Extension Services Office (ESO)

“We have a GOOD and BEAUTIFUL mission.”

-Fr. Theophile Verbist CICM
CICM Founder

VISION AND MISSION

We, the Extension Services Office of Saint Louis College of the City of San Fernando, La Union,
commit to be responsive to the developmental needs of the Institution and client-partner communities
by providing transformative leadership in the management of a discipline and research-based,
collaborative and sustainable extension
and outreach programs.

ROLE OF ESO

The Extension Services Office serves as the supporting and coordinating arm for the development of well-organized extension programsof the College. Its main task is to ensure that theseprograms are carried out. Specifically, it promotes collaboration among the different departments of the College and provides technical assistance and support services in the implementation of the extension programs.

EXTENSION SERVICES OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

Christian formation aspires always to integrate three dimensions, namely: Instruction, Spirituality and Social Commitment.TheExtension Services Overall Strategic Framework provides the integration and interconnectedness of these components. It presents how the holistic integral human formation of the youth on the core values of Christ-centeredness, Excellence and Missionary can be achieved through the extension services. It envisions the interweaving and mutual complementation of the trifocal functions of the College namely instruction, research and extension.

CICM AND THE PREFERENTIAL OPTIONFOR THE POOR AND EXCLUDED

Since the foundation CICM as a missionary institute, the poor and the excluded have always been the focus of its commitment. The missionaries pioneered and dared to go to the geographical and social fringes of society in numerous countries, contributing to the transformation of the world towards a more just and humane society. The Reign of God is at hand but humanity has to promote and protect it.

The CICM Missionaries in the Philippines strive to be faithful to this charism. In June 2015, the CICMs in a general assembly approved the Philippine-Province Missionary Project where the seven Priority (Ad-extra) Commitments were affirmed, namely: (1) Indigenous Peoples, (2) Communities in Rural and Urban Periphery Areas (Parishes), (3) Educational Apostolate, (4) Campus Ministry, (5) Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation, (6) Sectoral Ministries, (7) Inter-Religious Dialogue.

SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE ADVOCACIES

SLC, as the Beacon of Wisdom in the North, has fully integrated these seven CICM Commitments/Advocacies in its identity and action plans. The functions of Instruction and Research strategically integrate these advocacies. The extension and outreach services are research based. The instructional content in the different course offerings discuss the mentioned social realities.

With our partner entities, communities and organizations, we promote participatory collaboration. We see to it that our programs will always be sustainable. transfer of knowledge, skills and technology

For the moment, we have concrete projects like integrative non-formal education, action research, advocacy and networking, spiritual formation, developmental legal aid, poverty alleviation, values formation, psycho-social care, social mobilization on climate change, professionalconsultancy.

DYNAMIC INTEGRATION PROCESS

The integration process is developed through the cyclical extension phases of needs assessment report, objective formulation and program design, program implementation, program monitoring and evaluation/impact assessment. (See the following graphs).

GALLERY OF SERVICES

A. SPIRITUALITY

This theme is geared towards the Christian development of knowledge,skills and attitudes of the client-partners. Services under spirituality include catechesis, pastoral services and psycho-spiritual formation.

A.1 CATEQUESIS is designed to assist the pupils and students of public schools in their faith formation in doctrines, morals and worship. The program provides opportunities for learning, growing in and living the Christian faith through catechetical instruction and celebration of the sacraments of Confession and Holy Eucharist.

BIBLIADAL

CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

BEDS LINGKOD ESKWELA BUTIL NG KABUTIHAN

A.2 PASTORAL SERVICES cater to the spiritual needs of the neighboring communities through liturgical celebrations during weekdays, Sundays, Advent, Christmas and Lenten seasons and other sacraments. Summer Youth Camp caters to the needs of the youth of the parish.

DANGGAY AGTUTUBO: CHRISTIAN YOUTH FORMATION PROGRAM

YOUTH CAMP

A.3 PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL FORMATION is a process for character building where the participants are accompanied to discern and appreciate the dignity of a human being, goodness, beauty and truth. Reflection is enhanced with regards to one’s relationship with God, with others and with nature.

It also helps the participants assess their life direction and career paths. Jesus, the Lord of Mission, has said: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations … teach them to carry out everything that I have commanded you (Mt. 28:19-20)”.

Human rights education is integrated in this service.

DIOCESAN SCHOOLS OF LA UNION

SAN FERNANDO VOCATIONAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

LA UNION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SAN JUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

B. JUSTICE, PEACE AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION- INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S ADVOCACY (JPIC-IPA)

This serviceaims to promote Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. The contribution and challenges of our Indigenous Communities are promoted and addressed. Among others, these are some of the services: developmental legal aid, poverty alleviation, values formation and psycho-social care, social mobilization on climate change.

B. 1 DEVELOPMENTAL LEGAL AID provides assistance to the poor and marginalized groups in collaboration with government and non-government organizations. It is a pro-bono work providing free legal services to clients. It is a means to help the poor and marginalized groups in society to seek redress through the formal or informal justice mechanisms and to attain justice and empowerment. It is also called “lawyering with THE poor”.

It also provides services on how to strengthen the judicial system inthe barangays. The Seminar on KatarungangPambarangay and the Lecture on ‘Handling Barangay Conflicts Through Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration” aims to strengthen out-of-court resolution of conflicts by the community members themselves under the guidance of the Punong Barangay and without the intervention of legal counsels and representatives.

SALAKNIB

B.2 POVERTY ALLEVIATION

The services under Poverty Alleviationaim toempower client-partner communities’ through the development of their own potentials, capabilities and resources for self- reliance that consequently lead to sustainable livelihoods. Cooperative development, micro-enterprise development and livelihood skills trainings are some of the means to ensure sustainable development. To ensure the growth and development of the cooperative, seminars, lectures, and trainings on accounting, bookkeeping, recording, purchasing, entrepreneurship, product packing and labeling are provided.

CARING FORTHE COMMUNITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY WITH ACCOUNTABILITY (CCSA) - COOPERATIVE VENTURES OF SITIO MALANAS

BEDS HANDOG PANGKABUHAYAN PROJECT

LIVELIHOOD SKILLS TRAINING FOR THE OUR LADY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH

B.3 KNOWLEDGE, VALUES FORMATION AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL CARE SERVICES include human rights education; literacy and remediation; health, nutrition and sanitation; library development; information and communication technology (ICT); and guidance and counseling

B. 4 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION is in response to the call of renewing global commitmenttowards the promotion and protection of human rights. It promotes education as a tool towards empowerment, hence, developing individuals as active citizens of the community/ nation. Its goals and priorities include activities that enhance awareness on human rights issues and concerns through capacity building activities.

HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM

B.5 LITERACY AND REMEDIATION SERVICESprovide the client-partner communities literacy and remediation programs along English, Mathematics, Science,Computer, Filipino, AralingPanlipunan and Journalism.The services also include sports clinic and literary programs.

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

BEDS LINGKOD ESKWELA

MESFAP LITERACY PROJECT

YOUR SPOTLIGHT PROJECT

COMPUTERLITERACY PROJECT

PROJECT OBRA

B.6 HEALTH, NUTRITION,SANITATION AND FEEDING PROGRAM aims to reach out to thenutritionally-at-risk pupils of public schools to improve their nutritional status and consequently their school performance, attendance and behavior. The parents are given orientation on health, nutrition and sanitation. A monthly check-up is provided to the feeding program beneficiaries. Seminars on meal preparation, nutrition, sanitation, first aid are also undertaken.

BEDS LINGKOD ESKWELA

DENTAL CHECKUP

BREAKFAST FEEDING

B.7 LIBRARY SERVICES aim to assist the public schoolsin their learning resource development in the development and organization of a functional library.

LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT

B.8 ICT SERVICES provide assistance to the identified client-partner schools in developing their ICT. ICT trainings are also provided to the public school teachers.

INSTALLATION OF LIBRARY SYSTEM

COMPUTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE – RESTORING COMPUTER UNITS

B.9 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES
In the pursuit of the development of a childin becoming a holisticindividual, Guidance and Counseling Services are provided to the public schools’ children and trainings to public school teachers.

ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

LA UNION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

MAMELTAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SAN AGUSTIN (PORO) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

B.10 CAPACITY BUILDING is geared towards the development of the client-partner communities’ own potentials and capabilities in terms of knowledge, attitudes, values and skills (KAVS).

DAP-AYAN TI RANG-AY

ENHANCING THE ICT SKILLS CAPABILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

RESEARCH CAPABILITY BUILDINGPROGRAM FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS

TEACHERS’ TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR STA. CRUZ

DISTRICT, SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS SUR

CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT FOR THE DAY CARE TEACHERS

B. 11 SOCIAL MOBILIZATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE promotes environmental advocacies to increase the client-partner communities’ awareness on climate change and to mobilize the residents to adapt to climate change.The component projects are solid waste management, material recovery facility, disaster risk reduction and mitigation management and water system development. The component outreach activities are tree and mangrove planting; coastal and street cleaning; and landscaping.

SALWAD LUWISYANO

COASTAL CLEAN-UP

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

MEDICAL AND DENTAL

PARALEGAL ORIENTATION ON COAL PLANT

TREE PLANTING

CFE HOUSEHOLDS TREE PARENTING

B. 12 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S ADVOCACY aims to foster appreciation and preservation of the culture, arts and heritage. Cultural mapping is a method and a tool that involves grassroots of the community to draw important heritage information from the people in the community.

TAWID-TAOID: BRIDGING CULTURES

B.13 OUTREACH SERVICES are one-time assistance or in a form
of a dole-out. The services include calamity response outreach, Alay PamaskongPangkabuhayan, Alay Pamasko Scholarship, mission collections and blood letting.

B. 14 CALAMITY RESPONSE OUTREACH is a one-time assistance given to victims of disasters and calamities.

DANGGAY LUWISYANO: A CALAMITY RESPONSE OUTREACH TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC CRISIS

B. 15 ALAY PAMASKONG PANGKABUHAYAN is a financial assistance given to deserving beneficiaries for their cooperative development and livelihood projects including construction of the material recovery facilities.

MALANAS WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

MARIS TI DAYA COOPERATIVE STORE AND LIVELIHOOD CENTER

B. 16 ALAY PAMASKO SCHOLARSHIPaims to foster the missionary consciousness among the Louisians and the outsidecommunity, mass sponsorships forms are distributed to the mass goers and employees during the Misa de Gallo and Christmas masses. Mass sponsorships form part of the Alay Pamasko scholarship fund contribution. The recipients of the Alay Pamasko scholarship are the poor but deserving students.

B. 17 MISSION COLLECTIONS aim to extend monetary help
to the CICM mission countries. It also includes Our Lady of

Immaculate Conception Parish(formerly The Nuestra Senora de Salvacion Parish)

B. 18 BLOOD LETTING aims to participate in the
Philippine Red Cross’ advocacy and commitment in saving lives by ensuring adequacy of safe and quality blood supply.

B. 19 PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES providean avenue for the administration, faculty and staff to extendtheir field of specialization in instruction, research and extension outside the school community.The administration, faculty and staff are tapped as speakers, facilitators, presenters and trainers in lectures, seminars, workshops and/or trainings, as evaluators or validators and researchers.The College of Law Faculty and students render legal and paralegal services to the disadvantaged and marginalized groups.

B. 20 SHARING OF RESOURCES The school also extends help to the outside community through Sharingof Resources in other various forms. The school facilities are used for various conferences, seminars, workshops and trainings both local and regional. The College Library collection is shared with researchers from other schools and agencies.The school participates in the BrigadaEskwela of the Department of Education every year. The school also helps in improving the public schools’ learning environment through infrastructure development and/or enhancement. In the barangays, the school helps in putting up infrastructure support to livelihood and eco-tourism projects.

CEA DANGGAY ESKWELA

AG-NA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL