NSTP-CWTS

2 SEMESTER 2022
ND

Prepared:

JOAN C. NGOHO
NSTP-Faculty Member
 NSTP-CWTS
LESSONS:
1. COMMUNITY IMMERSION AS
REQUISITE OF NSTP
2 – Understanding the Concepts and
Principles of Community Immersion
3 – The Process of Community Immersion
4 – Management of NSTP Community –
Based Projects
5 – Documentation, Monitoring, and
Evaluation of NSTP Community
6 – Based Projects
Unit 1

COMMUNITY IMMERSION AS
REQUISITE OF NSTP
Immersion as an Important Approach in
Giving Community Service
An old adage says that, "Experience is the best teacher” Going After having explained the significance of the
Through community immersion, process and trainees will be community immersion requirement
exposed in further
conducting community service activities/projects and other
realities of life which will enable the trainees to understand of NSTP in the purview of the educational and religious
how the people feel, think, say, and behave as dictated by perspectives, let us succumb
their conditions and situations in to the legal basis- of such. The basic questions as "What
life as a means to make feel and realize that they are more
fortunate than many others and that the students can do is the relevancy of the
something to improve the lives of the marginalized and immersion part of the NSTP? and "Why would trainees
underserved. need to study the behavior
of the people in and that which composed the
As the Holy Scripture tells us, "To whom much is given, much
is required”. community where they serve? Answer
Since students have been given the rare opportunity and the to these sort of questions is provided for in NSTP Act
distinct privilege of being schooled that they are supposed to and has served as the mandate
better the living conditions of those whom were not as
auspicious as they are. As one of the objectives of this book
expounds, trainees will be exposed in further and other
realities of life which they may or may not be used to.
 What Personal Gains from Community
Immersion
The community immersion aspect of NSIP will be able to
benefit not only the communities served but more so the
student-trainees who may be accorded with the following
advantage:

1. opportunity for the trainees to comprehend peoples lives

because of the chance given to them to see real life
situations, live, 1dentity and associate with the people
therein;

2. gain social acceptance derived from community relations

coupled with the right to offer services;

3. enhance experiences in conducting asset mapping such as

identifying geographic coverage, point out resources and
the use, and the relationships of people with the existing
resources;
 What Personal Gains from Community Immersion
4. establish rapport and relationship with different people who may be of help
to them at some future time;

5. develop their conscientization ability. it helps them realize issues that will
help solve problems in the community. it is important for them to do
something that can change their situation. acquire first-hand experiences in
dealing with community work; and the

6. chance to learn life skills that will enrich and better their persons. Succinctly,
community immersion improves the trainees understanding ot himself in
relation to others. And by understanding others, the trainees can be able to
give a part of himself to help others.

Most important of all, community immersion is in consistent with the innate

and ultimate intention of helping people as immortalized in the words that
spell the extension creed by Dr. Y.C. James Yen of the International Institute of
Rural Reconstruction.
 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.

Not piecemeal but integrated approach

Not to conform but to transform.

Not relief but release.

THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE COMMUNITY
IMMERSION

1. FAMILIARIZE with the basic 2. SECURE a waiver from the NSTP

information and theories regarding office prior to the visit and have it
community life. signed by your parents.
THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE COMMUNITY
IMMERSION

3. BE ARMED with the 4. ALWAYS informed 5. PAY COURTESY CALL to

background information the faculty in-charge. community leaders,
about the area of weather formal or
immersion. informal.
THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE COMMUNITY
IMMERSION

6. SECURE DOCUMENTS like letter of 7. BRING your own personal provisions.

acceptance from the community,
memorandum agreement, etc.
 THINGS TO REMEMBER ACUAL COMMUNITY
IMMERSION

1. BE COURTEOUS to 2. ACT PROPERLY AND 3. WEAR PROPER

everyone. DISCREETLY. UNIFORMS AND IDC
 THINGS TO REMEMBER ACUAL COMMUNITY
IMMERSION

4. KEEP VALUABLES 5. ALWAYS DOCUMENT 6. ALWAYS ASK FOR

SECURED. YOUR VISIT. PERMISSION.
 THINGS TO REMEMBER AFTER
COMMUNITY IMMERSION

1. VALIDATE AND EVALUATE. 2. PROVIDE copies of your final

documentation output to the NSTP
office.
“Enjoy your time with the community
people. Mother Teresa puts it, “ Love
cannot remain by itself-it has no
meaning. Love has to be put into action:
and that action is service.”

Community immersion is vital to the

development of the trainees’ knowledge, skills,
values and attitude in realizing the penultimate
ends of NSTP.
 EXERCISE NO. 2
Using the checklist below, put a star (*) to indicate that the item is a prescriptive norms (Dos) and cross
mark (X) tor 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 During After
during the community immersion.

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, (please see page s0 on phases of Community
immersion) wear proper uniforms and 1dentification card.
 EXERCISE NO. 1
Dos &Don'ts Before During After

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.