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In terms of Objectives and Activates, objectives are short-term targets that contribute toward the achievement of the long-term goals. Our goal is that we want students' voices and perspectives to be heard, as well as to empower other students who are having academic issues. Activates is to make something operative or active. To activate and achieve our goal, we need to be cooperative as a team, being cooperative is always advantageous and it boosts overall work performance. In team cooperation, efforts and desires are commonly blended, and as a result, individuals work hard together to attain a single purpose, which is to fulfill the objectives, mission, and goals.

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In time frame, this is where we will specify the start and finish dates of our plans, track actions, and make appropriate adjustments to avoid problems that may arise in our advocacy plan so that we can reach our desired goals.

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Among all the choices, why did you choose the "Academic Break" for the Advocacy of our group?

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Among all the choices, why did you choose the "Academic Break" for the Advocacy of our group?

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Personally, I chose the Academic Break above all the other advocacies that we have talked about because I feel like this is the one that we can benefit the most out of, especially now that we have been encountering huge workloads non-stop, and a lot of students are calling for it already.

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We chose academic break due to the experiences we are having right now, being smothered by assessments left and right. And as we delved deeper we found out more reasons as to why we advocate academic break

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Answer the given question on the Discussion Section. Thank you!

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We chose Academic Break because we've met a lot of students who, like us, are struggling with online schooling. It was difficult to sit and stare at the computer for hours only to do our assessments. Because some students are struggling with different problems, it is difficult to focus on what we are doing. Online education is not for everyone.

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Attached is a petition for Academic Freeze last S.Y. 2020-2021. We will use this as our guide and basis in the making of our Advocacy Plan.

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Due to the rising numbers of cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, and the curve have not flattened yet, it is possible that by opening the school year 2020-2021, the total cases will be doubled.

Students are not the same. Not everybody has the means to adapt to the new normal type of schooling. Having online learning as an alternative to educate learners is proven to be uneffective and insufficient.

The academic freeze is vital in this time wherein there is a pandemic, mainly because of the following reasons:

1. Not every students in the Philippines have stable internet connections at home. Also consider that the Philippines are one of the countries that have the slowest internet connection worldwide.

2. Not all of the students are privileged to own the materials that they would be needing on the online based education that DepEd wants to implement this school year. E.G, laptop, computer, mobile phones, etc.

3. Even though that there would be printed materials that will be delivered to the homes of the students through courier service, the parents would be obliged to use their money for the courier fees instead of using that amount for their necessities in the middle of this pandemic.

4. I've read an article before wherein the Director of DepEd in Bicol said that the pause of education for this year would lead to produce "mangmang na mga estudyante." What's the point of pushing the students to continue their studies this year if their healths would be at risk? Especially that there are no vaccines yet for the COVID-19.

5. Even though that students before the pandemic are attending their classes in schools, facing their teachers face to face in a daily basis, not all of them can comprehend their lessons and are still having a hard time to focus on their lessons. What more that they would be studying through screens only? How can we be sure that they would be able to learn?

It may not be the best solution, but an academic freeze can be adopted until the digital divide is fully resolved or results of mass testing and curve-flattening are already evaluated empirically. This will require a flexible academic term, calendar, and curricula to lessen the school days required, lower the number of course requirements, and reduce tuition and other fees usually projected for the use of school facilities.

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Due to the rising numbers of cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, and the curve have not flattened yet, it is possible that by opening the school year 2020-2021, the total cases will be doubled. Students are not the same. Not everybody has the means to adapt to the new normal type of schooling.

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Look for articles related to Academic Break and post them here that will serve as our references. It can be those that were published by other schools and universities nationwide. Thank you!

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Provide at least one Advocacy goal and objective. If you have any clarifications, just leave a comment. Thank you!

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We chose academic break, since the epidemic began, many students are experiencing problems and are unable to adapt to the online class. Some students commit suicide as a result of education depression and professors give students too many assessments to submit, and therefore the number of suicidal cases in the Philippines is increasing. Depression is a mental condition that causes you to feel constantly miserable or uninterested in life and it’s not a joke. We must take care of our mental health since it affects how we feel, think, and act every day. Mental Health Matters!

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Article: Colleges and Universities in Baguio have responded to students' requests for an academic break

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Article: Colleges and Universities in Baguio have responded to students' requests for an academic break

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Pines City College is the latest HEI to implement an academic break for faculty and students. On November 4, the school announced a one-week break from November 11 to 17, suspending all online classes and other school-related activities during the period with no required academic submissions after the break.

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Baguio colleges, universities heed students' call for academic break

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Pines City College is the latest HEI to implement an academic break for faculty and students. On November 4, the school announced a one-week break from November 11 to 17, suspending all online classes and other school-related activities during the period with no required academic submissions after the break.

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Article: Why Are Students Requesting an Academic Break?

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Article: Why Are Students Requesting an Academic Break?

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https://www.reportr.world/news/why-filipino-students-want-an-academic-break-a4713-20201117

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Using the hashtag #NationalAcadBreakNow, Filipino students from different school levels pleaded on social media for a respite from school work following monster Typhoons Ulysses (Vamco) and Rolly (Goni).

Students say: it's not about them being lazy, it's about them running out of mental endurance to stay on top of academic demands while the country is battling disaster after disaster in the middle of a pandemic.

One Twitter user put it this way: "Education can wait, basic human needs cannot".

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Profile pictures of university students turned black this week, along with the message, "There are students being left behind". The campaign runs across various universities and colleges in Metro Manila, also clamoring for an academic break in solidarity with students who are experiencing the first-hand effects of destruction brought by subsequent typhoons.

The University of the Philippines College of Law's version of the campaign reads in the caption:

" As we speak, our classmates are still submerged in floods, having no power in their homes, having little to no internet connectivity, and awaiting delayed relief from our government. As our classmates continue to face difficulties in meeting basic necessities, academic deadlines should not be their first priority. We empathize with their struggles and cannot continue to participate in classes in good conscience.

Law does not exist in a vacuum and lawyering is nothing without the people. Our education must go beyond the confines of our modules and zoom sessions. As an Iskolar ng Bayan who should embody "Honor and Excellence" and as UP Law students who are expected to learn in the grand manner, our responsibility is to Serve the People with compassion and empathy. We implore the Law community to stand by these virtues and extend help to all the students being left behind."

Ateneo Law School also launched its own campaign which publicized signed petitions addressed to the school administration and professors. One of which that went viral reads: "They say beggars cannot be choosers, but I never thought humanity was something to beg for," wrote block representative Norlene Jae Andaya.
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These campaigns prompted universities to declare an academic break, effectively suspending all synchronous and asynchronous activities from Nov. 16 to 20. But Manila's biggest universities are trying to push it farther through various forms of strikes.

On Nov. 14, some 150 students of Ateneo de Manila University launched a mass student strike protesting the government's disaster and pandemic response. They pledged to withhold submission of any academic requirement starting Nov. 18 "until the national government heeds the people's demands". Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has since issued a response, warning the students of failing their academics as he rendered such strike futile.

Meanwhile, the Rise for Education Alliance UP Diliman called for an end to the semester by means of mass promoting all students. It can be noted that a similar call was forwarded early this year when university life got disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a sudden shift to remote learning which left underprivileged students scrambling for resources.

"We should stop pursuing education with an individualistic approach and start working towards a system that COLLECTIVELY molds its students, leaving no one behind," the petition said.

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Why Students are Calling for Academic Break

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Using the hashtag #NationalAcadBreakNow, Filipino students from different school levels pleaded on social media for a respite from school work following monster Typhoons Ulysses (Vamco) and Rolly (Goni). Students say: it's not about them being lazy, it's about them running out of mental endurance to stay on top of academic demands while the country is battling disaster after disaster in the middle of a pandemic.

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Article: The University of the Philippines Baguio has responded to the proposal for an academic break.

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Article: The University of the Philippines Baguio has responded to the proposal for an academic break.

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https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1509147/up-baguio-heeds-call-for-academic-break/amp

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BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines - The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio has suspended the submission of school requirements and postponed all scheduled examinations next week amid mounting calls from students here for an academic break.

In a memorandum issued on Oct. 30, Rosemary Gutierrez, UP Baguio vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the move was in response to the request of the students to "have a more relaxing reading or wellness break" from Nov. 2 to Nov. 8.

The memorandum, which was addressed to all UP Baguio faculty and lecturers, also postponed the exams initially slated from Nov. 9 to Nov. 10 to allow the students to have more time to complete their requirements and prepare for the tests.

Francesca Kapunan, chair of the UP Baguio university student council, welcomed the academic break, noting that the administration of universities should be working closely with the students.

She said UP Baguio had already scheduled an academic break prior to the start of the semester in anticipation of the challenges that online learning would entail.

"We likewise enjoin administrators of other Baguio schools to heed the call of their students for an academic break," Kapunan told the Inquirer in a private message on Monday.

Alarming

Kapunan and other officials of various university student councils in the city had recently appealed for a citywide academic break, citing the rising number of self-harm incidents among students due to pressure from their studies.

In their Oct. 30 letter to Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Baguio City Rep. Mark Go and Sangguniang Kabataan president Levy Llyod Orcales, the student leaders cited the heavy workload and the academic pressure as the reasons why some students committed suicide.

At least two cases of suicide have been recorded among the Saint Louis University (SLU) students since last year, said SLU student council president Mystica Rose Angelica Bucad in a text message. She said similar incidents were still being confirmed.

"Regardless of the number, two youths giving up their precious lives because of academic pressure is still alarming to our institutions and the whole community," Bucad said.

Mental health

The students were asking their universities to hold the academic break from Nov. 12 to Nov. 17, saying these institutions could not "expect quality output if students and faculty are hindered from having a break to regain their sanity."

They added: "Students' mental health is affected when they study for long periods without taking breaks and compromise their work. We can't afford to lose more lives just to boost our institution's academic achievements."

On. Oct. 20, about 400 students of SLU and other student organizations in the city staged a lightning protest and a candle-lighting ceremony in front of the university's main gate to demand an academic break.

"In a time when the state's poor response to the pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of the students, SLU should live up to its Catholic name and show its utmost compassion to the Louisians' plight," League of Filipino Students-SLU said in a statement.

But the SLU administration, which has yet to respond to the students' call, said the protest had caused an "unnecessary uproar in an otherwise peaceful request [for academic break]."

In a statement on Sunday, SLU said the alleged cases of "self-harm" among some of its students were still "unverified."

"We are not discounting the reality of such unfortunate circumstances and we deeply value the sanctity of each and every life," the university said.

It said various units of the university had "painstakingly ensured" that the needs of the students were addressed amid the challenges of flexible learning.

-ALLAN MACATUNO

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The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio has suspended the submission of school requirements and postponed all scheduled examinations next week amid mounting calls from students here for an academic break.

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Article: The Health Advantages of Taking a Break from School

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Article: The Health Advantages of Taking a Break from School

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https://www.edutopia.org/article/research-tested-benefits-breaks

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Students are easily distracted, but regular, short breaks can help them focus, increase their productivity, and reduce their stress.

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Regular breaks throughout the school day-from short brain breaks in the classroom to the longer break of recess-are not simply downtime for students. Such breaks increase their productivity and provide them with opportunities to develop creativity and social skills.

Students, particularly young ones, often struggle with staying focused for long periods of time. In a 2016 study, psychologist Karrie Godwin and a team of researchers measured how attentive elementary students were during class, and discovered that they spent over a quarter of the time distracted, unable to focus on the teacher or the current task. Shorter lessons, however, kept student attention high: Teachers found it more effective to give several 10-minute lessons instead of fewer 30-minute ones.

And there are more benefits to downtime than increased attention: It decreases stress, increases productivity, boosts brain function, and provides opportunities for children to learn social skills.

Reducing Stress, Increasing Productivity

Recent research shows that our brains aren't idle when we take breaks-they're hard at work processing memories and helping us make sense of what we experience. In a groundbreaking 2012 study, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and her colleagues at USC and MIT used an fMRI scanner to examine neural activity during the brain's "default mode"-a state of rest that's usually associated with taking a break or letting our minds wander. In this state, the brain is still highly active, with a different set of regions lighting up than when we're focused on the outside world.

Further experiments showed that this default mode is crucial for consolidating memories, reflecting on past experiences, and planning for the future-in other words, it helps shape how we make sense of our lives. Breaks keep our brains healthy and play a key role in cognitive abilities such as reading comprehension and divergent thinking (the ability to generate and make sense of novel ideas). "Rest is indeed not idleness, nor is it a wasted opportunity for productivity," Immordino-Yang and her colleagues write.

So breaks are an essential part of learning. But the benefits extend beyond the psychological well-being of students. Particularly for younger students, regular breaks throughout the school day can be an effective way to reduce disruptive behavior. In a series of recent studies, short physical activity breaks in the classroom improved students' behavior, increasing the effort they put into their activities as well as their ability to stay on task.

Both students and teachers benefit from using unstructured breaks to reduce stress. According to the American Psychological Association, stress can have serious health consequences, increasing someone's chances of serious conditions such as heart disease and depression. The APA recommends frequent breaks, in addition to other activities such as exercise and mediation.

Boosting Brain Function

Exercise breaks-whether short activities in the classroom or recess-help promote physical fitness, which in turn boosts brain health. In 2013, the National Academy of Medicine (then called the Institute of Medicine) published a major report on the benefits of physical activity on children's cognitive development and academic success.

At the time, less than half of U.S. students were meeting the federal guideline of 60 minutes of daily exercise. Bringing together experts across a range of fields, the report made the case for why regular exercise crucially belongs in schools: It not only provides physical health benefits to students but also enhances their cognitive functioning, leading to higher academic performance.

How does exercise improve learning? Engaging in physical activity increases blood flow and oxygenation in the brain, boosting neural connectivity and stimulating nerve cell growth in the hippocampus, the center of learning and memory. So exercise actually changes the structure of our brains, with a number of benefits: improved attention and memory, increased brain activity and cognitive function, and enhanced mood and ability to cope with stress.

Decades of research show that physically active children consistently outperform their inactive peers academically on both a short- and long-term basis.

Developing Social Skills

Longer breaks-such as recess or playtime-provide opportunities for children to learn important life skills. Research shows that when children play together, they learn how to take turns, resolve conflicts, and solve problems. They also learn how to manage their own emotions and behavior-fundamental skills for life. So dropping recess is a mistake, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics: Recess is a "crucial and necessary component of a child's development," and sacrificing it for more academics is counterproductive.

Unstructured playtime provides an opportunity for imaginary and creative play and allows children to practice divergent thinking. They benefit from the freedom to explore new ideas without fear of failure or the stress of grades, and regular exposure to new experiences can also increase their cognitive flexibility, preparing them for academic challenges.

Incorporating Breaks in Your Classroom

Several breaks throughout the day can help students stay focused:

While breaks can help reset student focus, a useful alternative-especially for older students-is to switch teaching strategies throughout a lesson: Try having students team up on a think-pair-share activity or work in groups, spend a few minutes reviewing concepts, or give a low-stakes practice test at the end of a lesson. These activities can help break up the monotony of a long lesson, and as a bonus, boost students' memory.

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Students are easily distracted, but regular, short breaks can help them focus, increase their productivity, and reduce their stress.

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Article: Academic suspension is indeed the best option!

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Article: Academic suspension is indeed the best option!

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https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/03/11/campus-press/academic-freeze-the-best-option/849679

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BY THE COLLEGIAN OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION CAMILING COLLEGES INC. ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021
(With minor editing, in accordance with The Manila Times style, the winning piece in the Best Editorial High School Level of the 2020 Campus Press Awards is reprinted here in its entirety with permission from the author and the school.)
In response to the adaptations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic since the very first month of community quarantine [in March 2020], the Department of Education (DepEd) was already determined to promote and push online classes during the existence of this predicament.

But now that this proposal has been brought into reality, remonstrances and protests from the students suffering its aftermath are persistently calling the government's attention to act upon this "only-for-the-privileged" implementation.

Going back to what President Rodrigo Duterte had stated in his recorded address aired on June 5, he firmly reiterated that no classes should happen until a Covid-19 vaccine was already developed.

It was an immensely relieving moment for all the students of our country when he included this extremely important matter in the discussion. Given the mere fact that it would not only lessen the burden students might carry if ever it has taken place, but it would also somehow alleviate the financial expenses classes might cause them.

Mollifying was the time when every student's hope for relief was high as these words from the President's mouth were uttered. But all of these became nothing when the promotion for online classes and such educational modalities were eventually implemented.

Left with only two choices, students were stuck between incomplete options, neither of which they ever want to choose. Choices that only the privileged ones could afford. Options that might put the penniless in immense destitution.
Should they stop or continue?
Months have passed after its imposition, evidently, students are the first in line to feel the pinch of its (distance learning) unexpected impacts. Stress, pressure, anxiety, sickness, financial problems and depression - these are only a few of the mental and behavioral effects students are currently facing as they deal with the adjustments brought by this new educational mode. But what's even worse, there were already recorded cases of deaths that are said to be caused by online learning.

In the province of Capiz, a 20-year-old female student died in a road accident on her way home after looking for a stable internet connection outside their compound.

Another 20-year-old male student from Bohol died, together with his 26-year-old brother who was helping him install an internet device for the online class. The brothers were electrocuted. They were rushed to the Dimiao Infirmary but were eventually declared dead on arrival due to severe and critical injuries.

There were also recorded cases of student's death due to suicide. Of the 19 cases of deaths, one was due to electrocution, another was caused by vehicular accident and the remaining 17 were suicides.

But as the DepEd stated "Stop connecting directly such suicide incidents to modules or distance learning," it is clear that it is throwing away the blame it actually has accountability for. Whether it is directly or indirectly associated with the burden brought by online classes, it still contributed to the influences and factors of reasons why these students committed suicide.

Everything has been forcefully adjusted by the inevitable impacts of this global health dilemma. From the ways we usually do things, places we typically go to, closeness we actually enjoy, up to the interaction we used to experience - everything has been demarcated by the protocols imposed by the government.

The extreme casualties massively caused by the Covid-19 pandemic seems to create havoc on almost every single aspect of everybody's life. It is not only the world's economic status that is now being chained to immense malison, but it is also the moral, disposition, mental health, financial capability, health and safety of everyone that are being thrown into a hollow of dire jeopardy.

This new setup of the educational system is frankly a rotten fruit of illogical decision-making and uncertain effects of the pandemic. Millions of students have been left behind, as their families' financial capacity can no longer sustain some of their basic needs as they first need to prioritize the fundamentals.

And this is only an explicit manifestation that our country should also prioritize first what things are needed to be prioritized. We all are in a massively remorseless global health dilemma right now, and our health and safety are the most denotative aspect among anything.

Yes, education is such and will forever be one of the most valuable things in this world, but putting our difficult situation in profound consideration, education can wait but life can never [be put on hold].

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Provide at least one strategy that we will implement in order to achieve the Advocacy goals and objectives that we have given beforehand. If you have any clarifications, don't hesitate to leave a comment. Thank you!

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For Jilliana Villareal and AJ Tanguilig:

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For Jilliana Villareal and AJ Tanguilig:

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Look for YouTube videos regarding Academic Break. No specific video length is required. Thank you!

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Choose one among the five (5) given parts of an Advocacy Action Plan, found in the first section. These are the Objectives & Activates, Time Frame, Responsible Party, Partners, and Budget. Briefly explain your chosen part, and post it on the "Final items to post" section. Thank you!

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YouTube Video: Reasons why students need to take a break from school

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YouTube Video: Reasons why students need to take a break from school

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Why you should take a break: Prioritizing mental health in schools | Hailey Hardcastle | TEDxSalem

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5 Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Framework for Schools and Colleges

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Baguio students appeal to local gov't for academic break | ANC

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The responsible party is us, we will manage strategies and plans and try propagating our voice so that the opinions of students, especially those who are falling behind will be heard.

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Look for at least three (3) posters online that call for an academic break, and make sure to cite your sources. Thank you!

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Start a petition regarding the implementation of an academic break with the help of our brief background in making one, and make the students, who also support the advocacy of ours, sign there as well.

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The people whom we can work with in making this advocacy possible are the respective councils from different schools and universities that carry the same vision, our fellow students who are repeatedly calling for an academic break, and a few school administrators and personnel who understands and values the voice and well-being of their students.

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An advocacy goal we would like to achieve is to let our voices, opinions and concerned legitimately heard, even if we do not succeed at having a academic break, we would at least like our voices and opinions heard and be thought upon

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A strategy we also thought on is to use social media like Facebook which is where we can mostly find our teachers. There we can voice our opinions and concerns, where they can hopefully contemplate on them.

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I chose the academic break as our advocacy because as a student who experiences online classes it is hard to manage all assessments in a short time. It causes stress and anxiety to students especially before and during exam weeks. The workload for students has a huge impact on their mental and physical health due to workload.

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To give strength and hope to students who lack the courage to stand out for themselves, and to let them feel that they deserve to be heard when they need support.

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To let the students know that their voices are heard, and that their mental health is more vital than the numerous workload that they have to comply with.

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In terms of budget, we don’t need a large amount of money to build this advocacy. We will just need the cooperation of each in person and to make our voices louder so that the schools and the government may hear our side and think what is best for all.

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The strategy that we are planning is to survey people who experience anxiety, depression and stress due to too much workload. And with those data we try to convince the government or schools to implement academic break to students. And this could also help the students who are affected by workload to have a voice and help other students to not experience this problem.

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Our goal is to give what is the best for both students and the schools. We want the voices of students to be heard and to be solved, in order to lessen the possible problems that may appear in the near future. And to be solved as early as possible.

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Writing a journal that contains all of the information, opinions from other people, events that occurred, and daily articles that we have collected is one strategy that we will implement in order to achieve these goals. We can create a page where we can post our daily journals since social media is used by so many people all over the world.

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Our goal is we want the student's voices and perspectives to be heard, as well as to support other students who are experiencing academic difficulties; we are all in this together to help one another. When the pandemic begins, the online class started; we students are very stressed with the tasks given to us by the professors, which can be hazardous to our mental health and might lead to depression. Mental Health matters since it's an important factor of your life that influences your thoughts, actions, and emotions. Academic Break could be a solution for us because we are bound to maintain each other health. If the academic year continues, our lives will be at serious risk.

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A strategy that we are contemplating is to create ads/advertisements about inspiring and motivating individuals to spread positivity in this cruel world, that can be viewed all over social media since everyone in this century is indeed focused on their smartphones. This is a fantastic opportunity for us since our target audience includes everyone, especially those who are facing hardships since one of our goals is to take care of our mental health.

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You may proceed with Activity 7

*petition title - delete "....for social change" be more creative po with the title :)