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Philippines, Manila
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Keys School Manila offers opportunities for academic enrichment beyond the classroom through Model United Nations (MMUN), which develops research, public speaking, and diplomatic skills. The school participates in MMUN events such as MMUN 2024, where Grade 8-9 students engaged in global diplomacy and debate. The Mathematics program includes events and approaches like Math Week, Hands-On Math, and the Singapore CPA method, linking math concepts to real-life contexts.
The Arts Program covers visual arts and performing arts and emphasizes communication in artistic disciplines. The program includes events such as a Keys Arts Fair and various school performances, with spaces for exhibition and display within the school. The Arts Department also engages with resource people and invitations to participate in exhibitions to broaden arts education.
Language Acquisition offers multiple languages, with structured coursework across languages to build proficiency and cross-cultural understanding. After-school Chinese classes are offered to support ongoing language development. Filipino language and literature are taught through the Filipino Curriculum, with Fridays designated for Filipino communication.
Preschool Extended Day provides optional extended hours on most days, with opportunities for academic instruction, social play, and project work. Short Courses offer 4-week immersive topics for ages 2.6 to 6, with hands-on learning experiences. Community days include field trips to museums or parks and visits from local artists or community members. Keyesta Family Day strengthens school-community connections and supports teacher development.
Community service and service-learning projects are embedded in the curriculum. Keyesta Family Day is a school-community event that supports outreach and teacher development. Earth Day-related activities and partnerships with external organizations, such as planetary health initiatives, reflect the school's outreach and community-education efforts.
Career Counseling offers students career talks, fairs, and workshops to explore college and career options after high school, along with mentoring to support decision-making. Participation in MMUN develops leadership, public speaking, and negotiation skills. Guidance and Life Coaching support personal and social growth through age-appropriate programs and homeroom activities.
The Wellness Center provides resources for academic, physical, and socio-emotional needs, with learning specialists, life coaches, a guidance counselor, and a nurse. Physical Education emphasizes fitness, motor skills, teamwork, fair play, and culminates in term-end sport competitions. Earth Day and planetary health initiatives reflect the school's emphasis on wellbeing and environmental awareness.
Keys School Manila is a K‑12 program that operates a Diploma Programme (IB DP) within its College Prep track and also offers a local diploma pathway (Keys Diploma Program) alongside DepEd requirements. The school began in 2006 as Keys Grade School and was renamed Keys School Manila about seven years later as it expanded to a full K‑12 program. The campus is located in Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City, in Metro Manila. The program emphasizes inquiry-based, progressive education with an IB focus in the upper grades, and features language acquisition, STEAM-related activities, and literacy initiatives across the grades. The school illustrates its approach through events such as STEAM fairs and literacy celebrations, and it provides a range of interdisciplinary and language-related coursework within its IB and diploma frameworks.
