Philippines, Manila
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Chiang Kai Shek College maintains a Guidance and Counseling Office under the Department of Student Affairs that contributes to student learning and academic success, with a principle that every student needs individualized attention. Its vision and mission state that the office fosters the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of students and provides resources to help them navigate academic and social challenges. It offers individual and group counseling services and runs programs for college admission, career development, and leadership training. The office also conducts life skills seminars and supports job opportunities for graduating students, all of which support social-emotional learning. The guidance team works with families, the school, and the community to promote student well-being.
CKSC publicly describes general student support through the Guidance and Counseling Office, including psychological testing and individual or group counseling, as part of its holistic services. There is no explicit listing of a dedicated SEN program or a specialized SEN department in CKSC's public materials. The CKSC Directory shows Health Services, Guidance and Counseling Office, and Discipline Offices alongside English and Chinese instructional programs, indicating general support structures rather than a defined SEN provision. Information on specific SEN categories supported or whether CKSC operates as a specialist SEN institution is not publicly disclosed. Therefore, detailed SEN provisions are not publicly documented.
CKSC provides English instruction across grade levels, with Grade School English Instruction and High School English Instruction listed in the CKSC Directory and a Language Center noted among Student Life units. These entries show that English is integrated within the regular curriculum and support structures. No explicit, separate EAL program for non-native speakers is described in CKSC's public materials. English instruction appears to be part of standard curriculum rather than a dedicated EAL service.
The Guidance and Counseling Office emphasizes the holistic well-being of students, addressing cognitive, social, emotional, and physical aspects and providing resources to help students adapt to the demands of college life. CKSC College publicly documented a Self and Mental Health Awareness Seminar in 2020, organized within NSTP by the Narra Campus, led by a guidance counselor from San Beda, to raise mental health awareness and coping strategies. This demonstrates a concrete mental health initiative within CKSC's student services. Counseling services offered include individual and group sessions to support mental wellbeing. This shows the school's commitment to mental wellbeing through programming and counseling.
CKSC publicly lists core student-support structures such as the Guidance and Counseling Office, Health Services, and Discipline Offices as part of its Student Life framework. Explicit safeguarding or child-protection policies are not described in CKSC's public pages. The available materials thus provide insight into support structures but not a formal, published safeguarding policy. This means specific safeguarding procedures, reporting mechanisms, and staff responsibilities are not publicly documented. Further details would require internal or updated policy disclosures.
Chiang Kai Shek College is a Filipino-Chinese private school established in 1939. The main Manila campus is located on Padre Algue Street in Tondo, Manila, with a second campus, CKSC Southmont, in Silang, Cavite. The school offers preschool through graduate studies, including a Wong Chun Seng Memorial Preschool, Montessori and standard preschool programs, K to 12 basic education, college degrees, and graduate programs. CKSC is a bilingual institution that uses English and Filipino for instruction and includes Chinese language instruction at the elementary and secondary levels, with Mandarin and Hokkien offerings through its language facilities. It is an International Baccalaureate Candidate School, with ongoing Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme at the Manila campus and a PYP candidacy at the Southmont Campus. The college section maintains PAASCU accreditation at the high school level. The school operates a bus service for the Padre Algue campus and offers a range of extra-curricular activities, including Scouts and multiple student organizations.