As an educator, Rizal established a school in Dapitan which was attended first by 3 young boys from prominent families.
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School
He bought a piece of land in Talisay near Dapitan. He built three houses all made of bamboo, wood and nipa.
Rizal used his time wisely by teaching basically writing, reading and arithmetic. He also thought them languages like English and Spanish. From 3 pupils to 16 as time passes by.
Instead of charging them for the matriculation, he made the students do community projects for him like maintaining his garden and field. Rizal planting important crops and fruit-bearing trees in his 16-hectare land (later, reaching as large as 70 hectares). He planted cacao, coffee, sugarcane, and coconuts, among many others.
As a scientist, Rizal shared his interest with nature to his students. With his boys, they explored the jungles and searched for specimens which he sent to museums in Europe, particularly in the Dressed Museum.