Curriculum development

NATIE DEME D. DUTONG
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Philosophical Foundation

The Learner-Friendly High School of Anda is based on the philosophy of Progressivism
because it is concerned in the development of a learner into a becoming enlightened citizens of
a democratic society. It is in response to the student’s needs and in relation to their personal
lives and experiences and to cope up with the impermanence of life and inevitability of change.
The curriculum is focused on the students’ interest, human problems and affairs. So students
are exposed to many new scientific, technological and social developments reflecting that
progress and change are fundamental. They solve problems in the classroom similar to those
they will encounter outside of the school house. This is what we call “learning by doing” by the
philosopher John Dewey.

Psychological Foundation

The basis in the foundation of this school is the Behavioral Psychology. This is because
we are concerned in the modification and shaping of student’s behavior by providing a
favorable environment. Since, we believed that the student is the product of their environment.
The students having the complex combinations of matter that acts only in response to the
internally or externally generated physical stimuli in the environment. So, in order to get the
desired responses, physical variables like light, temperature, arrangement of furniture, size and
quantity of visual aids have to be controlled.

Historical Foundation

In 1999 the Philippine government through the Department of Education, the local
government units and the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) initiated the Child-Friendly
School System (CFSS). It is already been piloted in elementary and secondary schools starting
2006. The Learner-Friendly High School which is a child-centered school has been attributed to
the influence of the progressive educational psychologist wherein the learner is the center of
educative process. One of those progressivist is John Dewey, wherein he believes that reflective
thinking is a means that unifies curricular elements. Thought is not derived from action but
tested by application. Progresivist teacher employ experiential methods- they believed that one
learns by doing. One of these methods is the problem-solving method which makes us of
scientific method. Other “hands-on-minds-on” teaching methodology is the use of field trips
during which students interacts with nature or society. Teachers also stimulate students
through thought-provoking games and puzzles.

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VISSION

The Learner-Friendly High School of Anda is the premier Child-Friendly School that forms
servant leaders who are nurtured in the spirit of the magis by a community of formators in a
relevant in a relevant child-friendly learning environment with world class programs.

MISSION

As Filipino college preparatory, technical, child-friendly school, our mission is to form
individuals of competence, conscience, compassion and commitment, who will be a positive
transforming difference in the life of the nation and the global community.

OBJECTIVES

The Learner-Friendly High School of Anda…

1. Treats all students equally regardless of gender, social status, cultural origin
or religious belief
2. Imparts quality learning and encourages students to participate in school and
community activities
3. Promotes good health practices and behaviors and guarantees that school
premises are safe and clean
4. Has the best interest of students in mind and seeks to provide an
environment that is safe and secure
5. Works closely with student’s families and engages the support and interaction
of community institutions and other individual
6. Prepare them with their duties in our economy in nation building by
providing technical skills that they can use to earn a living if they cannot
afford to continue in college
7. To keep the student informed of the new technologies that can be of great
help to uplift their standard of living
8. To recognize the uniqueness and diversity of each learner, their multi
intelligence, individual identity and intelligent quotient
9. To require the teacher to have perosnal and professional growth in order to
be updated on the innovative teaching.

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Introduction

As one of the descendants of Don Vicente Cacho of Anda and a part owner of the 12
hectare land we inherited, an idea of putting up a school came into my mind. The proposed
name of the school I am going to establish will be Learner-Friendly High School of Anda
located in Roxas, Anda, Pangasinan where I was born. It was named as such because it will
adopt a child-friendly school system (CFSS ) that the Philippine governmen through the
Department of Education, the local government units and UNICEF(United Nations Childrens
Fund) has initiated.It is a Secondary School that is adopting the K-12 curriculum, wherein we
are offering technical instructions and applications on the Senior High. It is in response to the
policy of the State to establish and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of
education relevant to the goals of national development.

After studying the feasibility study of this project, it was finally established on August
8,2012 for the purpose of supplying the demand for a quality education that can cope up the
changing needs of the learners in Anda and their growing population. Since Anda is no longer
an isolated island, it is already progressing, so there is a need to educate the youth on how
they can develop their hometown and to improve their standard of living. It is to save them
from traveling to other place like Alaminos City just to acquire knowledge if we can provide
what they need. An education that could make a big difference in the life of the youth as well
as to their families and communities where they belong, by rendering best services and
providing an environment conducive to learning and growth. The school was constructed along
with other facilities in a 12 hectare land composing of ricefield, a fishpond with a mangrove on
the nearby seashore, a botanical garden and hundreds of fruitbearing trees.

Our Logo

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The Meaning of my Logo
The learner is in the center because he is our first and foremost concern, his interest, welfare
and needs. The boat symbolizes a journey, a dynamic process, a learning experience with the
presence of waves, the inequality of surface that symbolizes the problems encountered by the
learner during his journey, where he can learn many things. The book being a source of
information, knowledge, facts, theories and principles that will guide the learner.It will be the
source of basic learning though it sounds traditional but it will be used in a progressive
approach. It is where the learner can learn the survival techniques while on journey…and to
learn fom his own mistakes. The olive leaves represents peace and hope, which can be
manifest in my school because it is a learner-friendly, with an environment surrounded by
nature, the trees and plants and the sea.The stars as a sign of light, honour and a pre-eminent
or exceptionally brilliant. It is what I want my school to be, what my teachers to be, and what
kind of learner to be.The Circle symbolizes the continuity of education, a never ending process.
It does’nt mean that if one finishes a stage, he will stop already. The man standing on a boat
surrounded by waters is the student that we wish to educate. The water is rich with resources
where he can get the needed experiences, knowledge and serve also as a practice
ground…learn how to swim to the ever changing waves in our environment.

I have chosen the boat and the water in my logo to incorporate that my school was located in
Anda, an island surrounded by water. And some of the vocational course I am offering are
related to sea water like the Fish Culture, Fish Capture and Fish Preservation with the use of
modern technology.

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TIME ALLOTMENT

A. FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ( GRADE 7 TO 10 )

SUBJECT AREAS HOURS PER WEEK MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
Filipino 4 (240minutes ) Filipino
English 4 English
Science 4 English
Math 4 English
Araling Panlipunan 3 (180 minutes ) Filipino
TLE 4 English
MAPEH 4 English
EsP 3 Filipino
ICT * 2* English
Total No. of Hours 31Hrs

Learning Areas and Description

8 Learning areas of the Core Curriculum namely Filipino, English, Science, Mathematics, Araling
Panlipunan ( AP ), Technology and Livelihood Education ( TLE ), Music, Art, Physical Education
and Health ( MAPEH ) and Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao ( EsP )

ICT * Information Communication Technology is a subject introduced in the Grade 9 and 10.

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9
Filipino Ibong Adarna Florante at Laura Noli me Tangere
English Reading and Writing Development Reading Speech and Oral Com.
Science General Science Biological Science Chemistry
Math Algebra Geometry Trigonometry
AP Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas Kasaysayan ng Asya Kasaysayan ng Daigdig
TLE Home and Family Living Agricultural and Fishery Arts Indust. Arts & Handicrafts
MAPEH MAPEH MAPEH MAPEH
Esp Mahalaga Ako Kapwa ko, Mahal ko Pagtuklas ng Buhay

Grade 10
Filipino El Filibusterismo
English Effective Writing
Science Physics
Math Business Math & Stats
AP Ekonomiks
TLE Entrepreneurship
MAPEH MAPEH
Esp Ang Daigdig na aking Ginagalawan

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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR GRADE 7

TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
7:25 – 8:00 FLAG CEREMONY
8:00 – 9:00 HOME ROOM ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH
9:00 – 10:00 FILIPINO FILIP[INO FILIPINO FILIPINO AP
10:00 – 10:15 RECESS
10:15 – 11:15 MATH MATH MATH MATH *
11:15 – 12:15 SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE *
12:15 – 1:15 LUNCH BREAK
1:15 - 2:15 TLE TLE TLE TLE *
2:15 – 3:15 AP EsP AP EsP *
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 MUSIC ARTS PE HEALTH HOME ROOM

A Home Room is scheduled every Monday 1st period, for the adviser to give information for
the and guidelines to students on what to expect for the whole week, and to meet them again
on Friday last period for evaluation and to hear any comments, suggestions or problems
encountered by the students during weekdays.

Independent / Cooperative Learning

*4 hours from 10:15 to 3:15 every Friday was allotted to students to grow individually and to
give them the option to learn on their own or with others those topics, content or processes
that they can handle by themselves. They must register to at least 2 organizations recognized
by the school (with the exception of initiation rites like Hazing) examples of these are Religious
Club, Arts Club, Sports Club, Math Club, Science Club and the ROTARACT ( Rotary in Action ). It
is a must that they will be a member of Environmentalist Club like the YES Club (Young
Environmentalist Club ), while it is an option to be a member of other groups. It is to teach the
students to be more concern about our environment, to teach them to value the Earth we live
in, to protect it. To become responsible citizen of the Earth. Minimum period for interaction can
be extended to include off-school experiences at home or in the community for transfer of
learning to real life situations. Outputs are in a form of products and performance that should
be monitored and credited accordingly.

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9:00 – 10:00 FILIPINO FILIPINO FILIPINO FILIPINO AP
10:00 – 10:15 RECESS
10:15 – 11:15 MATH MATH MATH MATH *
11:15 – 12:15 SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE *
2:15 – 3:15 AP EsP AP EsP *
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 MUSIC ARTS PE HEALTH HOMEROOM

Computer Technology can be incorporated by the teacher with the use of his personal laptop or
the computer and a projector provided in each room. When the student needs a hands-on
activity they will be brought to the computer laboratory into 1:1 basis.

English and Math lab for 2 hours a week was allotted for the student to use computer to be
updated with the advance processing of data. Word Processing like MS Word and others are
very useful for the students in the ever changing life of a student. Another are the Computer
applications that can help the students in computing and processing of numerical data like MS
Excel.

A schedule can also be arranged for Science Laboratory when necessary for the use of
microscope and other equipments for their observations and experimentations in the Biology
subject.

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8:00 – 9:00 HOMEROOM ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH-LAB ENGLISH-LAB
9:00 – 10:00 FILIPINO FILIPINO ENGLISH ENGLISH AP
10:00 – 10:15 RECESS
10:15 – 11:15 MATH MATH MATH-LAB MATH- LAB ICT
11:15 – 12:15 SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE ICT
2:15 – 3:15 AP EsP AP EsP *
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 MUSIC ART PE HEALTH HOME ROOM

ICT* ( Information Communication Technology ) is added for the students until Grade 10 in
response to the diversity of learners and with the breakthroughs in technology and as an
answer to the demands for quality education.

Technology is still incorporated in all subjects and the teachers are oriented to aim for that
objectives.


9:00 – 10:00 FILIPINO FILIPINO FILIPINO FILIPINO AP
10:00 – 10:15 RECESS
10:15 – 11:15 MATH MATH MATH MATH ICT
11:15 – 12:15 SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE ICT
1:15 - 2:15 MUSIC ARTS PE HEALTH *
2:15 – 3:15 AP EsP AP EsP *
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 TLE HOMEROOM

The subject MAPEH was divided into 4 topics : Monday for Music, Tuesday for Arts, Wednesday
for Physical Education and on Thursday is about Health.

The students will be send outside in their TLE subject for a month to apply what they have
learned before the end of the school year. They could also use the break time from 3:15 to
3 :30 to become more productive if they want to.

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LEARNING AREAS FOR GRADE 11 AND 12

LEARNING GRADE 11 GRADE 12
AREAS
Language English English
Filipino Filipino
Literature Philippine Literature ( 1st SEM )
World Literature ( 2nd SEM )
Math Math Math
Science Life Sciences Physical Sciences
Social Contemporary Issues ( Local ) Contemporary Issues ( Global )
Sciences
Philosophy Philosophy
Career Entrepreneurship,*Technical Entrepreneurship,*Technical
Pathways Vocational Courses Vocational Courses
Others National Service Training Program National Service Training Program

The National Training Service Program will be scheduled every Saturday.

The Technical Courses to be offered by Learner-Friendly High School of Anda are the following
Entrepreneurship, Cosmetology, Tailoring, Carpentry, Auto-mechanic, Fish Agriculture and
Farming.

The Schedule of Classes for Grade 11

8:00 – 9:00 ENGLISH MATH ENGLISH MATH ENGLISH
9:00 – 10:00 FILIPINO SOC. SCI FILIPINO SOC.SCI FILIPINO
10:00 – 10:15 RECESS
10:15 – 11:15 MATH SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE TECH. VOC
11:15 – 12:15 SOC. SCI PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY TECH. VOC
1:15 - 2:15 TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC
2:15 – 3:15 TECH. VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC
3:15 – 3:30
3:30 – 4:30 TECH. VOC

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The Schedule of Classes for Grade 12

8:00 – 9:00 ENGLISH MATH ENGLISH MATH ENGLISH
9:00 – 10:00 FILIPINO SOC. SCI FILIPINO SOC.SCI FILIPINO
10:00 – 10:15 RECESS
10:15 – 11:15 MATH SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE LITERATURE
11:15 – 12:15 SOC. SCI PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY LITERATURE
1:15 - 2:15 TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC
2:15 – 3:15 TECH. VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC TECH.VOC
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK TIME
3:30 – 4:30 TECH. VOC

The Technical Vocational Courses described above will be taught to students inside the
classroom in learning the theories and principles. Thereafter, they will be brought to the
garments room, laboratory and to other facilities where they can apply what they are studying
to the point of being sent outside with appropriate recommendations so they could have their
OJT or on job training.

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