THE PHILIPPINE CURRICULUM

DATE CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION

1 BEFORE 1521 PRE - SPANISH Aims of Education: Survival, Conformity,
and enculturation
Type of Education: Informal – Practical
Training
2 1521 - 1896 SPANISH DEVISED Aims of Education: Promote Christianity,
and Spanish language
Type of Education: Formal Religious
Education
3 1898 - 1935 AMERICAN Aims of Education: Teach Democracy,
Separation of the state, and church, public
school system
Type of Education: Formal which focuses
on 3R’s, Good Moral, Hygiene, Sanitation.
And English as medium of Instructions.
4 1935 - 1946 COMMONWEALTH Aims of Education: Develop Moral
Character, Vocational efficiency,
preparation for independence
Type of Education: Formal and vocational
Education
5 1941 - 1944 JAPANESE Aims of Education: Love of labor. Military
training
Type of Education: Formal Education and
vocational training
6 1944 - 1946 LIBERATION Aims of Education: Morality,
Responsibility, helping the community and
culture heritage
Type of Education: Formal and vocational
Education
7 1946 - 1972 PHILIPPINE 3rd Aims of Education: Appreciation of
REPUBLIC culture, Preservation of cultural heritage,
use of Filipino books and literature,
Bilingualism
Type of Education: Formal and vocational
Education
8 1972 - 2012 NEW SOCITY (BEC) Aims of Education: Love of country, duties
of citizenship, self-discipline
Type of Education: Formal and vocational
Education
9 2012 - PRESENT K+12 (EBEP) The Implementation of K+12 system. And
need to compete in international