Our Children's Happiness

 

      The Philippines observes National Children's Month every November. Giving Filipino children access to a healthy environment, a quality education, and healthcare is the goal of this month-long celebration. The national hero of the Philippines, Dr. Jose Rizal, famously declared that young are the country's future and that raising children is essential to improving the next generation. This holiday also stems from an empathetic place. The majority of families in this third-world nation struggle financially, and the children are the ones who suffer the most. This month's focus is on the ways in which we can support and assist them.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MONTH

     Many nations throughout the world had already been celebrating "Children's Day" before the Philippines began marking National Children's Month. It all started in June 1857. when Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard led a unique service especially for the kids. He first referred to it as "Rose Day," then "Flower Sunday," and ultimately "Children's Day."

In 1920, Turkey became the first nation to declare this day a national holiday. However, it wasn't until 1925 that International Children's Day was officially declared during the World Conference on Child Welfare in Geneva, Switzerland. With the introduction of the International Children's Day on June 1, 1950, numerous communist and post-communist nations followed suit, with India and Uruguay issuing a joint resolution in 1954.

On November 20, 1989, the Philippines became the first country to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Council, the National Youth Commission (N.Y.C.), The Department of Social Welfare and Development (D.S.W.D.) and the Committee for the Welfare of Children (C.W.C.) were entrusted with coming up with initiatives, strategies, and fundraising events to support children in need.

The goal of National Children's Month is to assist children who have experienced abuse, hardship, natural disasters, and violence. In fact, the number of children who experienced sexual abuse and exploitation in 2013 alone was alarmingly high.

By adopting Republic Act No. 10661 in 2015, the late Philippine President Benigno Aquino III declared November to be the country's official National Children's Month.

Reference: https://nationaltoday.com/national-childrens-month/

Reflection

Reflection 

by: Kaye-Z Itchon

A. What are the learnings that I have gained? I learned about the internet timeline,The major components which is the Web Browser and the Web server,Data types, The protocols,The different types of blogs, and the Search engines.

B. What are the problems/ challenges I have encountered? Having slow internet and not finishing my blogs on time

C. How did I address this challenges? I stayed in my Aunt's House to finish my blogs

Scavenger Hunt

SCAVENGER HUNT!

Activity 1: Mining the Internet: Laying the Foundation of Knowledge Based Society

 

Nuggets	URL	Copyright	Value: Sources /Author / Date Published /Sponsor	Search Engine	Search Term
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an experiment hole in a wall.   Answer: Dr. Sugata Mitra	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	Who is the chief scientist at the NIIT?
2.  What does NIIT stand for?   Answer: National Institute of Information Technology	https://www.javat.point.com/niit-full-form	© Copyright 2011-2021 www.javatpoint.com.	Sonoo Jaiswal	Google	What does “NIIT” stand for?
3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi   Answer: Kalkaji	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	What was the first implemented at a slum area in New Delhi?
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall?   Answer: Dr. Mitra’s Team. Through this hole, a freely, accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	Phrase Searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?   Answer: Its strong research orientation has helped it to continuously innovate in the areas of instructional design methodologies, and curricula development that is cutting-edge.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	Phrase Searching
6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.   Answer: The 1918 Influenza Epidemic in New York City.   Echoes of Another Epidemic.	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862336	© NCBI, 2010	Francesco Aimone, MPH	Google	Phrase Searching
7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon   Answer: Thunderstorm	https://www.britannica.com	© BRITANNICA, 2018		Google	Phrase Searching
8. How does global warning affect polar bears?   Answer: Loss of sea ice also threatens the bear’s main prey, seals, which need the ice to raise their young.	https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/polar-bears	© WILDLIFE OF POLAR BEARS	Steven Kazlowski	Google	Phrase Searching
9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: The corals that build reels are known as “hard” or “reef-building” corals.	https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made	© CORAL REEF ALLIANCE 2022	The Coral Reef Alliance	Google	Phrase Searching
10. Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as _________. Will this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks?   Answer: When water is too warm, corals will expel the algae (zooxanthellae) living in their tissues causing the coral to turn completely white. This is called coral bleaching.	https://oceanservice	© OCEAN SERVICE		Google	Phrase Searching
11. What according to scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. When did this happen?   Answer: Caused by unusually high see surface temperatures as the Indian Ocean swelters under particularly unforgiving El Nino conditions. And this happened since 2015.	https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/indias-coral-reefs-experiencing-catastrophic-bleaching-heart-wrenching-scientist-says/	© 2022 Copyright Conservation news	Mongabay and Rohan Arthur	Google	Phrase Searching
12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?   Answer: Singapore – 6,407,527   Philippines – 144,488,171	https://www.populationpyramid.net/philippines/2050/	© December 2019 by Population Pyramid.net	Population Pyramid	Google	P