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Abstract:
This school-based exemplar entitled “Rainscaping: A State of the Art work of Love for Social Change” was based on the occurrence of flood of some classrooms in the Senior High School Building of Camaya-an National High School, Loboc, Bohol during heavy rains and caused disruption of classes. The subject teacher decided to let the students identify recent school problems as an ICT Project for Social Change. The groups presented the problems in a video presentation form. Then, the class decided which among of the identified problems to be addressed based on its importance and urgency. The subject teacher decided on a project-based learning activity as an expected output of the Empowerment Technology subject in the semester leading to the content standard for the learners to demonstrate an understanding on how to work with peers and external public partners that advocates specific social change or cause. The main objectives of this project were: 1. To identify and gather art ideas and materials available in the community; 2. Organize materials reflective of the group’s content, theme and purpose; 3. Develop an appropriate design based on the previous knowledge acquired in the course and; 4. Identify possible items in the website which may be considered as invasion of privacy, items that could affect community norms and mores. As to the design of this project, the depth, width, and an incline flow of the water canals were measured by the students prior from their knowledge in Math and Physics subject to ensure smooth water flow. The project had undergone the three (3) phases:1.Digging the canal; 2. Designing for Rainscape and;3. Working out the canal exit passing through the concrete fence, the barangay road and finally to the ricefield. Upon completion for social change, personal insights are solicited and drawn: A. To the part of the teachers and students, interdependence and team work are very necessary to achieve the goal of the project, classroom knowledge must be also patterned in a real work in a real world; B. To the school as a whole, it does not only add beauty to its surroundings but it may serve as a model to other learning institutions in the community; C. To the part of the family, it may promote holistic/harmonious relationship to be best achieved in working as a team and; D. To the impact of the barangay as to where the school is located, this project may serve as a springboard for them to initiate like this knowing the real situation of the place during heavy rains and floods.