MADRASAH ALIVE AND SPECIAL
INTEREST PROGRAMS
What is Madrasah?
- Refers to Muslim private schools with
core emphasis on Islamic studies and
Arabic literacy.
- It is a privately-operated school which
relies on the support of the local
community or foreign donors
particularly from Islamic or Muslim
countries.
- is the Arabic word of any type of
educational institution, secular or
religious whether it is for elementary
instruction or higher learning.
MADARIS
- The oldest educational institution in
Mindanao and it is recognized to be the
single most important factor in the
preservation of the Islamic faith and
culture in the Philippines.
ALIVE
A- Arabic
L- Language and
I- Islamic
V- Values of
E- Education
Note: these are two additional subjects for
learners taking up madrasah education program.
What is Madrasah education?
- Madrasah education is a comprehensive
program in private and public schools
that aims to provide appropriate and
relevant educational opportunities
within the context of Muslim cultures,
customs, traditions, and interests
through the integration of Arabic
Language and Islamic Values Education
or ALIVE in the basic education
curriculum.
- Pursuant to the 1987 Philippine
Constitution and Republic Act No.
10533, otherwise known as the
Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013,
the Department of Education (DepEd)
issues the enclosed Policy Guidelines on
Madrasah Education in the K to 12
Basic Education.
- In order to continuously improve this
programs and services for our learners,
this policy seeks to harmonize existing
DepEd issuances on Muslim education
with new provision for more effective
and efficient program development,
implementation, and evaluation.
- Additionally, this policy shall also serve
as the basis for the contextualization of
educational frameworks and the
development of the manual of
operations for the governance and
administrations of the MEP.
Three main subjects of Muslim Education
1. Quran (the holy book)
2. Hadith (saying of the prophet
Mohammed)
3. Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
3 General Descriptive types of Madrasah
1. Traditional or Weekend Madrasah
- Instruction is basically religious and it is
considered as non-formal education due
to these characteristics:
- Classes are held on Saturdays and
Sundays only or days agreed upon by
the teacher and the students.
- It does not have a formal curriculum.
- It is non-graded and may have multi-age
grouping.
- It only requires teachers as graduates of
a Madrasah or to be an IMAM (a
Muslim religious leader) .
2. Developmental or Formal Madrasah
- Offers hierarchically structured
education and sequential learning
generally attuned with the formal
education system. It operated like a
regular school where the students go
through Madrasah Edadi (Pre-school) to
Madrasah Sanawi (high school).
- The teaching concentrates on Islamic
religious and cultural subjects and
includes mathematics and science
courses with Arabic as a medium of
instruction.
- Since the Madaris do not implement the
standard curriculum of the Department
of Education, Madaris students lack
competitive skills required for
employment and not eligible for transfer
to regular schools. This is not
recognized and accredited by the
Department of Education.
3. Standard Private Madrasah
- Has been harmonized upgraded and
modified to become a component of the
Philippine education system through the
issuance of DepEd order No. 51 series
of 2004; prescribing the standard
curriculum for elementary public
schools and private Madaris
- Because of the lack of qualified ALIVE
teachers, insufficient salaries or
allowances, limited books, lack of
available classrooms for ALIVE class,
lack of supplies and instructional
materials, there were just less schools
that are implementing this.
SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS
 - A special interest school or special eligible to receive special education
program has activities that are a key services.
focus in the school and meet an 9. Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)
identified need. - Refers to the nontraditional education
- Are sustainable by the school over an program recognized by the Department
extended period of time. of Education which applies a flexible
- Provide students extra learning learning philosophy and a curricular
opportunities (that aren't usually delivery program that includes non-
available in the school). formal and informal sources of
SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM includes the knowledge and skills.
following:
1. Special Program in Journalism (SPJ)
- It is developed to enrich the experiences,
hone the journalistic skills and
competencies of student-writers and to
strengthen free and responsible
journalism.
2. Special Program in the Arts (SPA)
- Is a program by the Department of
Education (DepEd) for high school
students with potential or talents in the
arts, namely, music, visual arts, theater
arts, media arts, creative writing and
dance.
3. Special Program in Foreign Language
(SPFL)
- Aims to train students to acquire the
skills of listening, reading, writing, and
speaking of a particular foreign
language in order for them to develop
communicative competence.
4. Special Program in Sports (SPS)
- It is in line with efforts of the DepEd to
institutionalize a program that will
identify/discover students with potential
sports talents and train them for higher
level of athletic competitions.
5. Special Science Program (SSP)
- Is a special program which shall lay the
foundation for a career and/or support to
a career for learners with interest and
aptitude in Science.
6. Special Science Elementary School
(SSES)
- Is a research and development project
designed to develop students with higher
aptitude for science and mathematics
through the implementation of an
enhanced science and mathematics
curriculum at the elementary level.
7. Special Technology and Engineering
(STE)
- Is the flagship program for the
development of Science, Mathematics,
Engineering and Research in Special
Science classes.
8. Special Education Program (SPED)
- Is specially designed instruction that
addresses the unique needs of a student