeling well they can’t
ventilate. It has two rooms and cope with the
two beds for sick students that discussion. They
needs to take rest. The medicine should have enough
cabinet is in place where the energy and they
nurse can get what you need should feel well.
immediately when there is
emergency.

Audio Visual/
Learning Resource
Center

Science Laboratory  It is located at the east wing 2nd Yes, clean and well
floor. Laboratory instruments ventilated sci-lab will

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 are properly arranged. Well lead boost the energy
ventilated and conducive for the of students to do the
students while using the Sci- task.
Lab.

Yes, it will be the

Gymnasium  It is spacious and clean. Gym is classroom for physical
safe for the students. education.

Yes, it will contribute

Auditorium  Spacious, clean, well ventilated. to the learning
because they know
how to have personal
hygiene for their self.
Auditorium is the
place where events are
being held.

Outdoor/Garden  The garden is well taken care of.
The garden is open for the
students.
Yes, it will increase
their leaning in
different plants and
will learn about
nutritious food that
will lead the students
to eat nutritious food
and eating nutritious
food gives energy to
conquer the day.

Home Economics  Instruments that are needed are Yes, since home
Room properly arranged. Well economics is about
ventilated and spacious. cooking and basic
home stuff. It will
become their training
ground in school
about daily living.

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Industrial Workshop
Area

PTA Office

Comfort Room for  Every floor has a comfort room, Clean comfort room
Boys it is located in the middle of the contribute to the
building before the stairs. Not learning of students
that clean. because they know
how to have personal
hygiene for their self.

Comfort Room for  Every floor has a comfort room,
Girls it is located at the middle of the
building before the stairs.
Unlike comfort rooms for boys
it is clean and comfortable for
the students to use.
Clean comfort room
contribute to the
learning of students
because they know
how to have personal
hygiene for their self.

Others  Always clean. Very welcoming Yes, it will support the

Chapel and well ventilated. spiritual needs of the
students.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the space
provided.

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 Guide Question Classroom Observation Report

1. Describe the The school is not situated at the heart of the city, even though it is
community or located outside the town area it has easy access in public vehicles.
neighborhood The school has pleasing surrounding which gives the students
where the comfortable feeling to stay.
school is found.
2. Describe the The school campus is protected against hazard like fire, and flash
school campus. floods. The color of the building is connected with the school
What colors do uniform which is brown yellow and white.
you see? What
is the condition
of the
buildings?
3. Pass by the The offices are well ventilated and well lighted. During my
offices. What observation some office are closed.
impression do
you have of
these offices?
4. Walk through The school corridor is safe and spacious. Students can gather
the school around during their spare time.
halls, the
library, the
cafeteria. Look
around and
find out the
other facilities
that the school
has.

Source Teacher: School: MATER CARMELI SCHOOL

Grade/Year Level: GRADE1-CHARITY Date:

1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted in the walls? What heroes, religious
figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the pieces of furniture are arranged. Where is the teacher’s table located?
How are the tables and chairs/ desk arranged?

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 3. What learning materials/equipment are present?
4. Is the room well-lit and well-ventilated?

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix to record your
data.

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX

Classroom Facilities Description

(location, number, arrangement, condition)

1. Wall Displays Wall displays are all around the classroom. The arrangement of
the displays is well planned according to the grade or year level
that in the room.

2. Teacher’s The teacher’s table is located at the back right side. The table is
Table well arranged. There’s a laptop on the right side of the table
where she can work easily.

3. Learner’s There are numbers of armchair inside the classroom; it was

Desks arranged by 6 rows and 5 columns accommodating 30 students per
section. Armed chairs are well arranged according to the last name
of the students.

4. Blackboard Blackboard is placed in front of the students.

5. Learning The visual aids are properly arranged at the back of the classroom
Materials / beside the locker of the students. During my visit their bulletin
Visual Aids board is well design for the month of The Rosary.

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Write your observation report here:

Name of the School Observed: MATER CARMELI SCHOOL

School Address: ST. JUDE, SACRED HEART VILLAGE, NOVALICHES

 Upon entering the classroom, the displays in the wall are

accomplishment board where students name are there and how many
merits they have. On the wall also displays another board for values of
the grade level occupying the classroom. Lastly bulletin boards
properly design for the month of the Rosary.

There are numbers of furniture present in the classroom and are

properly arrange. The teachers table is located at the back of the
classroom near the exit door.
The teachers’ table is properly arranged, at the side of the
teachers table a unit of laptop and printer where she can work easily.
There are numbers of armed chairs inside the classroom. It was
arranged by 6 rows and 5 columns. Each learner is arranged by their last
name.
The learning materials I saw in this classroom are usually visual
aids and books are properly arranged in their locker.
As I observe the students. They are very participative and you
can feel the eagerness to learn. The teacher uses interactive teaching
process.
Lastly, the room is well lighted were all parts of the room is
visible, it is also well ventilated were in fact there are units of air
conditioner installed and a fans also are present.

ANALYZE:

How do the school campus and the classroom in the particular impact the learning of the
students going to school? What are your conclusions?

 In this kind of campus and classrooms in Mater Carmeli School in Novaliches, it

really has a big impact on the learning of the students. I can say that the school is
conducive for the learning of the students in elementary and secondary. Because the

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 school campus has pleasing surrounding and it is very safe for the students, as well
as the classrooms are very conducive for learning. So this kind of school will
contribute a lot to the learning of the students.

How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/ How does this
relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?

 The campus and the classroom should relate a lot in my knowledge on child and
adolescent development, like the construction of the campus and structuring a
classrooms should consider the level of ability of a child, displays should be
appropriate with their level.

This is also related to my knowledge how to facilitate learning with my students,

were in learning environment is one of the important thing to consider in facilitating
the learning of the students, because the environment also contribute to the leaning
of the students.

REFLECT:

1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why not?
 Yes, the school is very pleasant, I feel very comfortable during the
observation because of the environment which is very clean. The school has
the facilities that are very important. As a future educator I can feel that the
school is a child-friendly one.

2. What kind of school campus is conducive learning?

 A school campus which is conducive for learning is, the school environment
should be clean. It should be a child-friendly school. It should have the
important school facilities such as library, science laboratory, computer
laboratory and other important facilities that can help on the learning of the
students. And also the principal, teachers and other staff should be child-
friendly so that the students will not be threatened with their presence.

3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

 A classroom that is consider to be conducive for learning is well ventilated
and well lighted and it should be in proper sanitation. The students should
not feel threatened, it should be a student-friendly classroom.

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 4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?
 As a future educator, I can accomplish those by doing it into a responsible
teacher. I have threat my students’ proper affection, respect, love and care so
they will put in their mind that learning and studying is very important.

5. Write your additional learnings and insights here.

 During my visit I observed that they really maintain the cleanliness of the
school. Students are well mannered and have big respect with the teachers,
faculty members specially the sisters of Carmelite Missionary. During
discussion students are very participative and you can feel their desire of
learning more.

MA. NICA B. QUEDDENG

BEED-1V

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