Southville International School and Colleges, Manila:
Southville International School is a premier institution located in Las Pinas to the South of Manila, west Philippines, offering truly international education. It offers Basic Education, International Baccalaureate and College. It is accredited both internationally and nationally with a mission to prepare students to be competitive globally. Southville Upper school graduates typically enter top world-ranked institutions while the College graduates typically enter multinational companies. Among the primordial reasons why foreigners choose to study in SISC besides its complete educational offerings are its internationally-benchmarked curricula and learner needs-responsive programs. In fact, students from non-English speaking countries in Asia choose to enroll in the International Baccalaureate Program of SISC because of the competent educators who have been trained in various parts of the world to ensure a community of cultural diversity while acquiring excellent academic education.
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Basic Education K-12:
Southville International School and Colleges’ (SISC) Basic Education Division is committed to be a leading school recognized nationally and internationally for developing learners who are excellent in academics and values, who will be Movers of Society, and who will make a difference in the 21st century.
The Basic Education Division is bound by its commitment to develop and equip learners with the 5C’s (Competence, Character, Collaboration,
Creativity, and Commitment to Achieve) through relevant, innovative, challenging and effective curriculum and instruction, and a strong empirical research orientation within an enriched learning and caring environment.
The Basic Education Division is learner-centered. Constructive in approach, students are made to find or construct meaning from what they are doing through active learning experiences.
Learning for the Gifted
Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) originally started with the purpose of being a "Special School for the Gifted" and its first students graduated with honors from top world-ranked universities. SISC's Vision and Tasks Circle is a weekly program for gifted students designed to support their comprehensive growth. The Advanced Learning Program is a focused program designed for academically gifted learners in a particular subject. Learners with gifts outside the logical intelligences are also attended to through the Learning Assistance Program.
Differentiated Learning
Multiple intelligences, learning styles or various learning modalities, interests, and readiness of students are considered in the delivery of instruction. Lesson plans & instruction are premised on brain-based learning principles. Competencies and skills are reflected on the learning outcomes in the various subjects.
International Curriculum
The Basic Education K-12 curriculum model of SISC is founded on the research of McREL (Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning) based in Denver, Colorado. The McREL curriculum is integrated with the Applied Science, Math, History, and English subjects.
Values Education
The Universal Values Program of SISC aims to strengthen the values of Integrity, Courage, Conviction, Interpersonal Relations, Productivity, Creativity, and Excellence in the students.
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lues program is supported by the Guardianship Program wherein students are assigned a faculty member, staff, or school officer to guide them as they face challenges and concerns that come with the various developmental stages.
International Baccalaureate Program:
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
What started as a single program for internationally mobile students has today grown to be three programs for students aged 3 to 19, experienced by half a million students from state and private schools in over 120 countries.
Southville offers the pioneer program of the three, the DIPLOMA PROGRAM. For students aged 16-19, it is an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares students for success at university and life beyond. The program is normally taught over two years and has gained recognition and respect from the world's leading universities.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
The I.B. Diploma is recognized by universities throughout the world as a highly regarded entrance qualification. As a symbol of academic excellence and discipline, it provides its recipient a reputation that is acknowledged and respected in leading higher learning institutions in the world.
SISC is an IB authorized world school and proudly offers the Diploma Program within a community-oriented academic atmosphere that prepares active, responsible citizens and leaders of our society.
Over 600 universities in 50 countries have, to date, admitted IB students. North American schools; Cornell College, MIT, Brown University, Harvard and Yale all grant the IB Diploma holder advanced placement, often granting as much as a year of credit. In the United Kingdom, the Diploma is recognized as an entry qualification for all universities.
College Courses:
Southville International School and Colleges-College Division prepares its graduates to be competent, locally and globally competitive, ethical, service-oriented, and successful in their respective fields through competent faculty members and curricular offerings that are relevant and responsive to the demands of the times.
Courses offered:
AB Media Arts
AB Mass Communication
BS Nursing
BS Business Administration
(Marketing, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship)
BS Tourism
BS Information Technology
BS Psychology
Bachelor of Education (SPED)