Southernside Montessori School, more commonly known for its acronym SMS is a private school in the Philippines

Philippines

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that offers Pre-School education up to High-School education. Currently, its campus is located along Katihan st. corner Camella 4 Homes at Brgy. Poblacion, Muntinlupa City.

History

Founded in 1988 by Nelia Barlis, it was once a small pre-school with a small faculty. Now, it has dramatically expanded to almost a faculty of 104 teachers and almost 3,000 students. The school lies beside the South Luzon Expressway and it is one of the best schools in the city. The School has undergone several expansions in terms of facilities. The head coordinator is Mr. Melvin dela Cruz. The school principal is Ms. Rosario T. Argana.

Curriculum

SMS follows the Montessori curriculum which is greatly exercised especially throughout the Pre-Schoolers. Pre-School has four levels unlike the usual NKP (Nursery, Kinder and Preparatory) system in most schools. Pre-schools levels in order are: Junior Casa (JC), Junior Advanced Casa 1 and 2 (JAC 1 and JAC 2) and Advanced Casa (AC).