Teaching Plan
Curriculum
Dominican School Manila is using Transformative Holistic Education with a Global Vision. This curriculum is grounded in the belief that education is a transformative process. This curriculum also designed to reflect their mission, vision, and commitment to nurturing individuals for their destiny based on several key principles. Holistic Formation fosters the development of the whole person, integrating intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual growth. Domincan Spirituality emphasizes the values and teachings of the Dominican tradition, promoting a life of faith, servie, and community. Academic Excellence strives for the highest standards in teaching and learning, ensuring that students achieve their full potential. Cultural Roots and Global Competence honor school’s cultural heritage while preparing students to thrive in a globalized world. An Innovative Learning Environment creates a dynamic and supportive educational setting that encourages creativity and critical thinking. And then, Devotion and Core Values instill a strong sense of ethics, responsibility, and commitment to school’s core values.
The Dominican School Manila curriculum framework, as shown in the diagram, is centered around the philosophy of “Transformative Holistic Education with a Global Vision”. This philosophy is supported by six key principles that are interlinked to create a comprehensive and balanced educational approach. The central philosophy emphasizes the transformative power of education in developing well-rounded individuals who are prepared to engage with and contribute to the global community. It underscores the importance of nurturing every aspect of a student’s development, like intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual.
Holistic Formation refers to the comprehensive development of students, addressing their intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
Dominican Spirituality emphasizes the values and teachings of the Dominican tradition, which include faith, service, and community.
Academic Excellence involves striving for the highest standards in teaching and learning, ensuring that students achieve their full potential.
Cultural Roots and Global Competence highlight the importance of honoring one’s cultural heritage while preparing students to thrive in a globalized world.
An Innovative Learning Enviroment is one that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability through dynamic and supportive educational settings.
Devotion and Core Values refer to instilling a strong of ethics, responsibility, and adherence to the school’s foundational values.
Teaching Plan
When preparing for teaching practice, of course I have to make a teaching plan. For kindergarten, there are several subjects such as Christian Living, Reading and Phonics, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Language, and Araling Panlipunan. This teaching plan is divided into several sections, where each section has its own details, such as learning targets, learning resources, procedures, remarks, and reflections.
Learning Targets is the first section to be created when developing a teaching plan. In this section, it will include several details such as content standards, performance standards, content, learning competencies, learning objectives, Dominican values, and ILO. The point of this section is to find out what the target of the learning that will be given to students.
Learning Resources is a part of the teaching plan that will explain the references or books used for teaching. In addition, this section will also explain the learning materials and online applications that will be used when teaching students.
Procedures is an important part of the teaching plan, because this section will explain the learning process from beginning to end. Usually this section is known as 5E's which means Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
Remarks and Reflections are the fourth and fifth sections that must be made when developing a teaching plan. These two sections are used to reflect back on the learning outcomes received by students.