International Schools in the Philippines and Philippine Schools abroad

[queetz@home]

You see, that's the thing. Their intent is not to send the kids to the "best" schools. They purposely send their kids to the most expensive schools, which happen to be the international ones. Why? Their kids are too stupid to get into Ateneo or La Salle? Not necessarily. Its because Ateneo or La Salle are not the most expensive schools in the country and are simply too "Filipino" for them.

As the thread starter quoted in the wikipedia article, the supposed purpose of an international school is to...

...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.

None of the local elite parents who enroll their kids to International Schools do so for the improvement of language skills. Its solely to flaunt their wealth, nothing more, nothing less. Plus its to segregate their kids from the ordinary Filipino since they have this impression that anything foreign, even classmates, are far more superior. Is that a value that we want to teach children?

Your argument is okay if the best school is the most expensive. Even non-elite parents who really want the best for their kids will work their asses off to help them enter it. But to enroll in an ultra expensive international school because these elite think Filipino schools, even the best ones, are simply too cheap and "Filipino" for them, that's just plain wrong....

[Rajah_Soliman]

School Profile




Nama Sekolah : Sekolah Indonesia Davao (SID)


Alamat : Ecoland, Subd, Matina Davao City, Philippines


Tanggal Didirikan : 10 Juni 1968


Status Sekolah : Diakui” (SK. Mendikbud No. 298/0/1997 Tanggal 21 Nopember 1997)





History in brief (Author unknown... source site: http://www.sekolah-indonesia-davao.com/ )

Sekolah Indonesia Davao was started last June, 1968 at Mangga Street, Juna Subdivision , Matina Davao City.The building and the area owned by Ayala’s.It was composed of only twelve students and three teacher .The acting principal during that time was Mrs. Kadari, who originally come from Indonesia.And the teacher was Mrs.Rini Suut,Mr Nelman Mangamba and Mr.Hidayat Natanagara, whom aside from being a teacher, he was also the coordinator of Sekolah Indonesia Davao.

History says, that the birth of Sekolah Indonesia Davao primarily because of the children of the diplomatic personnel’s who were assigned to work here in Davao City particularly in the Indonesian Consulate Office .During that time , most of the students of Sekolah Indonesia Davao are those children of the diplomats.

In 1969,the teachers of Sekolah Indonesia Davao were added with another one ,in the person of Ms.Leoncia P.Salas, pure Filipino Citizen and was given a task to teach English subjects. A year after, Mr.Hidayat Natanagara became the principal of the school. Later on , at about year 1971, Sekolah Indonesia Davao was improved . With the cooperation Davao was improve .With the cooperation pf Consul General Tuh. Hasan ,The Indonesia Foreign Affairs and the Department of Education and Culture ,they have agreed to rent a building that located at the same street. But later ,it was moved on the other site in front of old area. Their purpose is to have an exchange in culture ,programs between the Indonesians and Filipinos.

[kiretoce]

Isn't there a Japanese School also in Davao City?

[Rajah_Soliman]

hai!!!!

[tafftrader]

My 12 year old stepson has just started in the British School Manila. Previously he went to OB Montessori. During his time at OB his class had one particularly disruptive child. The teachers could not control him and he often spoiled things for the other students. At the BSM it is clear at this early stage that the teachers do not tolerate any nonsense from the kids. Bad behaviour is punished and dealt with efficiently. This means the children can be educated in an orderly and peaceful environment.

I went to an ordinary comprehensive(free) school in the UK. I am not elitist. As long as I can afford to send my children to the best schools I certainly will. By best schools I mean in terms of teaching standards and facilities. These were both lacking in OB. Also, for a school that was supposed to be bilingual I found that the students' English grammar was extremely poor.

[daks2003]

Bottom Line. They are just too damn rich. You can't argue with that.

Originally Posted by queetz@home

You see, that's the thing. Their intent is not to send the kids to the "best" schools. They purposely send their kids to the most expensive schools, which happen to be the international ones. Why? Their kids are too stupid to get into Ateneo or La Salle? Not necessarily. Its because Ateneo or La Salle are not the most expensive schools in the country and are simply too "Filipino" for them.

As the thread starter quoted in the wikipedia article, the supposed purpose of an international school is to...



None of the local elite parents who enroll their kids to International Schools do so for the improvement of language skills. Its solely to flaunt their wealth, nothing more, nothing less. Plus its to segregate their kids from the ordinary Filipino since they have this impression that anything foreign, even classmates, are far more superior. Is that a value that we want to teach children?

Your argument is okay if the best school is the most expensive. Even non-elite parents who really want the best for their kids will work their asses off to help them enter it. But to enroll in an ultra expensive international school because these elite think Filipino schools, even the best ones, are simply too cheap and "Filipino" for them, that's just plain wrong....

[Aragon]

Originally Posted by tafftrader

At the BSM it is clear at this early stage that the teachers do not tolerate any nonsense from the kids. Bad behaviour is punished and dealt with efficiently.

you mean they use corporal punishment?

[tafftrader]

Originally Posted by Aragon

you mean they use corporal punishment?

Its' called discipline my friend! Obviously you are anti-international schools. If you COULD afford to send your children to the "best" schools I think you would. However, untill you get to that position you will say otherwise.

[kiretoce]

I went to a British-patterned school and an American-patterned school when I was kid; and from my experience, I found the British school to be too rigid, formal, and unforgiving, they expected a lot from their students, and the teachers were slavedrivers (which isn't a bad thing per se). Then I transferred to an American school, it was like I did a 180! It was more laid back and the teachers were so casual about it.

[Aragon]

Originally Posted by tafftrader

Its' called discipline my friend! Obviously you are anti-international schools. If you COULD afford to send your children to the "best" schools I think you would. However, untill you get to that position you will say otherwise.

so you mean there is?

[Insanedriver]

--------arguments ends here-----------
to avoid personalans and stuffs :P
those who cross this line will be... urgh... I dunno you decide

[Insanedriver]

Nothing... I know this is off-topic (kasi supposed to be in the Philippines)
Just to share my school

Philippine School Doha

[daks2003]

Ill do the same thing. If I have the capacity and the resources to send my child to the best schools, these international schools would be on the top of my list.

If you can afford it, then go for it. If you can't, avoid sourgraping hehehe

Originally Posted by tafftrader

Its' called discipline my friend! Obviously you are anti-international schools. If you COULD afford to send your children to the "best" schools I think you would. However, untill you get to that position you will say otherwise.

[OtAkAw]

Hmmm, I was not able to answer back since I did not have any access to the internet. To all those who slapped me with their statements, I tell you, a coin will always have two faces, a story will always have two sides. In this regard, I am on one side and you people are on the other. Difficult thing is, we all have inside scoops on what really happen inside these schools (some even studied in one), which is why it would be hard for other people who are not involved to judge who's telling the truth. To set the record straight, I stand firm upon what I've said earlier, and I don't have any bias to protect these schools because I am in no way affiliated with them. I am not alone in somewhat "generalizing", as you say International Schools (remember, I said MOST not ALL students!!!!), popular culture does the same thing, so good luck and may peace be with you.

[bitoy]

Originally Posted by cosmoManila

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.

Since the early days of IS in Makati, most of the students are very libreral and outgoing. But I think, most of them are well mannered when out in public as compared to some IS students that I've recently met the last time I went back in Pinas.

Naalala ko yung syota kong taga IS.....ahhhh...

those were the days when you just walk within our neighborhood and hangout with foreign students who also live around the same area na may kakulitan. (hippie days back then)

[c0kelitr0]

ey guys, stop being judgmental. Every school, private or otherwise, has its rotten eggs anyway.

Many of these kids who were sent to int'l schools are really good. many even go to ivy league universities after graduation

[kiretoce]

Rough Play and Walkout Mar Olympics of Philippine Schools

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A highly charged basketball match marred the “Olympic Games” of Philippine schools being held in Jeddah, with one of the participating schools walking out of the competition.

Palm Crest International School, one of four schools in Riyadh that sent a delegation to the “Olympics,” decided to call it quits early yesterday, day four of the five-day event, saying its players have lost interest in playing as a result of the “threat” they received the night before.

Officials of the Philippine Sunrise International School (PSIS) of Jeddah, the host of the event, said Palm Crest’s walkout was triggered by a heated basketball game between its high school team and that of the Pearl of the Orient International School (POIS) of Jeddah.

As described by witnesses, the game was “rough” and it came to a head when a Palm Crest player fell on a POIS opponent while jumping for the ball.

To calm down passions, referees and other officials suspended the game to discuss what happened. The game was finally discontinued, with Palm Crest accusing a POIS player of threatening physical harm.

In a meeting called yesterday by PSIS Principal Ofelia La Guardia, games officials and leaders of the two schools sought to correct rumors circulating that their players were involved in a fight.

Both parties stressed that that “there was no bugbugan (melee), just pananakot (threat),” but they disagreed on the sequence of what happened.

Leo Ceballos, who led Palm Crest’s 200-strong delegation, said the basketball game was discontinued when one of the POIS players took an empty bottle and threatened to attack Palm Crest players.

He said the school decided to pull out from all the remaining events because their students and parents were worried.

“We traveled a thousand kilometers to join this event, but unfortunately, this happened unexpectedly,” said Ceballos, who is a member of the Palm Crest board of directors.

Riza Supero, head of the POIS team, said one of his players got hold of an empty bottle in protest only after officials decided to discontinue the basketball game.

Nonetheless, Supero apologized for what happened, and the Palm Crest delegates accepted it. As a gesture of friendship, she offered to host an acquaintance gathering between their two schools.

According to games chairman Ellie Sarmiento, Palm Crest brought the largest delegation from Riyadh with 200 students for the event, the second “Olympics” involving Philippine schools in the Kingdom’s two biggest cities.

The first of such games was held in Riyadh last year.

Aside from Palm Crest, POIS and PSIS, the other participating schools were the Second Philippine International School (SPIS), the International Philippine School in Riyadh (IPSR), the Riyadh International School (RIS), the International Philippine School in Jeddah (IPSJ), and Al-Hekma International School (AHIS of Jeddah).

Champions in the various sports events, including tennis, basketball, bowling, chess, volleyball, and badminton, will be known today.

The interschool games were timed with the one-week Eid break, which officially ended yesterday.

[gen1]

Originally Posted by tafftrader

My 12 year old stepson has just started in the British School Manila. Previously he went to OB Montessori. During his time at OB his class had one particularly disruptive child. The teachers could not control him and he often spoiled things for the other students. At the BSM it is clear at this early stage that the teachers do not tolerate any nonsense from the kids. Bad behaviour is punished and dealt with efficiently. This means the children can be educated in an orderly and peaceful environment.
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OB Montessori Greenhills ? it's a very laid back school which would rather sweep a problem under the rug rather than deal with it.

British School Manila, like all british schools, follow a strict curricullum (is it the national curricullum?). Students get tested every year, though I forget what they call the test.

Joker Arroyo's daughter goes to shool there. she's also named joker (joker talaga tatay niya )

[gen1]

Originally Posted by daks2003

Ill do the same thing. If I have the capacity and the resources to send my child to the best schools, these international schools would be on the top of my list.

If you can afford it, then go for it. If you can't, avoid sourgraping hehehe

ISM is not the best school in the philippines. Pisay would be better in maths and sciences, Ateneo for well rounded education.

BUT if you're planning to send your kid to a college abroad, ISM is the BEST american college prep school in the country.

[lancerski]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

Isn't there a Japanese School also in Davao City?

I think there are two japanese schools in davao:
1. Philippine Nikkei-Jin Kai International School (PNJK-IS)
2. Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku (Mindanao International College) (MKD)

http://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_Lakanbalen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_City#Education