HGP MODULE 16 Creating a Volunteer Spirit

HGP Module 16:
Creating a Volunteer Spirit

MODULE 16: CREATING A VOLUNTEER SPIRIT

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. establish the good effects of volunteerism in improving academic skills;

2. support volunteerism programs and activities that involve academic skills of learners;

3. evaluate effectiveness in conducting volunteerism; and

4. demonstrate volunteerism through environmental advocacies.

From the previous module, you have been acquainted with the world of work. In this module, your sense of responsibility will be re-awakened as volunteerism becomes the central subject of discussion.

You already learned about the spirit of volunteerism throughout your journey as a learner but this module is special as it highlights the value of volunteerism in nurturing your academic skills in the thick of an urgent situation, such as the public health emergency caused by COVID-19. You will gain ideas that will serve as your foundations and wings for your future success and most important ly, you will develop a compassionate personality and you can start to make a difference.

In this module, you will learn the value and benefits of volunteerism in the midst of a crisis situation. You will be equipped with knowledge and ideas as to how and where you are going to support programs and exhibit your eagerness to get involved, be that in school or in the community, safely and responsibly.

"Adjective Challenge"

On a sheet of paper or bond paper, write one adjective that you think volunteers possess for every letter in the word “VOLUNTEER”.

V - Valiant (Example Only)
O -
L -
U -
N -
T -
E -
E -
R -

Open Ended

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"There is U in Volunteer"

On a blank sheet of paper or bond paper, draw a table such as the one below:

1. Write five (5) situations you can recall from your home, school, and community wherein your help was needed by people around you;
2. Write the actions you did in these situations; and
3. Write the effects of these actions on you.

"There is U in Volunteer"

Open Ended

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Copy this format:

Situation:_______________
Your action:______________
Effect on one self:_________

On the same sheet of paper, answer the processing questions below.

Processing Question:

1. How did you feel after doing and experiencing the effects of the acts helpful to others?

Open Ended

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1. How did you feel after doing and experiencing the effects of the acts helpful to others?

On the same sheet of paper, answer the processing questions below.

Processing Question:

2. What were the skills that you found to be of help when helping others?

Open Ended

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2. What were the skills that you found to be of help when helping others?

On the same sheet of paper, answer the processing questions below.

Processing Question:

3. In this time of health crisis, what were the things you did or are doing to help in your home, school and community?

Open Ended

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3. In this time of health crisis, what were the things you did or are doing to help in your home, school and community?