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- Robert’s International Academy (SRIA) has accomplished so much since its establishment in 2004 as a TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) school, and opening its high school department for the first time in 2010.
“We started with only nine high school students in 2010,” Dr. Robert Galindez, SRIA president, told Panay News. “By 2011, we had a complete offering already, from Kinder to Elementary and High School, with nearly 100 enrolled in all.”
From humble beginnings SRIA and its students have garnered accolades and milestones in both creative and entrepreneurial endeavors, largely due to its enriched curriculums.
In 2014, St. Robert’s students Jessa Marie Tacadao, Henrich Matthew Chua, Renzo Ian Cancer, and Rayan Ahmad Barodi won a gold medal for Millennium Development Goals with their business pitch during the Student for the Advancement of Global Entrepeneurship (SAGE) World Cup held in Moscow.
By 2015, the same team claimed the top prize Grand Champion for Socially-Responsible SAGE in Seoul, South Korea. Just last year, the SAGE World Cup was hosted by the Philippines, with St. Robert’s International Academy running the competition.
Meanwhile, in the arts, the independent film “Impas” (“Settement”) – produced by Robertine Films, helmed by decorated Ilonggo filmmaker Elvert Banares, and starring SRIA students – was showcased at 13 esteemed film festivals here and abroad. Two other film projects produced by St. Robert’s International Academy were also met with similar fanfare.
St. Robert’s president Galindez attributes much of their success to the school’s unique “enriched” curriculums, all pioneered by SRIA.
“Our curriculum is different from the traditional curriculum,” he explains. “We offer a special creative arts curriculum in the elementary level. The basic prescribed elementary subjects are there, but we enriched it with creative arts courses.”
Meanwhile, SRIA’s junior high school department implements a special business high school curriculum covering the basic DepEd secondary curriculum enriched with vital business subjects. Entrepreneurship subjects are offered from Grades 7 to 10, along with classes on business management, accounting, and even Information Technology, furthers Galindez.
Finally, for senior high school, St. Robert’s boasts of probably the preferred private school of students from public high schools in the city, currently with 14 sections in the senior high department alone. St. Robert’s offers three strands – General Academic, Accountancy, Business and Management, and Information and Communications Technology – all designed to properly -equip its students with the right skills to notch lucrative jobs.
“We aim to prepare our senior high students for employment. Our Grade 12 students are deployed to the field for their practicum, and industry immersion with numerous industry partners,” adds Galindez. “This ensures that they will adapt to become better-suited for future employment.”
In the international arena, St. Robert’s has partnered with various institutions for its exchange programs for both its faculty and students with Suphanburi College of Dramatic Arts in Suphanburi, Thailand; Sekolah Mondial in Batam, Indonesia, and with Oishi Elementary School in Ageo City, Saitama, Japan.
Grounded on the vision: “Leading the way towards excellent, world-class, God-centered, and learner-oriented education,” St. Robert’s International Academy is leading the way when it comes to “enriched” education, molding students that can excel in their respective fields, while sweeping accolades and recognition along the way./PN
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