Basic Education Department (BED)
General Objectives
The Basic Education Department encompasses Kindergarten to Senior High School Level (pre- school, elementary and secondary levels) through the adoption of the Basic Education Program for DC schools.
The Basic Education Program for DC Schools is designed to help the child who is at the pre – school to high school stage to formal schooling acquire basic knowledge and understanding, develop basic attitudes and values, master basic skills, mature Filipino , a mature Christian and a mature Vincentian ( service-oriented especially towards the poor) , so that each child becomes true to his/her vocation and role in God’s plan for creation and mankind . Further, it helps him/her widen and deepen these experiences as he/she goes from stage of development to another.
The formation is achieved through is academic offering and its support programs that provide for a wholesome environment that facilitated personalized and group opportunities, religious and service- oriented experiences to be enjoyed by the child in his/her formative years. This is also facilitated the adoption of a unified and integrated scheme in its organizational structure and personnel resources both human and material, curriculum and evaluation.
An Integrated Basic Education Graduate is expected to:
At the end of Grade 6
- Is able to read and write proficiently and to express ideas orally and in writing in Filipino and English
- Is able to perform the four fundamental operations and compute and solve problems related to daily living
- Shows the mastery of the basic concepts and skills in all subject areas of the Basic Education Curriculum.
- Manifest the ability to listen selectively and critically and to express ideas creatively.
- Is aware and appreciative of his uniqueness and that of others; respectful and accepting of self and others.
- Distinguishes between what is right and wrong; accepts right and responsibilities and answer of his own behavior.
- Shows equal and fair treatment in dealing with others.
- Show eagerness to build a new world of brotherhood, sharing compassion and peace.
- Is alive and life- giving and freeing, responsive and responsible, loving and lovable.
- Is cheerful, gracious, respectful and friendly.
- Develops a sense of wonder and appreciation for beauty through the active use of his senses.
- Shows appreciation and pride in indigenous and contemporary arts and culture by participating in or attending cultural activities.
- Manifests creativity and develops his talents, skills in arts.
- Develops health and physical fitness habits in accordance with his normal development
- Is refined in manners and behavior and tactful in speech
At the end of Grade 10
- Shows continuing proficiently in speaking and writing both English and Filipino, and the ability to react intelligently to mass media and other life situation.
- Develops further mastery of reading and computation skills and use of scientific inquiry through the process of observation, formulation of hypotheses, data gathering, analysis and drawing of conclusions.
- Demonstrates skills in critical reflection and the making of moral judgments.
- Respect his own dignity and that of others as a child of God.
- Grows in positive understanding and acceptance of himself and others.
- Manifest increased self-confidence in his relationships with others.
- Is spontaneous in hi expression of thoughts, convictions and feelings.
- Participates in his own development as growing adolescent.
- Accepts and challenges of pains and difficulties of growing up; is able to build constructively on his failures
- Accepts responsibility and consequences of his own decisions.
- Manifests and Homeness with own sexuality and that of others.
- Shows proper care and respect for his body.
- Develops healthy and wholesome personality.
- Strives self-direction through the exercise of decision making and value clarification
- Shows openness and desire for learning and develops good study habits. Manifest a steady exercise of good grooming, neatness, orderliness, refinement in speech and manner and wise use of time in leisure and work.
