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Language support for students not fluent in English |
Benedictine International School offers ESL Program as part of its commitment to provide equal learning opportunities to students with various cultural beginnings. The main objective of the program is to prepare the non-English speaking student for entry into the regular curriculum of BIS. The program aims to hone the English proficiency of ESL students to help them achieve meaningful learning experiences in their succeeding years of study here and abroad. |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Mandarin |
Use of technology in the classroom |
All classrooms are equipped with LCD projectors to make learning more fun, interesting and interactive. |
Entry evaluation for students |
Entrance tests, interview |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
BIS recently enhanced its Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) program to better cater to the various interests of its students. Through this program, students are given a chance to discover new skills and talents beyond the limitations of a classroom set-up. These relevant programs allow the students to develop holistically without having to take out the fun part in learning; such a learning experience is undeniably memorable and life-changing. Unafraid to seek out and to develop the best programs for its students, BIS continuously makes giant leaps in keeping true to its promise of helping children succeed in all avenues of life. |
Sports activities included |
Physical education |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Benedictine International School formerly Benedictine Abbey School of Quezon City is an Asia-based co-ed international school that was founded in June 2000. BIS envisions being an active prime mover in the delivery of quality and practical education with information technology, social entrepreneurship, and emotional intelligence as its main thrusts.
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Teaching approach of the school |
BIS was established on the philosophy that relevant education is a product of adaptation to the demands of the time and the corresponding new approaches that can be applied in the delivery of such education. It believes in the enrichment of core competencies and values of the system of education, the utilization of modern trends in class management, the methodology and delivery of subject matter that often spell the success of innovative and relevant education. As a School that Learns, BIS utilizes the tools and habits of Systems Thinking which is attributed to Peter Senge, MIT Senior Lecturer, Author, and Founding Chair – Society for Organizational Learning (SOL). He says “Systems Thinking integrates the various parts of the system in a way that maximizes organizational effectiveness... The discipline of systems thinking provides a different way of looking at problems and goals not as isolated events but as components of larger structures.” BIS, therefore, emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers a balance between critical thinking and emotional stability. |