Group of children and adults smiling, holding gift bags during a community event outdoors, with banners and posters in the background.

Hands-On Learning: A Day with the Aeta Community

Students visited an Aeta community school in Iram, Zambales to experience indigenous culture firsthand. Before arriving, they prepared donations of school materials and daily necessities for the community. During their visit, they observed classes, interviewed a teacher about Aeta education, and participated in cultural sharing through music and dance.

This immersion followed their classroom studies about the Aeta people's ongoing efforts to preserve their traditions and secure land rights. The experience gave students deeper insight into both the challenges and resilience of this indigenous community.

Community gathering in an outdoor space with children and adults seated and standing, participating in a program with banners on the wall, under a roofed area, with laundry hanging in the background.
A man speaking to a group of children sitting on a low brick wall and a plastic chair outdoors in a rural area, with a colorful poster on the wall behind them and a canopy overhead.
A group of children and adults gathered outdoors, seated and standing, watching a man in a blue shirt who appears to be addressing or performing for them. Some children are sitting on chairs, while others are standing or sitting on a ledge. There are trees and a house in the background.
Group of adults and children gathered outdoors, smiling and making peace signs, some sitting and some standing, with buildings and trees in the background.
Stacks of colorful Disney-themed gift bags featuring princesses, Mickey Mouse, and superheroes on a patterned carpet.
A table filled with school supplies and snacks, including packs of Kraft Knusprs Butter, Kuddle Mound biscuits, colored notebooks, and erasers.
A group of people gathered outdoors, attending a community event or presentation. Some are seated, while others stand, listening to a speaker. A woman holds a young girl in her arms, and there are banners on the wall indicating an event in the Philippines. The setting appears to be in a residential area with concrete and brick structures.
Group of children and adults gathering outdoors, holding gift bags, in front of posters and banners, some children making peace signs.