It is common for us to hear the saying “dapat hindi tanggihan ang grasya,” referring to how one should never refuse good fortune bestowed by others. How can this case be, especially if this free gift strings along with it a series of unexpected misfortunes? Despite enjoying the luck to be part of the forty pilot schools blessed with a computer lab by CICT’s iSchools Project, Paradise Farms National High School (PFNHS) in Bulacan experienced its fair share of setbacks.
Plans to situate the lab in an accessible part of the school turned to naught as a fire tore through the building, particularly gutting the room intended for the lab. Thus, the schedule had to be pushed back a few months later, giving the school time to recover from the tragedy.
The actual installation was marked by problems as well. Out of the 21 units to be installed, the school found one unit with a defective hard disk, rendering it unusable. Replacement was promised but never came.
Despite this, PFNHS made the most out the limited resources they had.
The school persevered.
Teachers organized a funding activity for a printer which the students could now use to print out their reports. They have also begun looking into fully integrating ICT into their curriculum.
These serve as testament to the fact that PFNHS remains unfazed by the misfortune that has beset them. Truly, they took the adage to heart and took it one step further – their resourcefulness allowed them to craft their own good fortune and look forward to a better ICT-enhanced future.
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