In the Philippines, it is common knowledge that the teachers are often the ones who are paying for the improvements in their rooms, particularly in public schools where the students are often poor and DepEd’s ‘No Collection’ policy is imposed.
This is the reason why schools often go viral for incredible improvements such as those in the school that had tiles all over the grounds or for the poorest facilities such as the school where the teachers had to convert CRs as faculty rooms.
Photo credit: Reynel Calmerin / Facebook
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But another teacher recently went viral for the incredible transformation of his classroom, thanks to the broken chairs and discarded sink that were set for disposal.
Photo credit: Reynel Calmerin / Facebook
A teacher in South Cotabato named Reynel Calmerin impressed netizens with his handiwork as he took pieces from the broken chairs to build a reading nook in his classroom.
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He clarified that the broken chairs have already been discarded and considered as trash before he took these apart to build the colorful walls in his classroom.
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Even before the school’s Brigada Eskwela period, he was able to collect bits and pieces from the discarded sink and broken chairs to build the wall.
Photo credit: Reynel Calmerin / Facebook
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Knowing that he can’t possibly collect money from the parents for making the wall, this teacher had surely spent money from his own pocket to pay for the other materials, such as nails, he needed for the project.
Photo credit: Reynel Calmerin / Facebook
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What’s nice is that he didn’t need to repaint the materials for the wall, yet he was still able to create a charming rustic look that he completed with some old posters plus books be displayed on the shelves.
Photo credit: Reynel Calmerin / Facebook
A number of netizens commented that this teacher was able to create an ‘Instagrammable’ nook in his room with the broken chairs – and that’s really something impressive!
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This story was first published on RachFeed
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