American colonial period

1. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE
PHILIPPINES DURING
AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD

2. BRIEF HISTORY
 In 1898-1946 the United States government was in charge of
providing education in the Philippines.
 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Philippine Education
system underwent significant changes as a result of American
Colonization.
 The Philippines Education Act of 1901 established a system of free
and compulsory primary education.
 In 1902 The Philippine assembly passed the Philippine Organic Act,
which established the legal basis for Philippine Education System.
 Education Act of 1953 – free and compulsory education for all
children.
 Education Act of 1982 – expanded access to education and
introduces reforms to improve the quality of instructions.

3. Philippine Education during American
Colonial Period
 1898 – American occupied Manila and reopened schools.
 Act no. 74 – established the public primary school in 1901.
- in 1904 they established also the intermediate school,
which provides free public education.
 Act no. 372 – required all provinces to maintain provincial high school.
 1901 - Philippine Normal School was founded to train teachers.
 1908 – University of The Philippines was established

4. LIST OF SCHOOLS DURING AMERICAN
PERIOD
1. Philippine Normal School – 1901
2. Siliman University - 1901
3. National University – 1901
4. Negros Oriental High School – 1901
5. Iloilo National School – 1902
6. St. Paul University Dumaguete – 1904
7. Zamboanga National Schiol – 1901
8. Central Philippine University – 1905
9. University of Manila – 1914
10. Cebu Normal School – 1919
11. Philippine Women School – 1919
12. Far Eastern University - 1933

5. Vocational Schools
 Philippine National School
 Philippine School of Arts and Trades – 1901
NOW (Technical University of Philippines)
 Central Luzon Agricultural College
 University of the Philippines - 1908

6. American influence the Educational
System and curriculum
PROVIDING FORMAL EDUCATION
 Primary Grade (4 years)
 Intermediate education – (3 years)
 Secondary Education – (4 years)
 Tertiary Education or College
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

7. Who are qualified to be educated?
 Every child from age 7 was required to register in schools located in their
own town or province.
 To those out of school youth or elderly that wants to be educated
Vocational Education was given to them.

8. Aims for Education (1927)
 The Monroe Survey Commission
Purpose: To educate the entire school system that American set up.
Bases: Act no. 3162 and 3196
 Educational reforms regarding methods and techniques of teaching,
supervision, teacher training curriculum.
 Educational of teaching learning.

9. Four Pillars of Education
Learning to know Learning To do Learning To live
together
Learning to Be
• Education if free
for all.
• Education is
mean of giving
an orientation
towards
democracy.
• Teaching English
Language.
• Emphasize the
3’rs ( Reading,
Writing,
Arithmetic )
• The curriculum
gives importance
to technical and
vocational skills.
• Education
emphasize to
democracy and
importance of
people
participation in
decision making.
• Education in this
period include
induction of
good and right
conduct.

10. Focus of Educational System during
American Colonial Period
 Train the Filipinos in a Democratic ways of life,
citizenship, moral character and fundamental of
Vocational Education.