Tarlac Montessori School
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| Tarlac Montessori School | |
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| Location | |
La Puerta del Sol, Hi-Land Subd. Tarlac City | |
| Coordinates | 15°28'25.7"N 120°36'47.0"E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Established | 1987 |
| Founder | Dr. Elizabeth Teotico-Asiaten |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green yellow white |
| Website | TMS.FB |
Tarlac Montessori School (commonly referred to as TMS or Monté) is a private catholic school established in Tarlac City, Philippines in 1987. It is named after the physician and educator Maria Montessori.[1]
Tarlac Montessori School offers co-educational kindergarten, elementary, junior high school, and senior high school. TMS offers a Special Science Class (SSC) for grades 1-12.
TMS undergraduates follow a Catholic-rooted curriculum throughout their programs and hosts Wednesday Novenas and First Friday Mass in the mornings that they are scheduled. TMS also celebrates Catholic holidays and the feast days of saints.
History
Tarlac Montessori school had its first location at Masagana Building, F. Tañedo Street, and in 1991 the school moved to an expanded building in Maliwalo, Tarlac city to accommodate its growing student population. From an initial 32 students in its first year to more than 300 students within three years. Also in 1991, the government granted recognition for the institution's preschool department.[2]
TMS created a science laboratory, library, covered gym, main canteen, annex canteen, classrooms, and teachers offices for their created campus.
Academics
Programs
Tarlac Montessori School offers programs at the kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels (which is comprised of junior high school and senior high school). Its academic offerings include the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) and the Special Science Curriculum (SSC) at the elementary and junior high school levels. An incoming Grade 1 student can take a test and be offered and SSC section. A person in the SSC must maintain a grade of 85 or higher for major subjects (English, Math, and Science) and a grade of 83 or higher for minor subjects. All incoming students will also take the test again in Grade 7, including those previously in the curriculum in Grade 6.
In 2016, TMS opened its senior high school (Grades 11 and 12) program with strands Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Student organizations
There are 8 accredited student organizations in Tarlac Montessori School. These are the Common Denominators' Guild (also referred to as the Math Club), Supreme Student Government (also referred to as SSG), Debate Society, Glee Club, Eco-Warriors Club, The Hark (also the official school-paper), Techno Club, and the Scouting Club.
Notable people
Mark Cortez has won and scored highest in the Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge three years in succession (won from 2017-2019, scored highest from 2018-2020). He has represented Tarlac Montessori School in the Rotary Club's New Generations' Week and served as Tarlac City's 1st Councilor for one work week. Additionally, he competed in the 2018 University of the Philippines (UP) debate competition, Sanlahi.
References
Villa, Benjie (2004-08-20). "Tarlac scout a toast in S. Korea jamboree". Tarlac City. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
Santiago, Carl Andre (2019-05-14). "SWA Discovery Workshop (Tarlac Montessori School)". Tarlac City. Scout.org. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "Tarlac Montessori School". (Edukasyon Ph). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "TARLAC MONTESSORI SCHOOL". Erica De Roxas (Tarlac Today). Retrieved 27 November 2019.