For 16 years, the Learning Center Affiliates (LCAs) have successfully focused and delivered on both. Students play, discover and learn experientially while engaging their senses. And so far, 95 percent of the LCAs’ graduates who applied to top grade schools have passed with flying colors.
The LCAs comprise four schools in the Philippines: Greenmeadows Learning Center (GLC) in Greenmeadows, Quezon City (launched 1999), PLICA Learning Center in Sta. Rosa, Laguna (launched May 2008), Hills Learning Zone in Ortigas Center, Pasig City (launched September 2008), and Kinderfield Learning Center (KLC) on Scout Gandia, Quezon City (launched April 2009).
Much of the LCAs’ (GLC, PLICA, HLZ, KLC) success can be attributed to their integration of competitive, US-standard teaching methods, especially from the US National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the gold star in early childhood education in the US.
Patterned after NAEYC’s framework, the LCAs’ practice of developmentally appropriate education lets students effectively learn according to their age, and according to their own learning pace, as not all children develop at the same pace. For example, a two-year-old who is already verbal and a three-year-old who is not yet verbal would be taught differently. This individualized approach, applied both to students’ play-based and experiential learning and their academics, ensures that they fully learn and prepare themselves well for future big steps.
In terms of academic learning, the LCAs have a highly competitive curriculum incorporating Singapore Math and a highly credible and effective reading program that caters to the developing needs of each child. Subjects like these, their enrichment programs, language programs and the way they are taught effectively prepare students for the top big schools.
And, to ensure that students learn and develop well holistically, the LCAs have a strong homeschool partnership. LCAs provide a developmental goal chart for each child enrolled each semester based on the assessment of the child, and the coordinators and teachers meet with the parents and discuss the goals as a team. Parents are encouraged to play a role in supervising their child’s learning in simple ways at home and in daily life situations.
If you want your child to have the best of both worlds, to not just be academically prepared but also to learn and grow as a whole person—while having fun—inquire at or visit an LCA near you now to find out more.
Greenmeadows Learning Center (GLC) is inside Greenmeadows I Village Park, Quezon City; (02) 631-4898 / 0915-4488980 / 0919-2885847.
PLICA Learning Center is located across Paseo de Sta. Rosa, Medicard Bldg., Tagaytay Road, Sta. Rosa Laguna; (049) 502-7023 / 0998-5548101.
Hills Learning Zone (HLZ) is at 213 Parc Chateau Condominium, Garnet St. cor. Onyx St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City; (02) 638-7844 / 0917-8960046.
Kinderfield Learning Center (KLC) is located at 112 Scout Gandia St., Brgy. Sacred Heart, Quezon City; (02) 546-5398 / 0917-7053063 / 0920-9383926.