The School of Saints Philip and James, as recognize private educational institution, conforms to the educational agenda of Department of Education. The school's adaption on the K to 12 program provided a major shift to its commitment in education. The school offers Nursery (below 5 years old), Kindergarten (5 years old), Elementary (Grades 1-6), and Junior High School (Grades 7-10).
Strengthening Early Childhood Education (Universal Kindergarten)
Building Proficiency through Language (Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education)
Making the Curriculum Relevant to Learners (Contextualization and Enhancement)
Ensuring Integrated and Seamless Learning (Spiral Progression)
Every Filipino child now has access to early childhood education through Universal Kindergarten. At 5 years old, children start schooling and are given the means to slowly adjust to formal education. Research shows that children who underwent Kindergarten have better completion rates than those who did not. Children who complete a standards-based Kindergarten program are better prepared, for primary education.
Students are able to learn best through their first language, their Mother Tongue (MT). Aside from the Mother Tongue, English and Filipino are taught as subjects starting Grade 1, with a focus on oral fluency. From Grades 4 to 6, English and Filipino are gradually introduced as languages of instruction. Both will become primary languages of instruction in Junior High School (JHS). After Grade 1, every student can read in his or her Mother Tongue. Learning in Mother Tongue also serves as the foundation for students to learn Filipino and English easily.
Examples, activities, songs, poems, stories, and illustrations are based on local culture, history, and reality. This makes the lessons relevant to the learners and easy to understand. Students acquire in-depth knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes through continuity and consistency across all levels and subjects. Discussions on issues such as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) are included in the enhanced curriculum.
Subjects are taught from the simplest concepts to more complicated concepts through grade levels in spiral progression. As early as elementary, students gain knowledge in areas such as Biology, Geometry, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Algebra. This ensures a mastery of knowledge and skills after each level.