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Reedley International School
- Address: JOSOL Building, E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue, Libis, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Phone: +63 2 571-5291
- Email: ris@reedleyschool.com
- Website: [1]
- Map: [2]
- Overview
Reedley International School was named after Reedley College in Reedley, California The name “Reedley” comes from an American Civil War veteran, Thomas Law Reed, who settled in California during the Gold Rush in the 1800s and donated his own land for a railroad station site. [1]
The land was known as a nurturing land, where various fruits grow in immense quantities. Such nurturing was also evident in Reedley College.Saw it fit to establish the same nurturing community spirit here in the Philippines as it began operations for the Upper School in June 2000 in Libis, Quezon City, with a starting population of 80 students. In 2001, Reedley added Lower School Grades 1 to 4 and Middle School Grades 5 to 7 to its course offerings and moved to a more spacious, 1,200 sq. m. site in Pasig for its growing number of students and staff. [1]
In school year 2003-2004, the SCP (Small Class Program) was opened to help students excel in a very small classroom environment. SCP was offered in a satellite branch in the Ortigas business district. Then, in 2004, the Academic Program for Credit (APC) was further added to Reedley’s course offerings. APC, also located in the Ortigas branch, was a full academic course that aimed to help non-native English speaking students obtain school credits while maximizing their English learning. [1]
In school year 2006-2007, RIS moved to its new 3,500 sq. m. location in the JOSOL Building in Libis, Quezon City, consolidating and situating all of Reedley’s academic courses in one school center. APC was restructured and renamed as the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program in April 2007. The ESL Program is now a supplementary academic course that is taken before or after regular classes. It aims to address difficulties in listening, reading, writing, and speaking in English, which is the academic medium of instruction in Reedley. With a present population of 500 students, Reedley is able to serve over 17 different nationalities. [1]
RIS has been recognized and accredited by the Philippine Department of Education since the year 2000 and is a regular member of the Council of International Schools (CIS), along with International School Manila, British School Manila, and Cebu International School in the Philippines. It is also affiliated with of the National Association of Secondary Schools Principals, National Association of Elementary Schools Principals and the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools. [1]
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