As Foundation University High School prepares to reinvent itself as Foundation Preparatory Academy (FPA), its roots of fostering individual holistic development and generating global critical thinkers remains the same. FPA has enthusiastic teachers, a great learning environment and a unique FPA spirit. With the advent of the Senior High School Program of the Department of Education, FPA has to revitalize its academic brand.
In its quest for excellence in mind, body and character, Foundation Preparatory Academy’s Senior High School utilizes iPad as the choice medium of instruction for Senior High School.
Chris Calumba, FPA Grade School Principal, has this to say. “The adaptation of the iPad as an instrument of learning, a completely portable learning tool, takes the process of the delivery of educational material to the students and learning and mastery of concepts by the students to a whole, new level. There has been a transformation in the classroom and to illustrate a few of the unique features of the iPad in the classroom are the following:
– Through the iPad, teachers are able to connect with students beyond the walls of the classroom and campus.
– Through the iPad, information is more readily available thru the millions of data sources on the internet. Of course reliability of this data can be questionable, but at FU many of these sources are screened prior to distribution to the students
– Teachers can work interactively with the students thru the use of widely available apps and also thru apps/ebooks that have been produced at FU.
– Most of us are visual learners whereas present, traditional methods of teaching are not conducive for visual learners. The iPad being a graphic tool very much supplements the innate capability of visual leaners. Hence the end result is that the students can comprehend better and apply the concepts presented in all the lessons.”
The value of iPad learning lies on relevance, comprehension and understanding of what the future holds for all, be it students, teachers or parents.
For FU, the iPad Program has secured a better and stronger foothold in educational setting at the Foundation Univerity Grade School & High School, and very soon in our Senior High School.
The design, portability, and practicality of the iPad have made it an indispensable tool for the learning toolkit of students. With the presence of iPads in the classrooms and on campus, teachers and parents have seen and realized noticeable changes to the demeanor and abilities of the students thereby better securing a successful future for our citizenry.
Education is an incredible journey and enrolling in Foundation Preparatory Academy’s Senior High School is an even more incredible journey.
Allow FPA to take you there.
For Senior High School, FPA offers all four tracks namely the Academic Track, Technical-Vocational Track, Arts and Design Track and the Sports Track.
Under the Academic Track, a student can choose from four strands: General Academic Strand; Accountancy, Business Management; Humanities, Social Sciences; and the Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics.
For the Technical-Vocational Track, FPA offers three strands- Home Economics, Information and Communications Technology, and Industrial Arts. Each strand has bundles of specialization to choose from. HE Strand has two bundles:
Bundle A composed of National Certificates II for Bread and Pastry Production (141 hours), Cookery (316 hours), and Food and Beverage Services (356 hours); and
Bundle B with NC II for Travel Services (328 hours) and Housekeeping (436 hours).
ICT Strand has three bundles:
Bundle A with NC II in Computer Systems Servicing (280 hours), and Computer Programming (400 hours);
Bundle B with NC II for Animation (516 hours) and Illustration (250 hours); and
Bundle C with NC II in Technical Drafting (390 hours), and Illustration (250 hours).
Industrial Arts has one bundle with NC II for Electrical Installation and Maintenance (402 hours) and Carpentry (250 hours).
Gearing up for the full implementation of the Senior High School Program, FPA has revitalized its culture of learning. FPA has increased its room count- each airconditioned with state-of-the-art audiovisual systems suitable for any presentations.
All technical-vocational laboratories are industry-grade and are fully equipped and teachers are trainer qualified duly certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.
FPA’s Greyhound Garden- a sports facility especially designed for athletes has three basketball courts easily convertible to be used for sepak takraw, volleyball, futsal and badminton. To complete the list is a football garden, male and female locker rooms, a climbing wall, kettle bell facility and a dance studio.
FPA is run by a 32-kilowatt on-grid solar project- the first among institutions in Dumaguete.
Foundation Preparatory Academy’s goal is to move up a couple of notches to be of international caliber. Presently, the University Grade School and High School caters to children of Expats especially Europeans. Most European schools are social in nature and require international baccalaureate degrees, which will qualify students to enroll in European colleges and universities.
FPA through the international baccalaureate program will prove to be challenging and difficult for students but will definitely develop their level of intelligence.
“At FPA, we have redefined what teaching and learning needs to be in the 21st century. You have an opportunity to engage with learning to a degree never before experienced and to see teachers engaged and motivated with their craft to a degree never before acquired,” said University President Victor Vicente “Dean” Sinco.
He added, “Foundation Preparatory Academy is more than just a building and an education. FPA is the best example of an effort to promote quality and advanced education that allows students to have access to, and not to be deprived of, leading edge teaching and learning methodologies.“
Your iPad awaits!
