The three W’s and H of choosing school

In choosing a school for your children, especially for kids who are just starting to attend school, parents should consider a few aspects of the institution to be able to decide to which hands they are going to leave their children on.


• Where your family is – Start off your school search around neighborhood. Look for schools that are near your home through the school’s print brochures, official website or by visiting the place. Once you have learned which schools are nearer, start looking for schools which are a bit farther. For younger kids, schools that are accessible for an hour or less are advisable. Parents can transfer their children to a farther school once they are old enough to travel or live in a dormitory on their own.

• What they will learn – Schools differ in curriculum, or the set of courses a school offers for a particular grade level. One school may have a more advance curriculum than the other. Know the learning capacity of your children. There are kids who can handle harder subject matters at a young age, and there are also those who have limited learning capacity. Match your kids’ learning ability to the difficulty of the school curriculum.

• Who will manage them – Find out who makes up the school. Learn about their faculty and how able they are to teach. Mingle with the administrators, like the principal and the director, and even to the other employees like the security guard and the cafeteria personnel. See if these people are capable of handling students effectively.

• How they are going to learn – Visit the school and check if the place has everything that a student needs to learn. Essentials like blackboards or whiteboards, educational posters, books, and laboratory equipment should be present.


Another important thing when looking for the ideal school is to hear your kids’ opinion. The kids are the ones who are going to attend school after all, so they are the ones who can help their parents decide better. The schools, for their part, should continue poster, flyer or brochure printing and updating their website to promote their institution to potential students.