Brief HistoryWoodrose was the very first school established by PAREF, a non-stock, not-for-profit organization of parents who want to be fully involved in providing their children a Christian education. It started operations at a large, two-story house located at the corner of 10th and Gilmore Streets in New Manila, Quezon City in June of 1997 with 76 students ranging from Grades 1 to 5. A higher level was added each school year until the senior class in high school graduated in 1984.In 1981, the school transferred to its present permanent location in Ayala Alabang Muntinlupa City, following the donation to PAREF of a two-hectare lot from Ayala Corporation made possible by Enrique Jacobo Emilio Olgado Zobel. Now beyond its 30th year of operation. Woodrose enrolls over 1,000 students from Grade One to Fourth Year High School in the red brick buildings and lush green lawns of its campus.Over the years, Woodrose gained recognition as one of the best private school for girls in the country. Our students win recognition from other schools and other organizations for their achievements in oration, debate, essay composition, art, music, theater and sports. Our graduates have been accepted at local universities and colleges such as University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of Asia and the Pacific, University of Santo Tomas and Assumption College. Universities and colleges abroad have also counted some of our alumnae among their students. A number of our alumnae have shown academic prominence as well as competence in their chosen professions. Moreover, they have exercised concern for the social and moral welfare of various sectors in society through outreach activities and other socially oriented projects.Woodrose is recognized and approved by the Department of Education (DepEd) and has achieved level II status from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and University (PAASCU).School PhilosophyInspired by the teachings of St. Josemaria Escriva, a group of parents incorporated the Parents for Education Foundation, Inc. or PAREF in 1976 to address a common concern of providing children a holistic Christian education which addresses the development of the person in all aspects: physical, social, intellectual, moral, and spiritual ---in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility.Thus, PAREF established and promoted schools like Woodrose whose aim is to provide high academic standards supported by an intensive character development rooted in Christian values. PAREF education has a clear Christian identity: the synthesis between culture and faith and a solid Christian formation in pursuit of human maturity. This education is imparted in an atmosphere of love for the truth and a deep respect for the dignity and freedom of the person. Thus, students are taught not only to master the necessary knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in the workplace but also to form deep convictions that will help them to lead coherent Christian lives and to contribute positively as members of their family, Philippine society and the world.Woodrose believes that to effectively bring about the holistic education of the students, the school must collaborate with the parents in a deep and sustained way. Home-school collaboration is an inherent component in the PAREF philosophy of education. This educational philosophy is anchored on the Christian teaching that education of children is, first and foremost, the responsibility of parents. The collaboration between the home and the school is principally realized through the school’s Mentoring System. In this system, the mentor---a teacher or school staff---holds periodic chats with the student (mentee), and with her parents. Through these personal conversations, the mentor, the mentee, and her parents work toward realizing her (the student’s) total development.To support the parents and the school in successfully carrying out this task, Woodrose provides training and development courses that address the integral formation of parents and the teachers--the two most important agents of the children’s education. With these two agents’ formation properly responded to, the holistic education of children will come as a natural consequence.
Brief HistoryWoodrose was the very first school established by PAREF, a non-stock, not-for-profit organization of parents who want to be fully involved in providing their children a Christian education. It started operations at a large, two-story house located at the corner of 10th and Gilmore Streets in New Manila, Quezon City in June of 1997 with 76 students ranging from Grades 1 to 5. A higher level was added each school year until the senior class in high school graduated in 1984.In 1981, the school transferred to its present permanent location in Ayala Alabang Muntinlupa City, following the donation to PAREF of a two-hectare lot from Ayala Corporation made possible by Enrique Jacobo Emilio Olgado Zobel. Now beyond its 30th year of operation. Woodrose enrolls over 1,000 students from Grade One to Fourth Year High School in the red brick buildings and lush green lawns of its campus.Over the years, Woodrose gained recognition as one of the best private school for girls in the country. Our students win recognition from other schools and other organizations for their achievements in oration, debate, essay composition, art, music, theater and sports. Our graduates have been accepted at local universities and colleges such as University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of Asia and the Pacific, University of Santo Tomas and Assumption College. Universities and colleges abroad have also counted some of our alumnae among their students. A number of our alumnae have shown academic prominence as well as competence in their chosen professions. Moreover, they have exercised concern for the social and moral welfare of various sectors in society through outreach activities and other socially oriented projects.Woodrose is recognized and approved by the Department of Education (DepEd) and has achieved level II status from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and University (PAASCU).School PhilosophyInspired by the teachings of St. Josemaria Escriva, a group of parents incorporated the Parents for Education Foundation, Inc. or PAREF in 1976 to address a common concern of providing children a holistic Christian education which addresses the development of the person in all aspects: physical, social, intellectual, moral, and spiritual ---in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility.Thus, PAREF established and promoted schools like Woodrose whose aim is to provide high academic standards supported by an intensive character development rooted in Christian values. PAREF education has a clear Christian identity: the synthesis between culture and faith and a solid Christian formation in pursuit of human maturity. This education is imparted in an atmosphere of love for the truth and a deep respect for the dignity and freedom of the person. Thus, students are taught not only to master the necessary knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in the workplace but also to form deep convictions that will help them to lead coherent Christian lives and to contribute positively as members of their family, Philippine society and the world.Woodrose believes that to effectively bring about the holistic education of the students, the school must collaborate with the parents in a deep and sustained way. Home-school collaboration is an inherent component in the PAREF philosophy of education. This educational philosophy is anchored on the Christian teaching that education of children is, first and foremost, the responsibility of parents. The collaboration between the home and the school is principally realized through the school’s Mentoring System. In this system, the mentor---a teacher or school staff---holds periodic chats with the student (mentee), and with her parents. Through these personal conversations, the mentor, the mentee, and her parents work toward realizing her (the student’s) total development.To support the parents and the school in successfully carrying out this task, Woodrose provides training and development courses that address the integral formation of parents and the teachers--the two most important agents of the children’s education. With these two agents’ formation properly responded to, the holistic education of children will come as a natural consequence.
Brief HistoryWoodrose was the very first school established by PAREF, a non-stock, not-for-profit organization of parents who want to be fully involved in providing their children a Christian education. It started operations at a large, two-story house located at the corner of 10th and Gilmore Streets in New Manila, Quezon City in June of 1997 with 76 students ranging from Grades 1 to 5. A higher level was added each school year until the senior class in high school graduated in 1984.In 1981, the school transferred to its present permanent location in Ayala Alabang Muntinlupa City, following the donation to PAREF of a two-hectare lot from Ayala Corporation made possible by Enrique Jacobo Emilio Olgado Zobel. Now beyond its 30th year of operation. Woodrose enrolls over 1,000 students from Grade One to Fourth Year High School in the red brick buildings and lush green lawns of its campus.Over the years, Woodrose gained recognition as one of the best private school for girls in the country. Our students win recognition from other schools and other organizations for their achievements in oration, debate, essay composition, art, music, theater and sports. Our graduates have been accepted at local universities and colleges such as University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of Asia and the Pacific, University of Santo Tomas and Assumption College. Universities and colleges abroad have also counted some of our alumnae among their students. A number of our alumnae have shown academic prominence as well as competence in their chosen professions. Moreover, they have exercised concern for the social and moral welfare of various sectors in society through outreach activities and other socially oriented projects.Woodrose is recognized and approved by the Department of Education (DepEd) and has achieved level II status from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and University (PAASCU).School PhilosophyInspired by the teachings of St. Josemaria Escriva, a group of parents incorporated the Parents for Education Foundation, Inc. or PAREF in 1976 to address a common concern of providing children a holistic Christian education which addresses the development of the person in all aspects: physical, social, intellectual, moral, and spiritual ---in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility.Thus, PAREF established and promoted schools like Woodrose whose aim is to provide high academic standards supported by an intensive character development rooted in Christian values. PAREF education has a clear Christian identity: the synthesis between culture and faith and a solid Christian formation in pursuit of human maturity. This education is imparted in an atmosphere of love for the truth and a deep respect for the dignity and freedom of the person. Thus, students are taught not only to master the necessary knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in the workplace but also to form deep convictions that will help them to lead coherent Christian lives and to contribute positively as members of their family, Philippine society and the world.Woodrose believes that to effectively bring about the holistic education of the students, the school must collaborate with the parents in a deep and sustained way. Home-school collaboration is an inherent component in the PAREF philosophy of education. This educational philosophy is anchored on the Christian teaching that education of children is, first and foremost, the responsibility of parents. The collaboration between the home and the school is principally realized through the school’s Mentoring System. In this system, the mentor---a teacher or school staff---holds periodic chats with the student (mentee), and with her parents. Through these personal conversations, the mentor, the mentee, and her parents work toward realizing her (the student’s) total development.To support the parents and the school in successfully carrying out this task, Woodrose provides training and development courses that address the integral formation of parents and the teachers--the two most important agents of the children’s education. With these two agents’ formation properly responded to, the holistic education of children will come as a natural consequence.