Topic: KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY Discussant: EMILY R. MARUNDAN Subject: Politics and Economics of Educational Professor: MARLO FIEL P. SULTAN, Ed.D Bicol University Graduate School

2. HISTORY
 Education From Ancient Early Filipinos
- Children were provided more vocational training
but less academics in their houses by their parents
and in the houses of their tribal tutors. They were
using a unique system of writing known as
the baybayin.
 Spanish Period
- During the early Spanish period most education
was carried out by the religious orders. The schools
focused on the Christian Doctrines.

3.  American Period
-Building on the education system created in 1863,
an improved public school system was established
during the first decade of American rule upon the
recommendation of the Schurman Commission.
Free primary instruction that trained the people for
the duties of citizenship and avocation was
enforced by the Taft Commission per instructions of
President William McKinley.

4. The K to 12 Program
The K to 12 Program covers kindergarten and 12
years of basic education (six years of primary
education, four years of junior high school, and two
years of senior high school [SHS]) to provide
sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills,
develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for
tertiary education, middle-level skills development,
employment, and entrepreneurship.

5. Universal Kindergarten
Education
Kindergarten has now been integrated into the
basic education system to ensure that all grade 1
students are ready for academic learning. Universal
kindergarten started in SY 2011–2012 with a budget
of P2.3 billion and was made mandatory starting SY
2012–2013 through the signing of Republic Act No.
10157 entitled “An Act Institutionalizing the
Kindergarten Education into the Basic Education
System and Appropriating Funds Therefor” on
January 20, 2012.

6. “The first years of life are
important because what
happens in early childhood can
matter in a lifetime.”
(Harvard, 2009)

8. General Guiding Principles of the National
Early Learning Framework
On Child Growth and
Development
On Learning Program
and Development
On Learning
Assessment

9. Developmental Domains

10. The Circular Themes

11. Elementary School
 sometimes called primary school or grade
school (Filipino: paaralang elementarya;mababang
paaralan),
 is the first part of the educational system, and it
includes the first six years of compulsory education
(grades 1-6).
These grades are further grouped (informally)
accordingly into: primary level, which includes the
first three grades (grades 1-3), and intermediate level,
which includes the last three grades (grades 4-6).

12. Elementary Education
Private Public
Grade 2
- Familiarization with
the computer: history, parts
and functions
- Introduction to simple
computer operations: turning
on and shutting down the unit,
using the mouse and the
keyboard, exploring the use
of the icons, doing simple
word processing
Grade 4
- Area of study under
Home Economics and
Livelihood Education (HELE)
- Familiarization with
the parts of the computer
and its peripherals,
manipulating the icons,
drawing geometric figures,
working with documents,
copying and deleting files,
using e-mail

13. Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
Education.
The mother tongue will be the medium of
instruction from kindergarten to grade 3. This includes
the following:
Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol,
Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug,
Maguindanaoan, Maranao, and Chabacano.
Medium of instruction will be English and Filipino
starting grade 4.

14. Core Academic Areas.
The core academic areas include Math; Filipino;
English; Araling Panlipunan; Edukasyon sa
Pagpapakatao; and Music, Arts, Physical Education,
and Health (MAPEH).

15. Science will be taught in grade 3, but its
concepts will be integrated in other subjects
like Health (under MAPEH), Math, and
Languages in grades 1 and 2. Edukasyong
Pangtahanan at Pangkabuhayan will be
taught starting in grade 4.

16.  Until 2004, primary students traditionally
sat for the National Elementary
Achievement Test (NEAT) administered by
the Department of Education, Culture and
Sports (DECS).

17.  During 2004, when DECS was
officially converted into the
Department of Education (DepEd),
and also, as a result of some
reorganization, the NEAT was
changed to National Achievement
Test (NAT) by the Department of
Education (DepEd).

18.  After satisfactorily completing the
six-year elementary curriculum,
students receive a certificate of
graduation from the elementary
school.

20.  The lowest degree ofEducation is not
about illiteracy!!!
 But being literately inclined yet with
an “Attitude” of an uncivilized moron
 RedbuttsAsh

21. Thank you
for listening!!