We are thrilled to announce that St. Mark Integrated School has successfully passed the Department of Education's (DepEd) rigorous March 20, 2024 surprise inspection for compliance with DepEd regulations, processes, and quality assurance. This milestone is a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence in education.

Our dedicated team ensures that every document, every process, and every protocol meets and exceeds the standards set by the Department of Education. This achievement is a reflection of our collective effort and dedication to providing the highest quality of education to our students.

As we celebrate this remarkable achievement, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our faculty, staff, students, and parents for their support and trust in our institution. Together, we have proven that with hard work, dedication, and a commitment to excellence, we can achieve great things.

St. Mark Integrated School remains steadfast in its mission to nurture and develop well-rounded individuals who are ready to make a positive impact in the world. We look forward to continuing this journey of excellence with each and every one of you.

With our strong home-school partnership, SMIS continues to reach new heights and live by our commitment to excellence.

Meet SMIS admin:
www.smis.edu.ph/meet-smis-admin
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DepEd recognition:
www.smis.edu.ph/deped-certifications

How does SMIS implement FLEXIBLE AND SEAMLESS face-to-face classes, online classes, and modular classes per school day?

Simple.

Same teacher per subject per school day.

Same lesson per subject per school day.

Same teacher will handle each learning mode per school day.

SMIS? Innovative. Flexible. Pro-active. Relevant.

SMIS HOMEschooling allows parents to customize their child's learning. The school will send weekly learning packets online, so parents and guardians can help their kids with schoolwork anytime and from anywhere. Grades 4 to 10 students can study independently with our 24/7 teacher assistance.

SMIS always encourages our HOME learners to attend online activities and events. HOME learners can also show their talents virtually. All their outputs in our events, such as Buwan ng Wika, English Month, etc., are uploaded to our Facebook page.

In addition to the flexibility and features of the HOME program, learners in HOME plus can join online classes five times a week. 

Our online classes are not parallel or simultaneous to our onsite classes. We have a set time purely for online classes so that teachers can tailor instruction and activities to the needs of our HOME-plus learners.

SCHOOL learners can choose at least one learning mode per school day: onsite/face-to-face classes, online classes, or modular.

In case of emergencies at home, in the community, or country, Markians, parents, and the school admin can shift to online learning, ensuring the safety of SCHOOL learners and continuity of education.

Most parents are busy; sometimes, students cannot go to school because of unforeseen circumstances; our SCHOOL program ensures that students' interaction occurs, both onsite and online, five times a week.

Through its homeschooling certification, the Department of Education (DepEd) lets SMIS offer two school years of continuous or uninterrupted distance education (online classes and modular/homeschooling) in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025!

We got DepEd onsite and distance education recognitions because SMIS offers and has plans for high-quality in-person and online classes.

Congratulations to our educators-school owners, Sir Noli Calderon, Ma'am Riza Calderon, and Sir Dom Calderon, who have complied with and submitted the quality-assurance requirements of DepEd.

Full distance learning, full face-to-face classes, and blended learning are all part of SMIS schooling! We will apply for homeschooling reaccreditation in the years to come!

SMIS will always provide flexible, proactive, and relevant education to our fellow citizens worldwide!

www.smis.edu.ph/deped-certifications

Know more about the architects of SMIS' education:
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www.smis.edu.ph/meet-smis-admin

It's essential to tell the difference between "education" and "schooling" when talking about or defining quality. Some of the literature does make this distinction, but a lot of it mixes these two ideas, sometimes as if they were the same thing. This may be especially true for people who work in the "quality management" paradigm, where "institutional effectiveness" is often used as a synonym for "quality of education." 

Even though it's a bit old, Hirst and Peters' (1970:19) broad definition of "education" is an excellent place to start to make the distinction. They say that education is "the process of bringing out the best in people." No one can agree on the end of "desirable qualities" or what they are. We want to make the point that you must understand these educational goals before you can think about quality in detail.

On the other hand, schooling is about providing the service of "education," which means educating young people through institutionalized and universalized "organized" learning. At the beginning of the 20th century, everyone getting a "basic education" was seen as a big step forward for both individuals and society. However, this idea is still hotly debated regarding what it means and how it should be interpreted.

Sayed's (1997) argument that the idea of "quality" in education is vague and often used but never defined is based on the importance of this distinction. He discusses how its meanings reflect "different ideological, social, and political values." By criticizing some of the most important ways to improve the quality of education, Sayed shows what he calls the value bases of any framework for improving the quality of education. Using the work of Bunting (1993), he says, "Quality in education does have a bottom line, and that line is set by the goals and values that make education a fundamentally human activity."

​The clear implication is that the ends or goals of an institution/school for the students must be the starting point for our understanding of the idea of quality in education so that we don't "reify the practice of education" and turn it into a technical activity that is static and unaffected by context and circumstance. 

Here at SMIS, our objectives for our students are clear, we want them to be independent and holistically developed by having quality teachers, excellent facilities, and small class sizes, and we are proud to have achieved these for 27 years! We define and meet our definition of quality education.