Saint Paul American Christian School Clark, Philippines Dr. Cheryl Bostrom

Saint Paul American Christian SchoolClark, Philippines

Dr. Cheryl Bostrom

Mission Statement Saint Paul American Christian School is an

American college preparatory school that provides a 21st century leader’s education based on the Christian worldview. Our goal is to raise global elites who will possess an evangelical mind, heart, and soul that will brightly lead the world. We will nurture our students to be witnesses of Jesus Christ just like Saint Paul who met Him and devoted his life to God’s work of saving the world.

Educational Target Our educational target is to develop future

leaders by motivating students to be competitive in an international environment. Students will be challenged by a strong U.S. curriculum provided by SPPS and a rigorous language, culture, and history curriculum provided by the Saint Paul American School in Clark, Philippines.

8 Students in the Elementary School Korea China Philippines Iran Uzbekistan Great Britain Japan Canada

Typical Day in the Elementary School 6:00 Run once around the field (~1.5 miles) 7:00 Breakfast 7:15 Devotions with Pastor Dave 7:30 Period 1: Language Arts 9:00 Snack 9:25 Period 2: Art 10:05 Period 3: Math/IT 11:00 Lunch 11:50 Period 4: Social Studies 12:30 Period 5: Tagalog (Filipino Class) 1:10 Recess 1:30 Period 6: Science 2:15 Period 7: Individualized Learning

Bloom’s Revised TaxonomyA Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Dr. Cheryl Bostrom

Classroom Observations Used pictures to teach vocabulary Fostered frequent interaction

between students Limited amount of teacher talk Elicited answers to questions from

other students

Encouraged creativity Designed activities for all learning

styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)

Used inclusive language Highlighted main ideas Defined idioms Built on existing student relationships Reminded students to speak English Moved around the room and provided

individual help Discussed ethics

Provided word wall to review lesson Kept students on task Demonstrated caring relationship with

students Asked open-ended checking questions Varied voice Modeled pronunciation Wrote notes on board Gave students responsibility Made the best of limited resources Engaged all students Repeated listening activities Paused to encourage progress Gave students a task while writing on

board Connected lesson with real-world Reviewed previous lessons

Challenges Communicating with parents

who don’t speak English

Holding parent-teacher conferences (Skype with translator)

Using technology in classroom Dealing with emotional issues

related to being away from home

Managing dormitories (older students)

Balancing dominant Korean culture

Speaking only English in the halls and classrooms

Managing multi-level classrooms

Accessing ELL materials Applying ELL instructional

techniques Appreciating business side of

school Fulfilling sometimes conflicting

expectations from Department of Education, Nacel, Filipino government, parents, and partners

Cultivating college culture referred to in mission statement