O. B. Montessori Center

O. B. Montessori Center

Operation Brotherhood Montessori Center Incorporated (sometimes known as "OB Montessori Center Inc." or "OBMCI") is an Italian-based school in the Philippines named after Maria Montessori. It was founded by Preciosa S. Soliven [ [http://www.deped.gov.ph/private/private.asp?sec=&action=edit&iID=1356&type=private Department of Education of the Philippines] Retrieved on 20 August 2007.] , wife of journalist and publisher of "The Philippine Star", Maximo V. Soliven [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=57292 ABS-CBN Interactive - Max Soliven passes away] Retrieved on 20 August 2007.] . It has pre-school, elementary, high school and college levels and is the first school in the Philippines to use the Montessori method. fact|date=August 2007

Curriculum

The school offers many subjects that can't be found in other schools, like agriculture, botany, zoology, leadership training, scouting and values education. Geometry can be studied by students starting from casa (pre-school).

Students are asked to memorize "God Give Us Men" by Josiah Gilbert Holland.fact|date=August 2007 There are a set of songs entitled "A Woman Called Freedom", with "A Woman Called Freedom #6" being the most popular.fact|date=December 2007 These were patterned after a play about Maria Montessori's Life done in OB Greenhills.fact|date=August 2007

chool hymn

The school hymn is the OBMCI hymn. The chorus portion of the hymn retains an error in school publications with the word aim being spelt as aid. fact|date=August 2007

Branches

*Main campus: Greenhills Branch; Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila
*Other branches:
**Santa Ana Branch; Santa Ana, Metro Manila
**Las Piñas Branch; Las Piñas, Metro Manila
**MacArthur Branch; Angeles City, Pampanga

Notable alumni

* Lea Salonga fact|date=August 2007
* Rico Blanco fact|date=August 2007
* Aiza Seguerra fact|date=August 2007
* James Yap fact|date=August 2007
* Gloria Macapagal Arroyo fact|date=August 2007

References

External links

* [http://obmontessori.edu.ph/ Official site]


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