It is very imosiible to work with students without families or community organization. Over the years as a teacher, I realized that team work makes the dream work. Whatever challenges are faced, getting other views and possible feedbacks can help the way forward. The school community to which I work the families in that community is very fortunate. Community organizations, families or friends who travel will come back and make small contributions in cash or kind to the school organization.
There is an organization that provides mostly non perishable foods every month to give to students who are in needs. This goes a far way to help families. This gives me the teacher to know the parents and some needs that some families are trying to meet.
The entire staff is quite accessible for parents to contact and state their concerns or give feedbacks. The principal is very accommodating and will guide how ever she can.
For instance, since the online learning, family members, community organizations or individuals had donated tablets, stationeries, school fees, scholarship and among others to the school and even to some families in the community. The scholarship more so, is done every year at the graduation exercise, the students and families look forward for this, This help families who have worked with their children, the teachers and the administrative staff. Some scholarships are full in paying for the five years the children enters high school along with books, uniforms and other fees that may come. Among the scholarships, students get individual subject prizes for the highest score and even the overall high achiever for this particular period. This is a great gift to families from the past students association and other organizations.
In developing the whole learner holistically, as teachers, we cannot do it alone. Families and other community organizations along with our colleagues will have to help in fostering this level of growth..