by TPS Insights
To assess the intellectual and behavioral aspects of the Moral Education Curriculum, Kevin Walis, the representative of the Crown Prince made his second visit at The Philippine School in April. Walis said that TPS sustained strong organization and implementation of the program.
According to the MEC Coordinator Arlene Sandoval, Mr. Walis praised the teaching – learning process in the classroom. After an observation made in the class of Ms. Violeta De Leon, MEC teacher, the inspector gave a feedback that the students knew their roles and content, while substantiating the subject of cultural heritage. “Mr. Kevin said that the teacher had a very good execution because she maintained her role as a mere facilitator in the classroom,” said Sandoval.
Sandoval also unveiled improvements based from the feedbacks of the inspector. In terms of assessment, the MEC tool was used to assess the level of competencies of students in TPS. “Following a written assessment from MEC, a large percentage of students was categorized under ‘Advanced’ category,” the coordinator added.
One more strong point of the school was the parents’ involvement. Parents had a separate interview with Mr. Kevin Walis. “Because of the MEC program, we are more sensitive to monitor the behavior of our children, and we don’t simply depend on the efforts of the school,” Mr. Ramon De Guzman, a Grade 2 parent mentioned.
“We aim in MEC that we will not only equip intelligence to the minds of the students, but we will also value their hearts,” Sandoval concluded.
TPS executes the program based from the four pillars of MEC such as Character and Morality; The Individual and the Community; Cultural studies and Civics studies.