K-12 Curriculum Program

INTRODUCTION According to Emy Lacorte; a researcher, Philippine education system has been undergoing series of changes, modifications and improvement in the curriculum areas. Changes within the educational system have been constantly implemented by the Department of Education to adopt the Philippine educational system to the needs and demands of globalization. These were greatky experienced by the elementary and secondary teachers, especially in public schools. some of these changes were manifested in curriculum programs and activities, which include the use of different approaches and teaching strategies such as the Cooperative Learning strategy and he change of time allotment in the teaching of different subject areas, and lately the

This project is part of the Former President Simeon Benigno Aquino III’s Educational Reform Program. And it is believed that adding more years to basic education in the Philippines could help solve the problem of unemployment, keep up global standards and help Filipino students to have more time to choose the career that best suits their skills. The Philippines is the last country in Asia to implement the 12-year basic education program. Before the K to 12 Program, it was one of three countries in the world with a 10-year pre-university cycle (Angola and Djibouti are the other two).

For Filipino graduates to be able to compete globally and to adopt education standards that are recognized worldwide, the K to 12 Program was implemented through the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. 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

These are Languages, Literature, Communication, Mathematics, Philosophy, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Current content from some General Education subjects are embedded in the SHS curriculum. Each student in Senior High School can choose among three tracks: Academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood; and Sports and Arts. The Academic track includes three strands: Business, Accountancy, Management (ABM); Humanities, Education, Social Sciences (HUMSS); and Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM). Students undergo immersion, which may include earn-while-you-learn opportunities, to provide them relevant exposure and actual experience in their chosen track. Senior High School program helps every graduate to be ready to go into different paths – may it be further education, employment, or entrepreneurship. It helps students to be well- equipped with information, media and technology skills, Learning and innovation skills, effective communication skills, life and career