⌛ Schools and Education in Dumaguete

Would be interested to learn about the availability of Schooling for Children and Senior students in Dumaguete.

 

for children, there are a couple of kiddie learning centers here.

for senior citizens, what do you have in mind? regular or short-term courses? if the latter, most schools offer them during summer. some might be outright available if there are enough students that meet the minimum quota.

 

there are also evening-classes for "working" citizens who wanna finish their highschool or college.

cheers

Rhoody

 

Spectre/Rhoody.
I was thinking about a course in Tagalog for people like myself, but also early learning.(just encase!)
Seriously...also for people with young families considering moving to Dumaguete.
thanks
regards john boy

 

Hi John boy (swany here),

Aren't you also interested in learning our dialect (visaya)? Just a thought because you are in the visayan island. Tagalog is mostly spoken in Luzon. But if you prefer to learn tagalog it's your prerogative. Keep smiling.

 

Hi Swany
My Education has just started...thanks
Naturally one should learn the Local dialect (but I was told that Tagalog was to become the National Language):o
happy days...john boy

 

not sure about schools though because the language classes they have are usually from english to some foreign language like spansih, mandarin, french, etc.

you could try hiring Filipino teachers or anyone good at speaking Filipino/Tagalog for a private class.

 

JB, Filipino (based on Tagalog, with influences of other PI-dialects) is the official language of the PI since years, it is just that nobody in the Visayas and Mindanao gives a blo@#$ d*mn sh@# what the government in Luzon decides...
Kids have Filipino in school, if you don't mind of using this books it is easy to hire a teacher from that schools to teach you Filipino, they are happy to earn some extra peso. It starts really from the beginning and I enjoyed going through the first couple of chapters with my little one...

cheers

Rhoody

 

Tagalog is the common national dialect which allows native speakers communicate no matter where they are. It is widely understood in the Philippines. However it is my belief it is a dying language, why? because we now have Taglish, if you listen to TV you will hear it, if you use an ATM you will be asked if you wish to read it. English is supplanting the Tagalog dialect,(as well as others including Visayan). Many native speakers are losing words in native dialects and learning English replacements.
Since Visayan is not taught in schools the tradition is an oral, not written one. You will learn it only by listening and speaking it. Tagalog is codified and the grammer is available readily in print.

There are two Montessori schools and many other private educational institutions here for preschool children.

 

Thanks Folks for the information
Heritage is still most important and something to be proud of I hope that the local dialects don't fade away. cheers JB