Programs

General Academic Programs

Benedictine International School is committed to an educational program that forms the human person. The academic program integrates the various areas of knowledge and information, skills and values; and ensures that the different aspects of the learner’s growth: spiritual-moral, intellectual, psycho-emotional, socio-cultural, aesthetics, and physical-mental health in commensurate with ones maturity and development are given equal importance and consideration.

Though BIS complies with the Department of Education K-to-12 Curriculum its academic program is an enhanced practical curriculum that adheres to international standards.

Brought about by the present demands of globalization on the use of English for communication, the primary medium of instruction for all learning areas is English. Values Education, aside from being a separate subject, is integrated in and across the curriculum. To meet the foreign language requirement for international schools, the school offers Korean from Grades 1 to 10

The school is organized into Kindergarten, Primary School, Intermediate School and High School. The Kindergarten has Kinder 1 and 2; the Primary School is from Grades 1 to 3; the Intermediate is from Grades 4 to Grades 6; Junior High School (Grades 7-10) and Senior High School (Grades 11-12 Academic Track, with the following strands: ABM, GAS, and HUMMS).

 

Methodology & Experiences

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
SEL is the systematic classroom teaching of Emotional Intelligence. BIS adds programs to the regular school day, a curriculum for handling life: improving self-awareness and confidence, managing disturbing emotions and impulses, increasing empathy and cooperation.

When social and emotional skills are taught and mastered, they help children succeed not just in school, but in all avenues of life. Numerous studies have found that young people who possess these social and emotional skills are in fact happier, more confident, and more capable as students, family members, friends and workers. At the same time, they are far less prone to drug or alcohol abuse.

Natural Born Winner (NBW) Program for Schools
NBW is a practical, flexible, easy to apply program which introduces students to a clear formula for achieving success whilst supporting the development of a confident, winning attitude.

Each session has been designed for active student participation; encouraging discussion pair work, group work and individual reflection.

Financial Literacy

MoneyTree specializes in preparing teens for the financial decisions they have to make tomorrow. We’ve focused on training teens extrinsically & intrinsically to ready them with knowledge & skills to approach financial decisions well.

Extrinsic Strengths: Skills to recognize & manage the environment

• Teens must be given the knowledge to plan their spending & grow their wealth
• Teens must assimilate the habits of spending wisely, protect & grow their wealth through wise investments
• Teens must develop a strong defense against social pressures that mislead them into not saving & protecting their money

Our philosophy to financial success

• Teens must be able to earn money
• Teens must be able to save money
• Teens must be able to grow their money

Student Activities
To achieve BIS vision for a balanced and holistic formation and development of learners as total persons, the students are required to involve themselves in an extensive range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. In addition, the students participate in physical, cultural, spiritual and social programs.

Student Organizations
Active participation in student organizations is an important venue for honing the talents, abilities and leadership potentials of the students of BIS. As such, membership and participation in a student organization is required from Level 1 to Level 10. Some of these are: Student Council, Athletic Teams such as Basketball, Badminton and Taekwondo, Table Tennis, the Benedictine Chorale, Dance Club, Cooking Club, Arts Club and Indoor Games.