Metro site
Renovate to Educate (rED) — Metro Group 1
- Las Piñas City
About the site
rED, which stands for Renovate to Educate, is a project revolving around redefining the quality of education in the Philippines. This project focuses on restoring facilities such as classrooms and libraries, reinvigorating friendship and collaboration between ISM students and local residents and renewing the spirits of the communities by improving their learning environment.
Is this site for you?
- Type of workConstructionPainting
- You'll work withStudents at a public school in Las Piñas City (the exact school varies)
A good fit if you like practical, hands-on building work and planning a job as a team.
Site objectives
- Building and painting furniture to improve learning spaces at the site
- Leading and communicating with a team to plan the work
- Learning construction skills and working diligently throughout the week
Sustainability Compass
Which points of the Sustainability Compass this site mainly addresses
- NNatureNot a main focus here
- EEconomyImproving school facilities
- SSocietyBetter learning environments for students
- WWellbeingNot a main focus here
Targeted UN goals
We learned about the importance of the atmosphere of a learning space for students. After seeing and interacting with the kids (we wish we'd interacted more, though), it's clear that our help improving the atmosphere and facilities brightened up their days, which was nice to see.
