St. Francis of Assisi School (SFAS)

I appreciate this school so much. Mon to Thursday, they focused on academics while every Friday, its all about clubs, music and arts. I like how they have a daily recorder. The student ratio is good. More focus for the teacher to educate. We are only 10 in the class as of this writting. Yes, they would ask students to bring money but its for their exams which is 3 pesos only. I cant complain coz the tuition is not expensive. Every school activities, everyone is given an opportunity to participate and showcase their talents. I know a lot of people who came and graduated from this school. They are doctors and lawyers now. All i hear from them are praises about this school.

For the most part, I think the school is meh. There are things that are NEEDED to be heavily worked and improved upon. As someone who is a student here, my main issue that kind of saddens me is how they try to reinforce the significance of grades to a stressful level. It feels like school events and activities assigned in this school are something people such as students are required to do, or else they'll fail. "This is part of your grading and you are required to participate or else you will have no score for your *insert subject*" That sort of thing decreases the fun for pupils. I believe you can take steps to make the most out of your time here in this school, and make it memorable for you. Fortunately, I have experienced those times. Few teachers here are alright and are not so bad. One of them is exceptionally understanding and uplifts their students whenever they have a hard time. And the teachers here also balance their teachings with compassion and firmness/strictness. And even the ones who may seem strict inside the room are actually chill when they're out of the classroom. I think the good thing about this school is when you can open up to teachers about the things you struggle in this certain field from school. Some of them can be pretty understanding and because of how small the school is, they can have the time to speak to you compared to huge universities/schools where teachers are busy and might not be able to attend to their students and guide them. If you ever come here to this school, please treat the staff with respect and give them treats, snacks, coffee, or a meal whenever they've done something huge for you like fixing up theater curtains, a fallen rope from a tall flag pole, or such. And for the love of this world- DON'T LITTER AT SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE IT!! Feel bad for the staff, man. And clean after your messes inside the classroom and the campus!!! Also side-eyeing the students who let only few members do most of the work. I really hope more teachers from this school can be strict on these kinds of pupils as not every students who do a lot more than they should are confident enough to voice out their issues

I give it one star only out of pity. This school preaches to and scolds its students almost on a daily basis. They preach about good manners and respect for people. Nice if they themselves practice what they preach. Problem is they don't. They know very well that they are in a residential area but they never really cared about their neighbors. Very early in the morning, at times even 3 am, they roll out and tumble their big trash bins making loud noises thus waking up people who deserve a much needed rest. If you call them and ask if they could minimize their noise they will just ignore you and often tell you that it is not their problem. Then often at night they allow a group of young people to stay in the waiting area in their parking lot opposite the school. These group of young people are very noisy and stay up very late. Sometimes the school guard even joins them. Again it is useless to complain because they will just ignore you.

For six years, which is my whole elementary and I can say my teachers are very religious.. but for some reason you can see that they are dedicated to teach their students. The worst thing is that they increase the tution fee every year and sometimes they ask some big amount of money for unnecessary things. For that I was forced to transfer school by then. I really had a good time with my friends there and my advisors who we're really my second parents.

As of right now, I can't speak out against certain school policies (like caffeinated gal) because I still haven't left. In the meantime, chicken katsu, rice, and 3 siomai