1. SFNCS Curriculum

The SFNCS Curriculum Program is made up of the Academic Program and the Activity Program. It is the school’s belief that teaching has three main tasks: Instruction, Motivation and Education. Instruction is done mainly in the classroom. Education is pressed through student’s participation in clubs and organizations. Motivation is done mainly through the school practices.

Objectives:

As the life and blood of instruction and learning, the area of curriculum embraces the move for digitization of learning, educational technology, distance and blended learning, in lieu of face–to–face classes. Academic documents will include protocols for distance and hybrid / blended learning while strengthening standards- based assessment and learning outcomes. Faculty, Personnel and Staff consider undergoing online training to be able to adjust on the “online learning programs” and “paperless, online transactions”.

The Physical Plant and Laboratories will equip the school with new protocols in the use of facilities, in order to maintain high standards in health security. Strengthening of bandwidths for an effective transition from face–to–face learning to online learning is a prime action to cater the needs of curriculum and instruction.

The Area of Student Activities will provide opportunities for skill improvement of students which can be made on an online basis. Activities that will provide our students the ability to express themselves and enjoy their talents should not be impeded by the quarantine periods. Home activities that will engage parents to interact with their sons and daughters will be prioritized in the design of the programs. Protocols on disciplines for the new normal will include revisiting existing policies and adding new regulations aligned with the mandates of DOH for social distancing and health security.

Library services will design plans towards digitization of library resources which will be made accessible on online platforms. PDF Books, ePublications and digital references will be emphasized on its plan of actions.

Guidance services will resume its enrollment activities, counseling services, referrals, promotions and testing by adjusting to the new normal. Digitization of programs and transactions will be emphasized.

Programs in school and community will continue to assess the needs of the students, neighboring families and surrounding communities in order to provide assistance to the needy and strengthen community spirit in the face of this pandemic.

2. Pre - school Department

a. Personal – Social Development

This involves skills and behaviors pertaining to independence and social behavior. It includes the development of health habits and independence in dressing, eating, sleeping and toileting, relating with teachers, peers and other people through group play or interaction.

It also deals with the development of the ability to follow rules and routines, learning about family and other people like the community helpers is a part of the concerns in the area.

b. Affective Development

This includes experience that helps children develop love for God. Self, others and community. This also helps the children develop awareness of their feelings and sense of right and wrong.

c. Cognitive Development

This includes development in the areas of communication skills and sensory perceptual and numeracy concepts and skills. Communication skills refer to competencies in expressing one’s ideas and feelings in both English and Filipino. It includes facilities for oral expression and basic readiness skills of listening, pre-reading and writing.

d. Sensory-Perceptual and Numeracy Development

Skills include the development of concepts through the ability to observe, discriminate and see details, similarities, and differences, and to understand, count, read and write numbers. Development of numeracy involves the development of skills in describing, pairing, classifying and ordering (sequencing). Money value and telling time may be introduced.

e. Creative-Aesthetic Development

This area includes the exploration of sounds, music and rhythms such as listening to music, creating songs, singing and creative movements, different arts activities like exploring the use of art media such as crayons and paints and drawing fall under this area. Communication skills activities such as creation of poems, stories and dramatization are also included here.

f. Multiple Intelligences

1. Linguistic (Word Smart: Read and Write and talk about it)

2. Logical-Mathematical (Number Smart or Logic Smart: Quantity it, Think critically about it, and conceptualize it)

3. Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart, Draw it, Visualize it, Color it, Mind map it)

4. Naturalistic (Science Smart)

5. Intrapersonal (Self-Smart; Connect it to your own life, make choices connected with it)

6. Interpersonal (People Smart: teach it, Collaborate on it)

7. Musical (Music Smart: sing it, Rap it, Chant it, listen to it)

8. Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart; build it, Act it, Touch it, Get a “gut- feeling” of it, dance it)

 Program of Studies (Grade school to High school Department)

A. THE RELIGIOUS PROGRAM

1.1 Christian Living Education

Christian Living Education is a program of San Felipe Neri Catholic School that focuses on the formation of the learners for them to encounter Jesus Christ which is the main aim of Catechesis. This is in pursuit of the vision-mission of the school of becoming an Apostle of Christ. The Christian formation of the learners is the area’s primary objective as it seeks to prepare them for a life oriented in Christ with their thinking and attitude being nurtured by the values of the Gospels and Church teachings. As a response to the call of evangelization, the program aims for learners to be witnesses of the Word of God, advocate of moral values and transformation of culture and society.

The CLED Program also upholds and supports the directions set by Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila Educational System (RCAM ES), Manila Ecclesiastical Province School System Association (MaPSA) and Philippine Catholic Schools Standards (PCSS). The program works in coordination with the Campus Ministry, Pastoral Ministry and Center for Christian Formation.

1.2 Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP)

Ang Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) ay isa sa mga asignatura ng pinaunlad na Programa ng Batayang Edukasyon na Kto12 na gagabay at huhubog sa mga kabataan. Tutunguhin nito ang paghubog ng kabataang nagpapasaya at kumikilos nang mapanagutan tungo sa kabutihang panlahat. Nangagahulugan ito na lilinangin at pauunlarin ang pagkataong etikal ng bawat mag-aaral. Upang maipamalas ito, kailangang magtaglay siya ng limang pangunahing kakayahan (macro skills): pagunawa, pagninilay, pagsangguni, pagpapasya at pagkilos. Nililinang sa apat na tema sa bawat antas mula Kindergarten hanggang Baitang 10 ang mga pangunahing kakayahang ito: (a) Pananagutang Pansarili at Mabuting Kasapi ng Pamilya, (b)Pakikipagkapwa-tao, (c) Paggawa Tungo sa Pambansang Pag-unlad at Pakikibahagi sa Pandaigdigang Pagkakaisa, at (d) Pananalig at Pagmamahal sa Diyos at Paninindigan sa Kabutihan.

B. FILIPINO

Ang pag-aaral ng Filipino mula Kinder hanggang ikalabindalawang baitang (K-12) ay naglalayong makalinang ng isang buo at ganap na Filipinong may kapaki- pakinabang na literasi na ipinatutupad ng Departamento ng Edukasyon. Ang mga ito ay inaasahang tugon sa pangangailangang pangkaisipan, politikal, damdamin, at ispirituwal ng mga mag-aaral sa pamamagitan ng de-kalidad na edukasyon sa gabay ng mahal na Panginoong Hesus.

Kaugnay nito, layunin ng pagtuturo ng Filipino na malinang ang (1) kakayahang komunikatibo, (2) replektibo/mapanuring pag-iisip, at (3) pagpapahalagang pampanitikan ng mga mag-aaral sa pamamagitan ng mga babasahin hat teknolohiya tungo sa pagkakaroon ng pambansang pagkakakilanlan, kultural na literasi, at patuloy na pagkatuto upang maka-agapay sa mabilis na pagbabagong nagaganap sa daigdig.

C. ENGLISH

Anchored in the school’s vision-mission and thrust, English subject develops the learner’s ability in using the language for communicative competence in line with the mandated K-12 Curriculum. Successful language learning and acquisition involves the macro skills: viewing, listening, speaking, reading and writing activities which must be demonstrated in their understanding and ability to perform the following: oral language and fluency, vocabulary development, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and composition, grammar awareness, attitude and study skills. Topics are clustered into units where the macro skills are integrated and spiral across grade levels. Moreover, each unit is grounded on themes with a literary selection which define culture that is essential in understanding oneself, forming interpersonal relationships, extending experiences, reflecting on thought and action, and contributing to a better society. Language, therefore, is central to the people’s intellectual, social, and emotional development and has a vital role in all key learning areas.

D. MATHEMATICS

The Mathematics course is a skilled subject that offers learners with mathematical edification that is increasingly ought to engage with number concepts as they grow in mathematical maturity. It aims to help the learners acquire and master mathematical competencies that intensify the learner's ability to interpret and analyze critically on specific situations which require specific methods through problem solving and decision making leading to lifelong learning skills. The program with the implementation of the k-12 curriculum of the Department of Education covers basic concepts and ideas, skills, and processes on number and number sense, measurements, geometry, patterns and algebra, probability and statistics as enlist, using appropriate technology in critical thinking, problem- solving, reasoning, communicating, making connections, representations and decision makings in real life

E. SCIENCE

The Science Curriculum serves as a guide in recognizing the place of Science and Technology in everyday human affairs which gears towards the realization of the school’s vision-mission and thrust. It integrates Science and Technology in the social, economic, personal and ethical aspects of life. The Science Curriculum promotes a strong link between science and technology, including indigenous technology of the various provinces of the Philippines thus preserving the country’s cultural practices. The K-12 Science Curriculum is designed around the three domains of learning science: understanding and applying scientific knowledge in local setting as well as global context; performing scientific processes and skills; developing and demonstrating scientific attitudes and formation of Catholic values to form the student with the virtues of St. Philip Neri to become a holistic person and an APOSTLE of Christ.

Science content and skills in Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Science are presented with increasing levels of complexity from Grade One to Grade Twelve in spiral progression to a deeper understanding of core concepts. The Science Curriculum enhances the standards of learning through the inclusion of the elective subjects such as Botany, Zoology, Advance Physics, Organic Chemistry and Advance Chemistry. The acquisition of these domains is facilitated using the following approaches: Inquiry-Based Approach and Problem-Based Learning, Multi// Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Technology-Society Approach through activities which are student-centered in nature. Varied alternative assessment and methods are employed to assess performances and also to help point out areas of improvement, reinforcement and remediation. Likewise, performance- based assessment is implemented to strengthen the acquired knowledge and skills. Moreover, students are encouraged to evaluate themselves and their peers through rubric to gain a more realistic picture of their own accomplishments.

F. ARALING PANLIPUNAN

Ang programa ng Araling Panlipunan ay may layuning makahubog ng isang Nerian na may ganap na kagalingan at buong kahandaan sa mapaghamong pakikipagsapalaran sa buhay sa pamamagitan ng makabagong pamamaraan ng pakikibaka sa mapanghamong lipunan. Sa pag-abot ng nasabing mithiin, tunguhin (goal) ng K-12 kurikulum ng Araling Panlipunan ang makahubog ng mamamayang mapanuri, mapagmuni, mapanagutan, produktibo, makakalikasan, makabansa at makatao na may pambansa, pandaigdigang pananaw at pagpapahayag sa mga usaping pangkasaysayan at panlipunan. Layunin ng pagtuturo ng K-12 Araling Panlipunan na malinang sa mag-aaral ang pag-unawa sa mga pangunahing kaisipan at isyung pangkasaysayan, pangheograpiya, pampulitika, ekonomiks at kaugnay na disiplinang panlipunan upang siya ay makaalam, makagawa, maging ganap at makipamuhay. Ang mag- aaral ay kinakailangang makabuo ng sariling pang-unawa sa bawat paksang pinag-aralan at pagsasalin nito sa ibang konteksto lalo na ang aplikasyon nito sa tunay na buhay na may kabuluhan sa kanya at sa kanyang ginagalawan. Mabibigyan ng kaganapan ito sa paglinang ng kanilang natatanging kasanayan at kakayahan, makapagbigay ng epektibong serbisyo na sumusuporta sa mga programa ng paaralan, at higit sa lahat na maisabuhay ang makabuluhang katuruan ng Ebanghelyo sa pamamagitan ng pakikilahok sa komunidad.

G. TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION (TLE)

Technology and livelihood Education (TLE) Program for grade school aims to help students acquire meaningful and productive learning experiences as the lessons are designed to develop their knowledge and skills and provide opportunities to explore different fields of TLE. In the higher level, it is more focused on the mastery of skills and processes by engaging students in an experiential, contextualized and authentic teaching learning process, in which they learn best by doing. This program provides practical learning and assessment activities which allow the students to develop confidence, independence and self-management skills. It is also integrative in approach, where entrepreneurship is integrated with all areas of TLE such as Bread and Pastry Production, Cookery, Food and Beverage and Tourism. In this program students are trained to gain ideas of the general career path they want to take, and enable them to become prepared and productive members of the modern workforce. ICT education is an exploratory course in the high school department, where students explore and expand their relative skills in photography and creative arts; cartooning and animation; android programming and basic mechatronics. Their activities are well planned and integrate concepts, skills and core values to furbish the student’s capability with efficiency to become an effective and proficient citizen.

H. MAPEH Education

In the pursuit to the holistic development of the students MAPEH Curriculum is designed to develop the learners’ talent and skills. It also aims to engage the learner in a lifelong process of having a healthy lifestyle and healthy community. Furthermore, it aims to enrich students’ awareness in the Philippine culture to develop a sense of nationalism. All these are to prepare students to become evangelizers of the Christian community.

HEALTH Education is designed to keep students abreast with health issues in a national and global perspective that confront the society. Lessons on Health Assessment, Food and Nutrition, Proper Hygiene, First Aid, Drugs and Substance Abuse, Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, Community Health, and Fitness all aim to develops students to adopt a healthy lifestyle, a catalyst of social transformation and a responsive member of the society.

PHYSICAL Education is designed to immerse students in a life-long process of engagement in physical activity. Physical education exposes students to different sports, dances, and other recreational activities. It also gives emphasis to sports that reflect and promote appreciation of Philippine culture.

MUSIC AND ARTS Education is designed to make students cognizant with different forms, techniques and elements of music and arts. Lessons in Music and Arts are designed to complement one another. Music and Arts Education puts emphasis on different music and arts of the different regions of the country and influences from Asian and Western countries. It aims to develop student’s deep appreciation in the Philippines’ rich culture as reflected in its music and art. Furthermore, it provides avenue to express their faith through different forms of artistic expression.