GERONA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Poblacion 1 Gerona, Tarlac

VISION

The Gerona Catholic School envisions to develop love for God, thirst for knowledge,
environmental awareness and nationalism for the transformation of humanity through
quality education.

MISSION

We commit ourselves to:

1. Strengthen and practice our catholic faith and gospel values.

2. Develop academic excellence.
3. Promote conservation and wise utilization of our natural resources.
4. Foster the value of nationalism and preservation of Filipino cultural
heritage.

I. STRAND: Humanities and Social Sciences (Grade 12)

II. COURSE CODE: Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship
III. COURSE CREDIT: None
IV. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS: 80 hours/40 hours a week
V. CORE VALUES:
VI. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on the application of ideas and methods of the social
sciences to understand, investigate, and examine challenges of contemporary
community life. It focuses on community-action initiatives such as community
engagement, solidarity, and citizenship as guided by the core values of human
rights, social justice, empowerment and advocacy, gender equality, and participatory
development. It aims at enhancing students’ sense of shared identity and willingness
to contribute to the pursuit of the common good of the community. It enables
students to integrate applied social sciences into community-action initiatives.

VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Explain the importance of studying community dynamics and community

action in relation to applied social sciences and the learners’ future career
options
2. Recognize diversities in communities.
3. Assess selected community-action initiatives.
 4. Recognize the value of undertaking community action modalities.
5. Implement community-action initiatives.
6. Synthesize the integrative experience of implementing community action
initiatives.
7. Analyze strategies of empowerment and advocacy through community
action

VIII. COURSE CONTENT:

A. Concepts and Perspectives of Community

1. Defining Community in different perspectives
1.1 Social Science Perspective
1.2 Institutional Perspective
1.3 Civil Society Perspective
1.4 Organic Perspective
2. Individual Dimensions of Community
2.1 Individual and the Community
2.2. Interrelationships
2.3 Organizations
3. Structural Dimensions of a Community
3.1 Geographic Dimension
3.2 Socio-political Dimension
3.3 Economic Dimension
3.4 Cultural Dimension
4. Community Dynamics and Processes
4.1 Leadership
4.2 Social Change
5. Typologies of Community
5.1 Formal-informal
5.2. Local-global
5.3 Rural-urban

B. Community Action
1. Defining Community, Solidarity and Citizenship
2. Purposes of Community Action
2.1 Major issues affecting poor and marginalized communities
2.2 The role of the youth in community action
3. Issues and Problems of Communities

C. Core Values and Principles of Community Engagement

1. Human Rights
2. Human rights
3. Social justice
4. Empowerment & advocacy
5. Participatory development
6. Gender equality

D. Approaches and Methods of Community Action in the Context of

Community Development
1. Approaches in Community Development
2. Community Profiling

E. Community-action initiatives: Field practicum

1. Preparation of community action plan
 2. Experiences in community engagement, solidarity, and citizenship
building

IX. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Class participation in Buzz sessions, Lecture-discussion and other class

activities
2. Thought Reflection Paper (TRP)
3. Quizzes and Examinations
4. Community Action Plan
5. Documentaries
6. Program Proposal

X. GRADING PLAN
Coursework will be weighted as follows:
Written Works – 25%
Performance Tasks – 50%
Quarterly Assessment – 25&

XI. REFERENCES:

1. Taguibao-De Guzman, C. (2016). Community Engagement, Solidarity and

Citizenship: Quezon City: Vibal Group, Inc.

Prepared by:

ANNA GRACE J. SUMIBCAY

SHS Focal Person/Subject Teacher

Noted by:

SR. CRESENCIA R. SANCHEZ, OP

Principal