Multiple Intelligence International School (MIIS) is an international

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. The Main Campus of MIIS is located in Loyola Heights,

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, and the Upper School campus is located along

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, Quezon City, Philippines.

History

The Multiple Intelligence International School was first established as Child's Place Preschool in 1996, by Mary Joy Canon-Abaquin. It is the first educational institution in the

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that has based its approach on the multiple intelligence framework of Harvard-based cognitive psychologist,

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Child's Place is the preschool department of MIIS that caters to the Preschool Child from 2 to 5 years. The Multiple Intelligence International School (Grades 1-8) was founded to serve Lower and Middle School students. MIIS Upper School (Grades 9-12), was founded in 2007. In 2012, music researcher Pamela Costes-Onishi conducted a study that evaluated MIIS' Music Education curriculum with that of the

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and found that it had distinct differences in approach and pedagogy. In 2016, MIIS celebrated their 20th founding anniversary.

Academics and Curriculum

MIIS does not conform to traditional modes of Philippine education. Following Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory, MIIS focuses on eight intelligences among their students. The

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program covers 6 years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School. MIIS is aligned with the

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standards for the enhanced K-12 program. The school has been acknowledged as a leader in youth entrepreneurship in the Philippines. On September 23, 2019, MIIS partnered with Smart Communications to hold the Youth Innovation Challenge, at the

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Campuses

MIIS is located in two campuses in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, near

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and the

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. The Main Campus, located in Escaler Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, houses the Child's Place Preschool and Lower and Middle School. The Upper School is located at Elizabeth Hall, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City.

Council of International Schools Accreditation

In 2018, MIIS was given accreditation by the Council of International Schools. MIIS was the fourth international school in the Philippines to attain CIS accreditation at the time.

References

External links

Multiple Intelligence International School
{{International schools in the Philippines Educational institutions established in 1996 International schools in Metro Manila Schools in Quezon City 1996 establishments in the Philippines