School Hunting: The Schools
Tyrese and I just got back from two schools today. I have to admit, if I was confused then, I'm baffled now. This article will be updated with every school that we are able to visit. Hopefully I am able to find the school for my daughter. For quite a while now I have gone through decision-making with my gut feel. Should I apply for a higher position? Should I break up with y husband? Should I buy a tablet? Now, choosing schools is crucial because I have to consider several things, (one of which I just actually considered now) such as:
1. Will they be able to prepare my daughter for big school in a year?
2. Will it be better to send my daughter to a school that already has grade school and high school?
3. Will my daughter learn what she's supposed to learn from nursery and kinder in a year?
I just realized that I think I might be considering sending my daughter to a competitive school, and she might not be able to cope. But I aso have high hopes for my daughter and I know she is smart. Sending her to an expensive school that is quite far from us but has grade school after is something I am interested in doing. So without further ado, below are the schools we checked into for this coming school year:
MIDTOWN PUSO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Location: #7 Martilyete St. Midtown Subdivision
Contact Number: 2380631
Tuition fee: 26900 annually
Teaching Method: Traditional
What I like about them is that they are offering tutoring sessions for the child an hour after school. I'm afraid my daughter will need it to get ready for the big schools. They also have a nutrition program which you pay 850/month, and they provide your child's food so you don't need to bring snacks for your child, which is really convenient if you think about it.
Uniform, materials and other fees are separate from tuiton fee. They also have a 4-week summer program which will enhance your child's ability and prepare them for the school year.
My only gripe? They're a traditional school. But didn't we all study in a traditional school? We turned out okay. Oh well. Next school after I update!
A TO Z INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF LEARNING
Contact Number: 753-8381
Address: Dragon St. Midtown Subdivision Marikina City
Tuition fee: Php28,000 Annually
What I like about the school is that the teachers are very accommodating. This school was the school I've been eyeing on ever since I've seen their building. They're a relatively new school, in operation for two years now. This is their third year. One of the things I liked about the school was that it was fully air conditioned. Children in Prep were in a classroom the setting where the students were practicing how to get ready for first grade.
The tuition fee is made affordable by payment plans. If you choose to pay quarterly, you would only have to pay PHP 5,500 and then it's almost PHP8,000 per quarter. Even e miscellaneous fees have installment basis payments, too, if you needed it. For as low as PHP 500, You can reserve a slot for your child.
There are afternoon classes which would work out perfectly because my shift ends in the afternoon. I feel very sad that I have to endure that kind of schedule when I got transferred to a different team, but these sacrifices are really going to test my patience. In any case, I feel very comfortable with the school, the way things are set up and I hope their summer program gets my daughter ready for what she needs to do in school which by the way I need to pay for.
O.B.MONTESSORI PAGSASARILI
Phone Number: 682-9446
Address: 96 Flamingo St. New Marikina Subdivision
Tuition Fee: Php 15,000 or PHP 1,500/month
Teaching Style: Montessori
Well the school threw me waaaay off guard. O.B. Montessori Pagsasarili is a foundation by the actual OB Montessori schools to provide their kind of education at a much affordable cost using the same teaching method and the same approach and materials. I had to admit seeing a class of about 22 kids with only one teacher and different age levels really made me wonder how they are able to teach the child what they needed to know. I have a pretty good understanding how school works, and don't we sometimes employ tutors to do one-on-one sessions with the students if they are having a hard time understanding the subject matter? Well, how does their school manage to teach what each level needs to know if they're all in one room?
In any case, they offer one week free trial, and the tuition is very affordable. However, one thing I admire most about the Montessori approach is how classes are work-oriented. It teaches your child how to be independent, doing things for herself without depending on adults help. The children get the work materials they need and return the work materials after using them. And there is a classy way that the children are brought up. Imagine if you can achieve this in a Montessori school with affordable tuition, what more if you send your child to an actual OB Montessori school?
Schools books are separate of course and it's a good foundation for kids especially if you are able to send them in at a young age.
MY KID'S WORLD LABORATORY SCHOOL, INC.
Address: 1 Karayom St., Midtown Subdivision
Tel: 645-4854/391-2983
Teaching Style: Progressive/Eclectic
This by far is one if the schools that I did not expect would have high tuition fee. When my colleague said he could help me get a discount, I wondered and I thought if it was as much as the other schools I have inquired in. Well, for starters, their tuition fee is PHP 34,400 annually. The most affordable was their monthly payments, 9,418.80 upon enrollment and then 2,439.00 per month. If I did quarterly, I would need to put down 12,100 initially and then 6,027 per month. Summer is free if we enroll early which is an enrichment program, and if we needed to pay for it, it would only be 2-3k. Php 8,600 totals your miscellaneous fees, books and uniforms.
You could reserve a slot by putting down 5k, and that would of course be deducted from the "Upon Enrollment" fee. So it would only be 4418.80+8600.
Wow. I thought it was heavy. I don't know why I thought it was heavy, but I seriously felt that the tuition was a lot and I had to secure the payment by March to guarantee her slot for the next school year. I could let go of 4,000 for this coming summer, but 12,000+ for all payments seemed doable for me. Not to mention, I still needed to buy school bags and other clothing articles for Tyrese.
But going back, the teachers were accommodating. Probably tired because they were teachin during the day. By the way, this school has a SPED class, so that tells you that the teachers specializes in helping a student learn what they need to learn. Although I didn't get much information what they would be doing in class, I'm trying to figure out if here's a secret agenda that I will discover only after enrolling my child. They did say that they are progressive and eclectic, and that they have a very small ratio of teachers to students, it's 7:2. Sometimes, it's as low as 5 students.
Now this is a very attractive set up knowing that your child will get the attention she needs. I wish I could provide that without having to worry about getting help from the dad. I feel there's something more to the curriculum than the teachers are letting on, but I could be wrong.
But major dilemma: Tuition. :-)
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1. Will they be able to prepare my daughter for big school in a year?
2. Will it be better to send my daughter to a school that already has grade school and high school?
3. Will my daughter learn what she's supposed to learn from nursery and kinder in a year?
I just realized that I think I might be considering sending my daughter to a competitive school, and she might not be able to cope. But I aso have high hopes for my daughter and I know she is smart. Sending her to an expensive school that is quite far from us but has grade school after is something I am interested in doing. So without further ado, below are the schools we checked into for this coming school year:
MIDTOWN PUSO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Location: #7 Martilyete St. Midtown Subdivision
Contact Number: 2380631
Tuition fee: 26900 annually
Teaching Method: Traditional
What I like about them is that they are offering tutoring sessions for the child an hour after school. I'm afraid my daughter will need it to get ready for the big schools. They also have a nutrition program which you pay 850/month, and they provide your child's food so you don't need to bring snacks for your child, which is really convenient if you think about it.
Uniform, materials and other fees are separate from tuiton fee. They also have a 4-week summer program which will enhance your child's ability and prepare them for the school year.
My only gripe? They're a traditional school. But didn't we all study in a traditional school? We turned out okay. Oh well. Next school after I update!
A TO Z INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF LEARNING
Contact Number: 753-8381
Address: Dragon St. Midtown Subdivision Marikina City
Tuition fee: Php28,000 Annually
What I like about the school is that the teachers are very accommodating. This school was the school I've been eyeing on ever since I've seen their building. They're a relatively new school, in operation for two years now. This is their third year. One of the things I liked about the school was that it was fully air conditioned. Children in Prep were in a classroom the setting where the students were practicing how to get ready for first grade.
The tuition fee is made affordable by payment plans. If you choose to pay quarterly, you would only have to pay PHP 5,500 and then it's almost PHP8,000 per quarter. Even e miscellaneous fees have installment basis payments, too, if you needed it. For as low as PHP 500, You can reserve a slot for your child.
There are afternoon classes which would work out perfectly because my shift ends in the afternoon. I feel very sad that I have to endure that kind of schedule when I got transferred to a different team, but these sacrifices are really going to test my patience. In any case, I feel very comfortable with the school, the way things are set up and I hope their summer program gets my daughter ready for what she needs to do in school which by the way I need to pay for.
O.B.MONTESSORI PAGSASARILI
Phone Number: 682-9446
Address: 96 Flamingo St. New Marikina Subdivision
Tuition Fee: Php 15,000 or PHP 1,500/month
Teaching Style: Montessori
Well the school threw me waaaay off guard. O.B. Montessori Pagsasarili is a foundation by the actual OB Montessori schools to provide their kind of education at a much affordable cost using the same teaching method and the same approach and materials. I had to admit seeing a class of about 22 kids with only one teacher and different age levels really made me wonder how they are able to teach the child what they needed to know. I have a pretty good understanding how school works, and don't we sometimes employ tutors to do one-on-one sessions with the students if they are having a hard time understanding the subject matter? Well, how does their school manage to teach what each level needs to know if they're all in one room?
In any case, they offer one week free trial, and the tuition is very affordable. However, one thing I admire most about the Montessori approach is how classes are work-oriented. It teaches your child how to be independent, doing things for herself without depending on adults help. The children get the work materials they need and return the work materials after using them. And there is a classy way that the children are brought up. Imagine if you can achieve this in a Montessori school with affordable tuition, what more if you send your child to an actual OB Montessori school?
Schools books are separate of course and it's a good foundation for kids especially if you are able to send them in at a young age.
MY KID'S WORLD LABORATORY SCHOOL, INC.
Address: 1 Karayom St., Midtown Subdivision
Tel: 645-4854/391-2983
Teaching Style: Progressive/Eclectic
This by far is one if the schools that I did not expect would have high tuition fee. When my colleague said he could help me get a discount, I wondered and I thought if it was as much as the other schools I have inquired in. Well, for starters, their tuition fee is PHP 34,400 annually. The most affordable was their monthly payments, 9,418.80 upon enrollment and then 2,439.00 per month. If I did quarterly, I would need to put down 12,100 initially and then 6,027 per month. Summer is free if we enroll early which is an enrichment program, and if we needed to pay for it, it would only be 2-3k. Php 8,600 totals your miscellaneous fees, books and uniforms.
You could reserve a slot by putting down 5k, and that would of course be deducted from the "Upon Enrollment" fee. So it would only be 4418.80+8600.
Wow. I thought it was heavy. I don't know why I thought it was heavy, but I seriously felt that the tuition was a lot and I had to secure the payment by March to guarantee her slot for the next school year. I could let go of 4,000 for this coming summer, but 12,000+ for all payments seemed doable for me. Not to mention, I still needed to buy school bags and other clothing articles for Tyrese.
But going back, the teachers were accommodating. Probably tired because they were teachin during the day. By the way, this school has a SPED class, so that tells you that the teachers specializes in helping a student learn what they need to learn. Although I didn't get much information what they would be doing in class, I'm trying to figure out if here's a secret agenda that I will discover only after enrolling my child. They did say that they are progressive and eclectic, and that they have a very small ratio of teachers to students, it's 7:2. Sometimes, it's as low as 5 students.
Now this is a very attractive set up knowing that your child will get the attention she needs. I wish I could provide that without having to worry about getting help from the dad. I feel there's something more to the curriculum than the teachers are letting on, but I could be wrong.
But major dilemma: Tuition. :-)
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