We are alumni and friends of All Saints Mission
School of Mountain Province, Inc., residing in the
United States and Canada.
The majority of us trace our indigenous roots to the
hinterland communities in the mountain ridges of the
Philippine Cordilleras in Northern Luzon, Philippines.
Our people have been conferred several names by
historians and/or civil authorities - i. e., Igorots,
Non-Christian Tribes, Cultural Minorities and now
“Cordillerans”.
Our people resisted more than 3 centuries of
subjugation attempts by Spanish colonizers and were
successfully brought under civil authorities only
during the American colonial government. This had
its heavy socio-economic costs for our people. We
were left behind in all facets of socio-economic
development: schools, roads and bridges, hospitals,
clinics, irrigation, electricity, piped water sources,
among other things.
Thanks in large part to the American and European
Missionaries who ventured into our hinterland
communities after the Spanish Colonial
Administration and introduced schools, hospitals and
clinics, among other aspects of western civilization.
Consequently, many Igorot children were able to
educate themeselves and leapfrog into the 20th
century as teachers, priests, engineers, nurses,
doctors, lawyers, accountants, economists, soldiers,
musicians, artists, you-name-it-we-have-it
professions.
During the last 15 years or so, however, the schools
established by the American Missionaries have been
overcome by developments adverse to their financial
viability. The proliferation of free public school, in
particular, siphoned a large segement of would-be
enrollees from Episcopal mission schools to public
schools throwing the former in dire financial deficits.
Some Episcopal mission schools have already been
closed and the Episcopal Diocese of Northern
Philippines have seriously considered closing their
few remaining schools.
We are supportive of current efforts to save All
Saints Mission School of Mountain Province, Inc.
[ASMIS] together with its sister Episcopal Mission
Schools. These schools have been, and can continue
to be, fountainheads of quality education in Ka-
Igorotan.
Dr. Dennis Faustino, the US Educated and current
headmaster of ASMIS and St. Mary’s School of
Sagada [SMSSI] has crafted development plans for
School of Mountain Province, Inc., residing in the
United States and Canada.
The majority of us trace our indigenous roots to the
hinterland communities in the mountain ridges of the
Philippine Cordilleras in Northern Luzon, Philippines.
Our people have been conferred several names by
historians and/or civil authorities - i. e., Igorots,
Non-Christian Tribes, Cultural Minorities and now
“Cordillerans”.
Our people resisted more than 3 centuries of
subjugation attempts by Spanish colonizers and were
successfully brought under civil authorities only
during the American colonial government. This had
its heavy socio-economic costs for our people. We
were left behind in all facets of socio-economic
development: schools, roads and bridges, hospitals,
clinics, irrigation, electricity, piped water sources,
among other things.
Thanks in large part to the American and European
Missionaries who ventured into our hinterland
communities after the Spanish Colonial
Administration and introduced schools, hospitals and
clinics, among other aspects of western civilization.
Consequently, many Igorot children were able to
educate themeselves and leapfrog into the 20th
century as teachers, priests, engineers, nurses,
doctors, lawyers, accountants, economists, soldiers,
musicians, artists, you-name-it-we-have-it
professions.
During the last 15 years or so, however, the schools
established by the American Missionaries have been
overcome by developments adverse to their financial
viability. The proliferation of free public school, in
particular, siphoned a large segement of would-be
enrollees from Episcopal mission schools to public
schools throwing the former in dire financial deficits.
Some Episcopal mission schools have already been
closed and the Episcopal Diocese of Northern
Philippines have seriously considered closing their
few remaining schools.
We are supportive of current efforts to save All
Saints Mission School of Mountain Province, Inc.
[ASMIS] together with its sister Episcopal Mission
Schools. These schools have been, and can continue
to be, fountainheads of quality education in Ka-
Igorotan.
Dr. Dennis Faustino, the US Educated and current
headmaster of ASMIS and St. Mary’s School of
Sagada [SMSSI] has crafted development plans for
About Us and what we are trying to accomplish.
these schools patterned after International School,
Manila where he was once assistant principal. He is
being groomed to become headmaster of a
federation of Episcopal Mission schools north of
Baguio City; and, no doubt, he ambitions similar
plans for St. James School of Mountain Province, Inc
[SJSMPI] and St. Paul’s School in Balbalasang,
Kalinga [SPB].
We have been hopeful that there would be enough
parents who are willing to pay tuition fees if they are
convinced of the quality education their children
would be receiving. We are excited that this has
been the case for ASMIS. Notwithstanding the
increase in tuition fees, enrollment registered a
significant increase and for the 1st time in many
years, the school had been showing modest
surpluses from school year 2012-2013 up to the
present (SY 2014-2015).
We are excited that Philippine Department of
Education Officials have taken cognizance of Dr.
Faustino’s trail blazing efforts towards raising the bar
of quality education in Ka-Igorotan. They enlisted
him to join a team of experts to craft a curriculum
for the Philippine’s K-12 program. The program was
signed into law by President Benigno Aquino on May
5, 2013.
Since then, Dr. Faustino has been going all over the
Mountain Province School District training heads of
schools [both from the public and private schools] on
how to administer the K-12 program as well as
conduct seminars or worshops on best teaching
methodologies.
ASMIS and SMSS became training venues and
together with SJSMPI and three other public schools
were recognized as pilot schools of the K-12
program.
The realization of the ASMIS dream curriculum and
building will further cement ASMIS relevancy in the
quest for raising the bar of quality education in the
Mountain Province School District and the Cordillera
Administrative Region if not the entire Philippines.
For the sake of an economically marginalized
indigenouts people valiantly striving to catch up with
mainstream Philippine society and the rest of the
world, we appeal for your support in our efforts to
help realize the ASMIS dream curriculum and
building. You can read more about this in the “ASMIS
Page” of this website.
Manila where he was once assistant principal. He is
being groomed to become headmaster of a
federation of Episcopal Mission schools north of
Baguio City; and, no doubt, he ambitions similar
plans for St. James School of Mountain Province, Inc
[SJSMPI] and St. Paul’s School in Balbalasang,
Kalinga [SPB].
We have been hopeful that there would be enough
parents who are willing to pay tuition fees if they are
convinced of the quality education their children
would be receiving. We are excited that this has
been the case for ASMIS. Notwithstanding the
increase in tuition fees, enrollment registered a
significant increase and for the 1st time in many
years, the school had been showing modest
surpluses from school year 2012-2013 up to the
present (SY 2014-2015).
We are excited that Philippine Department of
Education Officials have taken cognizance of Dr.
Faustino’s trail blazing efforts towards raising the bar
of quality education in Ka-Igorotan. They enlisted
him to join a team of experts to craft a curriculum
for the Philippine’s K-12 program. The program was
signed into law by President Benigno Aquino on May
5, 2013.
Since then, Dr. Faustino has been going all over the
Mountain Province School District training heads of
schools [both from the public and private schools] on
how to administer the K-12 program as well as
conduct seminars or worshops on best teaching
methodologies.
ASMIS and SMSS became training venues and
together with SJSMPI and three other public schools
were recognized as pilot schools of the K-12
program.
The realization of the ASMIS dream curriculum and
building will further cement ASMIS relevancy in the
quest for raising the bar of quality education in the
Mountain Province School District and the Cordillera
Administrative Region if not the entire Philippines.
For the sake of an economically marginalized
indigenouts people valiantly striving to catch up with
mainstream Philippine society and the rest of the
world, we appeal for your support in our efforts to
help realize the ASMIS dream curriculum and
building. You can read more about this in the “ASMIS
Page” of this website.
