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| Teachers and Grade 6 students of Sta. Filomena Elementary School in Iligan City gather in front of their newly refurbished school building, turned over through the support of the SM Prime and SM Foundation. |
No more emergency classes!
More than 200 Grade 6 students of Sta. Filomena Central School (SFCS)
in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte will now be able to attend whole-day classes
following the turnover of a new two-story, four-classroom building on August
27.
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| The building includes a Child Protection Room, which serves as a designated space for safeguarding the welfare of students. |
The building, donated by SM Prime through SM Foundation, addresses classroom congestion that previously forced pupils to attend emergency classes or shift schedules.
Each classroom is equipped with curved whiteboards, wall fans, and
individual toilets with wash basins. A total of 200 armchairs, including ones
for left-handed students, were provided. These were crafted by a Persons with
Disability (PWD) community in Surigao.
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A new 10-faucet handwashing facility attached to the SM school building was also turned over, aiming to help the school ensure students’ health and safety |
Accessibility and safety were also prioritized in the design. The building has a ramp and a restroom for PWD students, along with fire alarms and emergency lighting for both staircases.
A 10-faucet handwashing facility, supported by an overhead tank, was
also installed in a strategic location to benefit the entire school community.
Additional spaces inside the building include a child protection room, a mini
library room, and a faculty room.
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| The new school building also houses a mini library designed to support literacy development and encourage students’ love for reading. |
SFCS Principal Walter Tupas said the new building will ease long-standing classroom shortages, while providing better learning conditions for pupils and improved teaching environments for faculty. (SM Foundation)
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