Caring, Learning, Adaptable and Sustainable School (Class) Building: A Mixed Use School Building

This study assessed the status of the school building in the Province of Sorsogon. Specifically, it seek answer to the following questions: 1. what is the status of school building along the identified variables (caring, learning, adaptable and sustainable) as: Learning, Evacuation and Quarantine facility? 2. What are the problems met along the identified variables (safety, adequacy, health protection, sustainability) as; Learning, Evacuation and Quarantine facility? 3. What school building design and policy intervention can be proposed based on the results of the study? Findings of the study provided baseline data needed for the assessment of the status of school building along the identified variables (caring, learning, adaptable and sustainable). There were forty (40) respondents in the Province of Sorsogon and three (3) architect's expert in their own field that reviewed and evaluated the proposed school building plan of the study. The descriptive method was used, with the self-made questionnaire as the main research instrument. The data were presented, analyzed and interpreted with the use of statistical tools such as the frequency count, ranking, percentage distribution, weighted mean and average mean. The study revealed that the following findings that the status of school building in overall weighted mean in terms of caring with 3.28; learning, 3.14; adaptability 3.31; and sustainability 3.10, were all rated as equivalent to “good” as to learning facility. As to evacuation facility an overall weighted mean of 3.01 for caring; learning 2.78; adaptability 3.18; and sustainability 2.81, all with equivalent rating of “good”. As to quarantine facility, an overall weighted mean of 3.08 for caring; learning 3.06; adaptability 3.15 and sustainability 2.80, all with equivalent rating of “good”.