Beliefs and Philosophy

OUR BELIEFS

  • Families grow stronger when they actively and consistently participate in structured and productive activities together.
  • Children grow up with a healthy sense of identity when they have opportunities to learn about and appreciate their cultural background and heritage.
  • Youth can develop lasting friendships and support systems through positive shared growing up experiences.
  • Exploration and celebration of one’s cultural heritage instills a sense of ethnic pride and sensitivity to other cultures.
  • Cultural explanation should involve all the senses and incorporate movement, music, language, storytelling and art.
  • Parent reinforcement of IP lessons at home has a positive impact on a child’s cultural development.
  • Communities become stronger when they work toward a meaningful goal.
  • Strengthening IP strengthens our community.
  • Our community extends to students, parents, families, alumni, volunteers and supporters of IP.
  • Filipino community politics and interpersonal conflicts should not be allowed to interfere with the student experience at IP.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We believe that an understanding, appreciation, and acceptance of one’s cultural background and heritage will help prevent an identity crisis in the future. Involving children, parents, and peers actively and consistently in structured, productive activities which work towards the same goals and aspirations results in family bonding and lasting friendships.

Parent initiative and involvement have always been IP’s cornerstone, as well as the driving force behind its many years of existence, and should be strongly encouraged to continue.  Their support and reinforcement of classroom lessons at home and in the community show that they value the school goals and will have an impact on their child’s cultural development.

Students blossom under IP’s varied cultural offerings so that they remember the school fondly long after they leave it. IP gives students reasons to celebrate and be proud of their ethnicity. Therefore, IP develops alumni who want to share their pride in their culture, while simultaneously holding sensitivity to other cultures.