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Salient Features of K-12 Curriculum

The document outlines several key features of the K-12 curriculum in the Philippines. It discusses strengthening early childhood education through universal kindergarten, making the curriculum more relevant through contextualization, building language proficiency through mother tongue-based education, ensuring integrated and seamless learning through spiral progression, preparing students for their future through a specialized senior high school program, and nurturing holistically developed students ready for college, livelihoods, or entrepreneurship.

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Salient Features of K-12 Curriculum

The document outlines several key features of the K-12 curriculum in the Philippines. It discusses strengthening early childhood education through universal kindergarten, making the curriculum more relevant through contextualization, building language proficiency through mother tongue-based education, ensuring integrated and seamless learning through spiral progression, preparing students for their future through a specialized senior high school program, and nurturing holistically developed students ready for college, livelihoods, or entrepreneurship.

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SALIENT

FEATURES OF K-
12 CURRICULUM
STRENGTHENING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (UNIVERSAL KINDERGARTEN)

 Every Filipino child now has access to early childhood education through Universal Kindergarten. At 5
years old, children start schooling and are given the means to slowly adjust to formal education.
 Research shows that children who underwent Kindergarten have better completion rates than those who
did not. Children who complete a standards-based Kindergarten program are better prepared, for primary
education
 The early years of a human being, from 0 to 6 years, are the most critical period when the brain grows to
at least 60-70 percent of adult size
MAKING THE CURRICULUM RELEVANT TO LEARNERS (CONTEXTUALIZATION AND
ENHANCEMENT)

 Examples, activities, songs, poems, stories, and illustrations are based on local culture, history, and
reality. This makes the lessons relevant to the learners and easy to understand.
 Students acquire in-depth knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes through continuity and consistency
across all levels and subjects.
 Discussions on issues such as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation, and
Information & Communication Technology (ICT) are included in the enhanced curriculum.
BUILDING PROFICIENCY THROUGH LANGUAGE (MOTHER TONGUE-BASED
MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION)

 Aside from the Mother Tongue, English and Filipino are taught as subjects starting Grade 1, with a focus
on oral fluency. From Grades 4 to 6, English and Filipino are gradually introduced as languages of
instruction. Both will become primary languages of instruction in Junior High School (JHS) and Senior
High School (SHS).
 After Grade 1, every student can read in his or her Mother Tongue. Learning in Mother Tongue also
serves as the foundation for students to learn Filipino and English easily.
ENSURING INTEGRATED AND SEAMLESS LEARNING (SPIRAL PROGRESSION)

 Subjects are taught from the simplest concepts to more complicated concepts through grade levels in
spiral progression. As early as elementary, students gain knowledge in areas such as Biology, Geometry,
Earth Science, Chemistry, and Algebra. This ensures a mastery of knowledge and skills after each level.
 For example, currently in High School, Biology is taught in 2nd Year, Chemistry in 3rd Year, and Physics
in 4th Year. In K to 12, these subjects are connected and integrated from Grades 7 to 10. This same
method is used in other Learning Areas like Math.
GEARING UP FOR THE FUTURE (SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL)

 Senior High School is two years of specialized upper secondary education; students may choose a
specialization based on aptitude, interests, and school capacity. The choice of career track will define the
content of the subjects a student will take in Grades 11 and 12. SHS subjects fall under either the Core
Curriculum or specific Tracks.
NURTURING THE HOLISTICALLY DEVELOPED FILIPINO (COLLEGE AND LIVELIHOOD
READINESS, 21ST CENTURY SKILLS)

 After going through Kindergarten, the enhanced Elementary and Junior High curriculum, and a
specialized Senior High program, every K to 12 graduate will be ready to go into different paths – may it
be further education, employment, or entrepreneurship.
Every graduate will be equipped with:
 Information, media and technology skills,

 Learning and innovation skills,

 Effective communication skills, and

 Life and career skills.

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