Group Activity:

"Design Your Own

Roles Functions
Visionary principle, Lead in setting the vision,
motivator, advocate and mission and goals of the
planner school
Builder open networks and Organize / expand
support system school, community and local
government networks and
groups that will actively
Knowledge /
skills / attitude
required
Change and future orientation
Networking, organizing ,
social mobilization, advocacy

Ideal School"
participate in school
improvement

  Lead in developing the Development of teamwork,

school improvement plan building consensus and skills
will in negotiation and conflict
the participation of the staff resolution
and the community

  Lead in developing and Participatory planning

maintaining the school
management information
system
   
and administrative
management
Generation and use of data
and information as basis for
planning and management
Objective: To encourage students to
think critically and creatively about
Roles Functions Knowledge /
skills / attitude
required

what an ideal school would look like,

Visionary principle, Lead in setting the vision, Change and future orientation
motivator, advocate and mission and goals of the
planner school
Builder open networks and Organize / expand Networking, organizing ,
support system school, community and local social mobilization, advocacy
government networks and

and to develop their skills in

groups that will actively
participate in school
improvement

  Lead in developing the Development of teamwork,

school improvement plan building consensus and skills

collaboration, communication, and

will in negotiation and conflict
the participation of the staff resolution
and the community

  Lead in developing and Participatory planning

maintaining the school and administrative

problem-solving.
management information management
system
    Generation and use of data
and information as basis for
planning and management
Materials needed: Paper,
pens/pencils, markers, and
Roles Functions Knowledge /
skills / attitude
required
Visionary principle, Lead in setting the vision, Change and future orientation
motivator, advocate and mission and goals of the
planner school
Builder open networks and Organize / expand Networking, organizing ,

other art supplies (optional).

support system school, community and local social mobilization, advocacy
government networks and
groups that will actively
participate in school
improvement

  Lead in developing the Development of teamwork,

school improvement plan building consensus and skills
will in negotiation and conflict
the participation of the staff resolution
and the community

  Lead in developing and Participatory planning

maintaining the school
management information
system
   
and administrative
management
Generation and use of data
and information as basis for
planning and management
Instructions:
1. Divide the students into small groups of 5 .
2. Instruct the groups to brainstorm and discuss what their ideal school would look
like. What kind of classes would they have? What kind of teachers and staff? What
Roles Functions Knowledge /
skills / attitude
required
kind of facilities and resources? What kind of policies and practices?
Visionary principle,
motivator, advocate and
Lead in setting the vision,
mission and goals of the
Change and future orientation

planner school

3. Encourage them to think creatively and outside the box. Once the groups have
Builder open networks and
support system
Organize / expand
school, community and local
Networking, organizing ,
social mobilization, advocacy
government networks and
discussed their ideas, instruct them to create a visual representation of their ideal
groups that will actively
participate in school
improvement
school on the paper provided. They can use markers and other art supplies to make
  Lead in developing the Development of teamwork,
their design as colorful and imaginative as possible.
school improvement plan
will
building consensus and skills
in negotiation and conflict
the participation of the staff resolution

4. After the groups have completed their designs, instruct them to present their ideal
and the community

  Lead in developing and Participatory planning

school to the rest of the class. maintaining the school
management information
and administrative
management
system
    Generation and use of data
and information as basis for
planning and management
Output:
Visual representation of ideal school
Roles Functions Knowledge /
skills / attitude
required

a. (blueprint/ plan)
Visionary principle, Lead in setting the vision, Change and future orientation
motivator, advocate and mission and goals of the
planner school
Builder open networks and Organize / expand Networking, organizing ,
support system school, community and local social mobilization, advocacy
government networks and
groups that will actively

b. Mission/ Vision/
participate in school
improvement

  Lead in developing the Development of teamwork,

school improvement plan building consensus and skills
will in negotiation and conflict

c. Objectives Programs offered

the participation of the staff resolution
and the community

  Lead in developing and Participatory planning

maintaining the school and administrative
management information management

d. Policies and Practices

system
    Generation and use of data
and information as basis for
planning and management
Criteria for grading:
Creativity (20 pts): Did the group come up with a unique and imaginative
design for their ideal school.
Roles Functions Knowledge /

Clarity (10 pts): Was the design clear and easy to understand? Could the
skills / attitude
required
Visionary principle, Lead in setting the vision, Change and future orientation
mission and goals of the

group effectively communicate their ideas to the rest of the class?

motivator, advocate and
planner school
Builder open networks and Organize / expand Networking, organizing ,
support system school, community and local social mobilization, advocacy

Feasibility (10 pts): Was the design realistic and feasible? Were the ideas
government networks and
groups that will actively
participate in school
improvement

practical and could they be implemented in a real-world setting?

  Lead in developing the Development of teamwork,
school improvement plan building consensus and skills

Presentation skills (10 pts): Did the group present their design clearly and
will in negotiation and conflict
the participation of the staff resolution
and the community

confidently, using effective public speaking skills?

  Lead in developing and
maintaining the school
management information
Participatory planning
and administrative
management

Total = 100%  
system
  Generation and use of data
and information as basis for
planning and management