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Academics

Grade School and High School Academics

Grade School academics

* Character Education ( Damer's Deeds)
* Language (Grammar, Composition and Speech)
* Reading (Vocabulary, Comprehension and basic literature)
* Mathematics (Basic Mathematics. Operations, fractions, decimals, basic geometry and algebra)
* Science (General Sciences)
* Christian Living (Religious Studies)
* Filipino (Filipino Grammar, Literature, Comprehension and Vocabulary) - taught in Filipino
* Sibika at Kultura/HEKASI (History) (Philippine History taught in Filipino Language)
* MAPE (Music, Arts, and Physical Education)
* Work Education (Home Economics)

High School academics

English

* Freshman - Philippine Literature, Grammar and Reading
* Sophomore - Afro-Asian Literature, Grammar and Reading
* Junior - English-American Literature, Grammar and Reading, Journalism, Basic Thesis Writing
* Senior - World Literature, Advanced Thesis Writing

Social sciences

* Freshman - Philippine History
* Sophomore - Asian History
* Junior - World History
* Senior - Economics

[edit] Mathematics

* Freshman - Algebra I
* Sophomore - Algebra II
* Junior - Geometry and Statistics
* Senior - Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry

Science

* Freshman - General Sciences
* Sophomore - Biology/study of life
* Junior - Chemistry
* Senior - Physics

Christian Living

* Freshman - Old Testament
* Sophomore - New Testament
* Junior - Church History and Sacraments
* Senior - Morality and Vocation

Filipino

* Freshman - Wide study of the Language and Literature, Ibong Adarna
* Sophomore - Intelligent study of the Language and Literature, Florante at Laura
* Junior - Literature and introduction to Rhetorics, Noli Me Tangere
* Senior - Rhetorics and Literary Analysis, El Filibusterismo

Technology and Home Economics

* Freshman - Home Economics (Culinary Arts, Sewing), Computer - Macromedia Flash, MS Office
* Sophomore - Drafting, Basic Electricity , Computer - HTML, Java Script
* Junior - Electronic Components and Assembly, Computer - Turbo Pascal,Turbo C
* Senior - Basic Accounting, Computer - MS Visual Basic, Microsoft Access Database Management

Citizen Advancement Training 1 Unit - Philippine Army

* Seniors - required graduation requirement for all seniors. Training is done under the supervision of the Army Reserve Command(ARESCOM)-Philippine Army National Capital Region. Optional course for aspiring CAT officers for freshmen up to junior high school students.
o The course includes:
+ Military discipline and courtesy
+ Weapons training and nomenclature
+ Basic First Aid
+ Map Reading
+ Camp Visits

Scouting is also offered as an extracurricular activity and not as an academic requirement.

Special Programs

* The Grade School's Levamen Program - for gifted students in the fields of Mathematics and Language.
* The High School's Enrichment Program - synonymous with the Levamen program.
* The remedial program - for students with difficulties in Mathematics and Science for both Grade School and High School Students.
* Grant-In-Aid Program (GIAP) - designed to provide scholarships to deserving students who wishes to enroll in the school but doesn't have the capacity to pay the yearly tuition fee increase.
* Summer Classes - for those who have failures in the past school year; sometimes done in other schools with close link to Notre Dame of Greater Manila.
* College Career Orientation - orientations are being given to the 3rd and 4th year students in preparation for college life. This includes talks from various alumnus of the school as well as the orientation from different colleges and universities of the Philippines regarding their admission requirements and undergarduate degree programs. Institutions that gives orientations to the students include, but are not limited to, are the following: De La Salle University-Manila, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, FEU-East Asia College, and several others.

Department of Education's RBEC curriculum

* Notre Dame of Greater Manila High School Sector currently adopts the Department of Education's Revised Basic Education Curriculum for its 1st year and 2nd year high school programs. It is expected that the curriculum will be fully implemented for all levels by SY 2009-2010. Extra-curricular activities are currently offered to the 3rd and 4th Year levels only.

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