The Apo Learning Village did that in an environment where grades and honors system take a backseat, and mastery of learning is prioritized, said Ana Maria Siapno-Gualberto, who is president of the board of directors of the school.
“That’s learn Math, then K-pop, then Science,” Siapno-Gualberto explained. “We mix. It’s the same when we teach Math: Experientially, we measure, jump.” When BusinessMirror visited the school for an interview, it witnessed a small class where a female duo performed a classical song in the schoolgrounds amid tailored grass under a mango tree.
The Lutheran Church offered the space, with the assurance that it would renovate the multipurpose hall and the classroom for the school use. Its transfer, however, came with a tradeoff during the difficult Covid-19 contagion: From 80 students in the final year of its stay in Juna, the school learners’ population halved.