This was a feature I was not able to release last year, which explains the dates for 2009.  But I wanted to share some ( only some since there are many )  great features of the International School of Manila. We just came from Open House which made me want to finally feature this.  Hopefully I can feature more  

Heart2Heart thinks it is a really really good school!

If there is one thing my husband makes sure we invest in, it is the education of our children.  If there is one thing in this life we should ever give our children, it is a good education.  We,  as parents always want to give our best.  Though we all have different views and priorities in choosing a school for our children, finding a school that will fit them, we hope and pray that we made the right decision.

We are new parents at ISM and I particularly am overwhelmed with the school.  My husband is an Alumnae of the school so he knows the quality of education and the facilities they have but for me this is my first time to experience the school…..and I am very very impressed!   

 1.)  Access to teachers

Around the second week of school, we received emails from all the teachers.  They introduced themselves and gave easy access to them to communicate with them whenever we want via email or  whatever means of communication.

Each teacher even has a blog students and parents can go to which focuses on their class

I know a lot of parents who always have questions and want to communicate with the teachers and it seems it is quite difficult because there is no access to the teacher unless you go to school – well at ISM, they make it very very easy.  Even if the school is very big, somehow, it feels small and very personalized 

2.)    Then we were invited to meet with the ISM Superintendent and we got to meet some of the other new parents in school.

We received many many emails on updates and Community Related Events which is nice especially for the foreigners/expats who are not so familiar yet with the country

 3.)  Every end of the week we receive our newsletters via email through their website

4.)  They have Power School which is a great way for the parents to monitor the progress and performance of their children – Their grade per subject at any given point in time, attendance, tardiness.  Amazing! 

5.)  Open House – This is really a great idea!!  

All parents come over and go through the whole schedule of the kids and they get to meet the teachers, teachers introduce themselves and what the kids will be learning for the year.  You get to see the classrooms as well.  Very impressive.

What was also nice was that the teachers we met come from different countries from all over the world- Spain, United Kingdom, America,  etc etc.  This was last year’s schedule and we were running all over the school from floor to floor – we had 5 minutes to get to class.  It was  actually fun. We get to meet other parents as well and find out that our kids are classmates 🙂

 Each classroom has a computer for the teacher to use and a projector screen where lectures are being presented through powerpoint!

6.)  Parent Teacher Conference

And even the PTC is very organized and very efficient

7.)  Security

They have very good and tight security on campus- whether you are a driver, yaya or parent.  You cannot enter the school without an ID.  And all the security guards are very proper, respectful and very professional

On our way out- wow, we saw the soccer field at night!  They have great sports facilities too!

After all this, I told my son that i hope that he would take advantage of this great opportunity and blessing that he has.  The school is there, but it is up to the student to absorb and make the most of what is offered to him.  I look forward to more learnings not only for my son but for us as parents.   

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