ACADEMIA de JULIA Victoria of Cavite
Academia de Julia Victoria is located at Buhay na tubig in Imus Cavite. I visited the school last week, because I want to help newly transferred homeowners here at Cavite who are looking for a new school for their kids this coming school year.
The first thing that I have noticed when I saw the school from the outside was that they have a nice parking area. The location of the school is cozy (they don’t have any nearby buildings). I also like the structure of the building, there is no 2nd floor that may be unsafe for young kids.
When I went inside, I have noticed that there are no stationary guards at the gate. There were parents or yayas waiting at the area though. They were the one who told me where the office is. I was impressed that the pathway are very clean, as well as the canteen, play area and the rooms.
There is a signboard outside the office to remove the shoes or slippers when you are going inside. I also checked the CR’s and again they are very clean. All rooms are air-conditioned.
The Play Ground is just besides the class room
The Canteen is also clean
They are using a Progressive Method of teaching. They are offering classes from Toddler to Grade school.
The medium of communication is English. The CR for the Toddler Class up to Kinder 2 are inside the classrooms. They also have a Meal Program where parents can avail to avoid the rush of preparing foods for their kids which cost P55.00 per meal (not sure if it includes the drink).
The class size is small which I like; it is only 15 students for one Teacher and one Teacher aid.
This is their Tuition Fee for school year 2014-2015:
Toddler/ Nursery/Kinder1: Cash P48,200 /Semi Annual P48,800 /Trimestral 49,400
Kinder2: Cash P49,345 / Semi Annual P49,946/ Trimestral P50,565/ Monthly (7mo.period) P 51,148
Grade 1-6: Cash P50,200/ Trimestral P50,600 / Monthly (7mo.period) P51, 204
*** Books, Uniforms, zebra bag are not included in the miscellaneous
I don’t know anyone who has been enrolled here so I can’t tell you more about what it’s like studying in this school. I like the look of the school and the class size but the Tuition fee is too high for me.
If you are interested and would want to check out this school personally, visit them at Academia De Julia Victoria of Cavite, National Road, Buhay Na Tubig, Imus, Cavite (or click their website here- acaddejuliavictoria.com)
UPDATE JUNE 2017:
I went back here last March 2017 to inquire because we planned to transfer my son. I have noticed a lot of improvement of the place. They moved the entrance to the right side and they now have a gym and a stationary guard at the gate. The parents can wait outside.
They also extended their classrooms at the back and they now cater to high school students. I still like that the building has no second floor. The canteen is way bigger and there’s more space for kids to play.
They told me that they can accommodate only 2 special kids (under mainstream program) per class so that they can better take care of their needs.
So after hearing that, I immediately ask for a schedule for my son’s assessment. I thought that the earlier we were assessed, the better we can get an available slot. The assessment fee was P1,500 for special kids and P500 for regular kids (yes triple mga bes!). But since I really like the school’s building (I’m afraid of heights and earthquake kasi), I paid for the assessment agad.
A friend was with me at that time, and she too was convinced (by me) to have his child assessed. We were given a scheduled time for that.
The assessment went fine, they said that Ren was able to answer most of the items correctly based on his level. This was his result.
But, they did not give me the price of the tuition fee because the person I talked to said she’ll still show my son’s exam result to the owner for evaluation. But she told me it’s double the price of the regular kids (so maybe around P120,000) They said they’re just going to text me for updates.
Ren was assessed month of March, but come April and then May and I still did not receive any feedback.
I already accepted the fact that they might not have a slot for my son. BUT, what made me furious was when I learned about my son’s school mate who also took an exam there (around month of May perhaps), then after his assessment the teacher told them that they don’t have staff to handle kids with special needs and that there is no slot for them. Why do they need to accept a kid for assessment and let them pay P1,500 if they knew they wont be able to accommodate them naman pala.
Nakakainis! Hindi naman pinupulot ang pera, hello?!
I texted them about my concern, and I did not get any reply at all. I can’t tell you what other parents told me about this school and I am just sharing what I have experienced but this is to give you a heads up on the things you need to pay besides the tuition fee and miscellaneous.
It’s really hard to find the perfect school.
I study there lol
We had a different experience with AJV. My son also had to undergo LEP and OT. It was expensive but I can see good progress in my son. In fact, when we brought him to his development pedia, he showed significant improvements. His pedia was so surprised at his developments that she decided to recommend AJV/Busy Thinkers to her other clients. I am grateful at how they show “malasakit” to my 2 sons. The teachers even send me sms if there are any urgent concerns with my sons. One teacher even paid for my son’s lunch when she noticed that my eldest left his baon at home.
Yes, there’s no such thing as perfect school… But as an educator, I recommend a school that follow the School of Tomorrow system (ACE). The tuition fee is affordable and yet the learner will enjoy the world-class education. There’s really a mastery–long-term retention of what the learner studied independently. Just search and find out for yourselves. No need to enroll your child in Kumon, as well… 😊
Mahirap kasi dyan walang PTA kaya mostly ng rules/policies/activities are in favor of the school.
Hi Mommy – your post is at the same time we were looking for my daughter’s school cause we just moved from Caloocan to Imus. if you’re to ask me, HUWAG PO DYAN. My daughter studied there since Grade 2 until 4 and I’m pulling her out na this SY. Nakathree strikes na. Ayaw kona.
1. Grade 2 – first week ng anak ko sa school. Kumuha ako ng official service for her, then nagulat ako nung tumawag yung adviser at 5:30PM at sinabi na what time ipipickup! Nasa ofc ako kaya nagpanic talaga ako. Ang sagot ng service, “pasensya na po Mam, nalimutan po namen.” Tama bang excuse yun? I left an FB msg for the school, but ang sagot after 2 weeks, “please refer this to our office personally.” Nakakainis, diba? Kahit empathy wala.
2. Grade 4 – Nagulat ako nung may nakasulat sa diary nya na need namin magbayad ng P380 para daw sa mga nakuhang food ng anak ko sa canteen. I was shocked cause I was not aware! Ilang beses pa kameng nagkapalitan ng notes sa diary with the owner, in the end, sinabi nila na wag na bayaran, sila na daw sasagot. Told them walang problem sa akin magbayad, pero sana di nila pinaabot ng ganyan kalaki at hindi ko sinasanay ang anak ko nangugutang. Di na sila sumagot.
3. This year – we were asked to consult a devped due to behavioral issues (disruptive,impulsive) pero dahil mahirap maghanap ng devped, dinala nila kame sa UP para pacheck sa dating prof ng may-ari, nagdonate ako ng 5K para sa consultation na walang writeup at nirefer ako sa psychiatrist na hindi daw licensed for my daughter’s suicidal thoughts. So i spent 3 weeks calling and praying for devped schedules kasi ginawa nilang requirement ang assessment for incoming Grade 5. Nakahanap ako, confirmed ADHD, at kumuha din ako ng Child Psychiatrist, both from MLA Doctors. Naguupdate ako sa school owner. Then came 29 July. We were shocked nung sinabi nila na need na ipasok sya sa Learning Enhancement Program that would require me to add 61K more on top of the 54K tuition, plus 10K more for their recommended psycho-educational assessment from their therapy center partner. Tapos pinapaOT din sa school nila for behavioral issues with 2K assessment at P600 per session. Nashock ako sobra kasi August 7 na ang pasukan nila tapos now lang nabanggit! Sana man lang sinabi agad ng mas maaga para nakapaghanda. Nakaka-off din yung owner nung nagsabi na ‘kayang-kaya nyo po yan parents, tsaka kailangan ko kasi bumili ng materials na gagamitin nila e.’ I asked them again yesterday na baka pwede Plan A muna kame (School + OT nila) para macheck kung magiimprove naman, then kapag hindi, tsaka namen pagusapan yan Enhancement program nila para mapaghandaan namen, then they said na required daw po tlaga. Grabe na tlaga. In my desperation i joined the AD/HD Society of the Phils closed FB group and aired my sentiments there. Di ko tlaga mapigilang maiyak sa support/advise na binigay ng org and the parents, malayong-malayo sa AJV. Akala nila pinupulot lang ng parents ng pera. Justification nila sa 61K na bayad is for their Maryland, US-experienced resource SPED teacher na pwede daw iconsult ng anak ko in case she has questions at sisilip-silip sa classroom. I have faith in my child, alam kong kaya nya given the proper OT sessions without paying this, but the school gave us no choice. Mukhang experimental pa sila dito, even to the point na sinabi nila na wag na daw kame magconsult sa devped at psychiatrist. E kahit kumuha ako ng devped at psychiatrist, hindi ako aabot ng 100k, sa kanila mukhang aabot ako ng 150K, inclusive tuition. At papano maeevaluate ng ayos ang anak ko after this program kung nagimprove nga, eh wala silang devped or any specialist? Sinayang nila ang pera at panahon namen, tapos sasabihin idisregard ang specialists na nakuha namen, sila na daw ang bahala. I asked them what are the chances na magiging effective tlaga ang program nila, but depende daw sa student and they said na ppwedeng magbayad ulit ako next school year in case hindi pa din magimprove.
I’m guessing these is what’s happening:
1. Kailangan humabol ng pangbayad ang may-ari sa pinatayong additional 3 floors sa bago nilang building.
2. Kung talagang concerned sila sa mga students nila, papayagan nila kame sa Plan A namen, pero mukhang mahal ang sweldo ng SPED Coor nila, sa amin lahat kukuhanin. Papaano pa kame makakahabol kung ganitong average wage earners lang kame ng husband ko? Kung mga March or April sana nabanggit, pwde pa e. Tapos ngaun pipilitin kame?
3. Nung Grade 2 and 3 ang anak ko sinasali nila sa interschool contests at nananalo, nung umayaw muna anak ko nung Grade 4 sa contests nila, wala na silang nakitang use sa anak ko? Matalino ang anak ko, honor pa dyan nung Grade 3, behavior issues lang na need iOT, pero dahil pera ang habol nila, wala silang pakialam.
4. Your last blog update was June 2017. Mukhang hindi pa nila naplan ng maayos yang Learning Enhancement Program nila for special kids kaya di ka nila masagot. Alam ko laging umaalis ang mga teachers nilang magagaling after a year or so. Sila yung mga balak yata ilagay sa SPED nung owner.
Now, I will look for other schools near our area (also in Buhay na Tubig), and The Palmridge School was suggested to me in the FB group. San ngaun nakaenroll ang son mo? Baka may iba ka pang alam na good schools in the same fee range (54K-60k)? Alam kong proper OT lang ang need ng anak ko, at hindi ako magbabayad ng ganung kalaki sa sinasabi ng AJV dahil chronic ang ADHD, proper management lang ang kailangan nya, diba? Also, do you know any good OT centers for my child? Thank you so much for reading my comment. It’s lengthy, I know, but I need to release my thoughts to someone who I know can understand me. God Bless 🙂
Umalis na din kami dyan..my child was one the pioneer students nila. Noong small school palang sila to be honest maganda policy nla.pero kung kelan sila lumalaki papangit ng papanget..yun anak nun may ari medyo off makipag usap compare mo sa mayari mismo. Yun anak din nun kakilala ko mga foreign blood umalis na dyan.
I heard from some parents and even other schools that they are asking parents to invest in the school (worth 500K or 1M) so for sure mas lalong magiging magulo sila kung may mga shareholders din na papasok. I agree with you, may certain air nga yung anak ng owner.
Totoo yan napaka gastos na school yan. Before they even required us to buy the ipads from them (since e books sila) but lateron madami ata ng complain pumayag sila na they can bring their tablets and ipads if they already have. Required din ang mga kids to have zebra bags na di naman ginagamit talaga. Ang shoes nila..bukod sa black shoes at pe shoes may indoor shoes pa at needed white lang. Yun anak nung may ari pag may complain/issues ka palaban siya walang humility. Palibahasa siguro alam niya anak naman sya compare mo dun sa may ari mismo at sa mga staffs/teachers di naman perfect pero mas okay sila mag handle ng complains. May nag post nga dati sa lumang fb page nila. I heard pa nga today pati amount ng building na pinagagawa sinabi sa knila something 20M kaya wag silang ma dedelayed mag bayad ng fees.
I was told that they ceased the bringing of iPads dahil may nahulihan na nanunuod ng porn within the school grounds during break. It clearly shows na hindi sila handa sa ganitong cases at wala din silang technical expert within the school to foresee this incident. Yung white indoor shoes NEVER nagamit ng anak ko ng isang taon dahil yung classroom nila that time was semento lang ang sahig, pero pinabili nila kame haha. Magastos masyado, wala din silang breakdown ng miscellaneous nila. Halos kapresyo nila ang Colegio San Agustin sa Binan Laguna pero mas maayos ang enrollment dun. Nakaitemize lahat ng bagay. I think I saw that ONE STAR they got from a parent, sinabi not worth it. Tinanggal nga nila tapos sila-sila na lang yata ang naglalagay ng comments.
Try Trails in Salitran
Plus + on Trails. My daughter went there for 1.5 years. nag OT muna sya ng 6 months as required by her dev pedia and after a month may available nang speech therapist. Natapos namin ang OT and sobrang laki ng difference nya from last time. Nagkaaward pa sya na most improved student of the year. Kasi she was diagnose na may short attention span. After 6 months inalis ng school ang chaperone ng anak ko sa school and she can independently go inside the classroom on her own na and nakakatapos na sya ng activity on time. Today nangunguna pa sya to lead her classmates. She can also help her classmates during seatworks. We finished also speech therapy after 1.5 years kasi may mild speech delay also sya.
My first year in AJV was great but lateron just soso..aside from lack of parking space..
I have two kids who are in the Academia de Julia Victoria. One is Grade 5 and the younger one is Grade 1 this coming school year. So far, I am contented with the way the school has handled my kids. For working parents like us, we find it very helpful that the school has paid a very close attention to our kids. They would easily notice if there are behavior/academic concerns, hence these are immediately addressed (with us, of course!). I also like the way they try to balance kids development from academic to social to spiritual and kinetic skills. Moreso, the school, and this goes with the teachers, is very accommodating and would unselfishly share their time if we request an audience with them. Yes, the tuition fees may be “high” but we have the comfort in feeling that our kids are in good hands while my husband and I are at work. Our philosophy is that; most of our kids’ time are spent in school; the teachers and students are the ones they interact most of the time. We cannot compromise on the quality of time that they would spend there.
Hi po
Do u hv idea po ba abt st thomas aquianas institute of learning along buhay na tubig?
Hi Car,
I don’t know where is the school located, I will try to check it this April.
Do you have reviews about St. Alphonsus Ligouri Integrated School?
Thanks/
where is this school located?
Saint Alphonsus Ligouri Integrated School of Addas 2 is a good to very good school. They have won lots of awards to prove their quality.
I am not sure about their tuition fee though.
Thank you for th effort of researching and doing the occular inspections of the schools in Molino, Bacoor.
It helps us a lot working parents to decide what school is best for our Son. I will visit Harrel and Academia de Julia this weekend.
Thank you… Keep it going…
Thank you so much for the info! I’ve been sending them emails and also tried to register on their website but I haven’t received a response. Your article covered a lot of my questions. Thanks!
Oh, do you know if they’re offering summer courses for kids?
I don’t know if they have a summer program, but if you want, you can check out my son’s school near the area too. It is also a progressive school, click this link- http://mommylevy.com/2013/06/creative-education-for-life-learning-cell-school-cavite.html