Features of K to 12

1) Strengthening Early Childhood Education

Research shows that children who go through standards-based kindergarten
programs have higher completion rates than those who do not. Through
required pre-school, each child aged 5 years old will now gain access to early
childhood learning.

Students will learn letters, numbers, shapes, and colors through songs,
dances, and games using their mother tongue. This is a bold step toward
making Grade 1 students a reader and a way to get them ready for formal
schooling.

2) Making the Curriculum Relevant to Learners

Studies show that students grasp their lessons well if they can relate to them.
Thus, the new program will include examples, activities, songs, poems,
stories, and pictures based on culture, history, and reality. Added as well are
thoughts on issues such as disaster prevention, climate change, and
Information and Communication Technology or ICT.

Through relevancy, they expect the students to gain in-depth knowledge,

skills, values, and attitudes through continuity and consistency across every
level and subject.

3) Building Skill
Experts have proven that children learn lessons and a second language better
and are more active in class when mentors teach them in their mother tongue.
To build skill, learners must keep their ethnic uniqueness, values, and culture.
To do this, the program will use the child’s main language in studying and on
learning tools from kindergarten through third grade.

4) Ensuring Unified and Seamless Learning

In spiral progression, students first learn the basic concepts while they will
study the complex ones in the next grades. This lets them learn topics and
lessons that match their developmental and cognitive skills. As learners revisit
and share them over again, they strengthen retention and enhance mastery of
the topics and skills.

5) Gearing Up for the Future

The new program aims to guarantee college preparedness and brace
TechVoc education and training. This lets students choose their career path
based on talent, interests, and the school’s capacity. Their track choice will
define the subjects they will study in Grades 11 and 12.

6) Nurturing the Fully Developed Filipino

Beyond kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and senior high schools, each
K-12 graduate will be ready to move to different paths. It could be for
education, employment, or enterprise.

Where has K to 12 taken us?

K-12 Education Will Help Filipinos Gain a

Competitive Edge
Though Filipinos are known to be competitive in the international community, our current education
system hinders us in becoming more competitive among other countries. The K-12 education plan
offers a solution to that problem.

However, it is undeniable that there will be problems that arise as we implement the program, which
could include a lack of budget, classrooms, school supplies, and teachers. That said, the long-term
effects of K-12 education will be very beneficial to us Filipinos.
Therefore, we must support the K-12 educational plan to help improve our educational system and
our economy. Remember that change in our society starts with education.