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Motivation, concentration and creativity are what we aim to foster in our students, as this is the basis of all children that will remain lifelong learners.
At the German School Manila, we see education as an ongoing process starting at the kindergarten level which runs through until the IB Diploma levels. Our teaching aims at providing students with a reliable framework of general knowledge and a rounded education, and to encourage a willingness to learn that reaches beyond school. Through progressive teaching methods, we teach the children from a very young age that the whole learning process can be fun and therefore we regard our teachers as both coach and partner of their students. Training to develop into independent learners and acquiring practical everyday life abilities, as well as learning the German language are important components of our pedagogical work
Sociability/ Socialization
- Perceiving expectations, needs and feelings of others; dealing respectfully with each other
- Listening to others, empathizing, putting oneself in another one’s place and dealing with it
- Agreeing on different expectations, negotiating conflicts and making compromises
- Recognizing structures of decision-making, wanting and being able to participate in a decision
- Being open minded for different cultures; recognizing, accepting and respecting cultural differences
- Recognizing consequences of ones own behaviour
- Learning the concept of fairness
The Mastery of Self
- Being aware of one’s own needs, interests and desires
- Being aware of one’s own feelings (joy, grief, anger, fear) and expressing these appropriately
- Recognizing and learning to accept one’s own strengths and weaknesses
- Communicating, expressing in a language, being able to understand others and make oneself understood
- Being inquisitive and open for new experiences
- Developing ideas, taking the initiative
- Developing self-assurance
Mental and Intellectual Development(Cognitive Development)
- Learn how to perceive things and appearances using all the senses
- Recognize similarities and differences
- Develop an innate determination, thirst for knowledge, persistence, and perseverance
- Encourage creativity and fantasy
- Understand the value of a daily routine and maintaining discipline
- Learn how to express oneself verbally in both German and English
- Develop physical agility, mobility and motor skills coordination as well as to foster the interest for sports activities
Creative and Deductive Learning Skills
- Willing to learn from others
- Sorting out and systematizing experiences and beliefs
- Enjoy learning
- Cooperate and work as part of a group for a common project
- Recognize relationships and associations between both material things and concepts
- Recognize different ways of problem-solving or coming to a conclusion
