As part of our fieldwork for the second module of the Cultural Heritage Mapping Workshop, which was on built and intangible heritage, our group visited my alma mater - Samar National School (SNS). SNS is the first secondary public school in the whole island of Samar, which traces its foundation in 1904. The main building also called the Gabaldon Building, was inaugurated in 1917, which actually celebrates this year its centenary anniversary as an enduring beacon of hope and knowledge. It was nostalgic to be touring and gleefully recalling our fond memories about my school, which some from our group actually graduated from there as well, collectively telling our shared Samariñan experience. Thank you to my groupmate Maam Thelma (shoutout to my barkada @renessachua) for the kind assistance in providing the necessary documents needed in our assignment and for touring us around my Samar High. We have been informed that a national funding has already been approved and has actually started the procurement process for the rehabilitation of the whole Gabaldon Building, which actual works will commence next year to bring back the former glory of Samar’s first secondary school. Heritage and for this group work, a built heritage, and its protection and preservation is very important for this generation and to the next should not be just for the stature or reputation but mainly for its shared memories. In protecting and preserving our built heritage including intangible cultural properties such as drama, music and craft techniques among others, we are safeguarding the history that describes the former generation, we are protecting the identity that distinguishes us, and we are ensuring the generations to come with the awareness and the consciousness that will define this country. #sns #samarhigh #heritagePH #samarhighschool #catbalogancity #captivatingcatbalogan #kadaankatbalogan #kulturakatbalogan #culturalmapping #sparksamar (at Samar National School (SNS))
