International Schools in the Philippines and Philippine Schools abroad

[kiretoce]

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International Schools are private schools that cater mainly to children who are not nationals of the host country, often the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. They are also often popular with local students who wish to improve their language skills.

International schools typically use curricula based on those of countries like the United Kingdom or the United States or an international curriculum such as the IB Diploma Programme. Most schools use English as the main language of instruction but schools using French, Russian (Interdom) and other languages exist as well. In addition to the main language, students are also taught Spanish.

Usually, International schools teach the main subjects that schools in America or England do, English, Math, Science, Humanities, Drama, Art, Music, Physical Education, Information Technology and Design Technology. Most International schools also offer private tutoring or other, unschool related activities, such as, a school play, athletic team and many other after school programs.

(Source:www.wikipedia.org)

[kiretoce]

Websites:

Cebu International School

Brent International School - Baguio

Brent International School - Boracay

Brent International School - Manila

Brent International School - Pasig

Brent International School - Subic

British School Manila

European International School (Eurocampus Manila)
-- Deutsch Shule Manila (German School)
-- Ecole Francaise de Manille (French School)

International School Manila

Manila Japanese School

[queetz@home]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

Post anything related to International Schools in the Philippines!

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International Schools are private schools that cater mainly to children who are not nationals of the host country, often the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. They are also often popular with local students who wish to improve their language skills.

Actually, international schools here are just one of the many status symbols for our wealthy elite. My sister works for one in BGC and I'm telling you, most of the students who go there are not children of those who are not nationals of the host country. Out of ten kids, only three are expat children while the rest are kids from ultra rich local families who think even our most prestigious private schools like Ateneo or La Salle are crap. Its colonial mentality and elitism at its finest.

[kiretoce]

But the families that sends their kids to these schools are of society's elite set anyway. The way I see it, if you could afford it without it being a burden or hardship on the finances, nobody can judge you or has the right to tell you differently about what kind of education you want your children to benefit from.

[JustHorace]

Most kids from IS whom I have talked to are so liberal, in a way that I find little or no morality in them. They even gatecrash into our soirees, to think that they hate all local schools, whether they be elite or not! What do they teach their kids anyway? These IS students I am talking about are Filipinos pa. It's a sad, sad reality.

[Lili]

I wish that we can have a very good public school system in the Philippines that will dismantle all that elitism.

The only elitism that I can countenance in an academic setting is the elitism of the best and the brightest. Magnet schools can be created for these gifted students.

[OtAkAw]

The only thing that the stereotypical Filipino IS student can brag about is his or her parents' huge bank account. Most have no brains anyways. Students in Science High Schools and SPED's are alot better academically, morally and almost everything else. At least there's still something the public education system can supalpal to these elitist schools: the existence of UP and its amazing graduates.

I've met someone who actually studies in ISM, is it true that their tuition fee could reach the million-peso mark?

[Insanedriver]

Kahit saang international school naman ganun talaga ugali ng mga Students... Sa school namin Majority are Filipinos pero me mga haflings na nagaaral, most of the halflings were Arabs (iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis), Britons and americans.
And those Halflings ang nagpapasimuno ng Gulo sa school. like any international school, our school is very chaotic...

[bonixx]

International School For Better Beginnings
Diversion Road
4301
4301 Lucena City
Quezon



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Tel: 0423730993
0423730984
Fax: 0423736065

[Eriq]

Originally Posted by OtAkAw

I've met someone who actually studies in ISM, is it true that their tuition fee could reach the million-peso mark?

Yes

[kiretoce]

Originally Posted by OtAkAw

The only thing that the stereotypical Filipino IS student can brag about is his or her parents' huge bank account. Most have no brains anyways. Students in Science High Schools and SPED's are alot better academically, morally and almost everything else. At least there's still something the public education system can supalpal to these elitist schools: the existence of UP and its amazing graduates.

I've met someone who actually studies in ISM, is it true that their tuition fee could reach the million-peso mark?

That's overly generalizing, I'm sure that there are students in International Schools that are above average and are not flaunting their wealth so blatantly.

[Insanedriver]

Originally Posted by OtAkAw

I've met someone who actually studies in ISM, is it true that their tuition fee could reach the million-peso mark?

i think its around 500,000 - 700,000

[OtAkAw]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

That's overly generalizing, I'm sure that there are students in International Schools that are above average and are not flaunting their wealth so blatantly.

Hmmm, most is over-generalizing already? Haay, let's try "a considerable amount" for the no brains category and "many" for the money flaunters.

Remember the popular story about rich Filipino families sending their children to International Schools because they can "buy" the grades? This is also quite the popular case or should I say, discreet trend for UA&P and Thames.

[OtAkAw]

@insanedriver and Eriq, so it's true that the tuition fee could be that high, that could increase tremendously if the miscellaneous school fees are to be included right? I'm in awe with the infrastructure and facilities of International Schools, world class talaga so probably the other fees could reach 5-6 figures.

[kunoL8]

i studied in one and we always interacted with kids from other international schools and you'd be surprised that most of these kids are good, laid back and unpretentious beings despite their multi-million peso/dollar bank account. the group you guys are describing represent only a minority of the students in these schools. actually, i 've encountered more garish displays of wealth from students going to other "exclusive" schools. also, a good number of these kids are intellectually capable of getting into prestigious and well-respected universities around the world so, i really think that saying that they are pretentious, arrogant imbeciles is just unfair on their part and ignorant on yours.

[kiretoce]

You scored with that one Karl!

[sista]

I guess lahat naman ng schools meron pretentious weirdos eh, so making generalizations is really unfair especially to the hardworking students.

[daks2003]

Actually ang mostly na mayayabang ay yung di naman talaga masyadong mayayaman. Yung tunay na mayayaman o super-rich talaga ay low-profile at di masyado pinangangalandakan ang kanilang pera. Kunsabagay, if you are in an environment full of super or mega rich classmates, you have nothing to brag around because they already have everything that you want to brag hehehehe

[queetz@home]

Originally Posted by sista

I guess lahat naman ng schools meron pretentious weirdos eh, so making generalizations is really unfair especially to the hardworking students.

True. Those kids of expats who do need to work hard to adapt in a strange new place are not to be persecuted. They came here because their parents saw career opportunities in our country and life really wouldn't be that easy for them being far from their friends and homeland. Being in an international school is a small relief so I don't have anything against international schools for expat kids.

But the generalizations of Filipino elite "pretentious weirdos" are indeed justified. But to be fair, it is really their parents that are at fault here. There is no reason to put their kids in an international school other than to flaunt their wealth and they are passing on that extremely bad habit to their kids...

[daks2003]

Its not their fault that they are filthy rich hehehe When you go to other countries, the social norm among the elites are still the same. They have the capacity to have everything money can buy. That's a reality among the elites that we have to admit(wishing na filthy rich din sana tayo hehehehe)

In the real world, parents would want to give their kids all the best that they can afford. We have no right to judge these people sending their kids to the super elite schools because before we judge them as boastful individuals, we have to remember that they are just like any parents in any social class....they just want to give their kids the best in life.

Just wait when some of you here become parents.