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What was the primary form of education for children during the pre-colonial period in the Philippines?
What was the primary form of education for children during the pre-colonial period in the Philippines?
Which religious order in the Philippines opened a parochial school in Cebu in 1565?
Which religious order in the Philippines opened a parochial school in Cebu in 1565?
What did Spanish missionaries introduce to the Philippines as a part of their educational initiatives?
What did Spanish missionaries introduce to the Philippines as a part of their educational initiatives?
In what century did the Jesuits establish a school in Bataan, Philippines?
In what century did the Jesuits establish a school in Bataan, Philippines?
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How did most communities pass on stories, songs, and medicinal practices during the pre-colonial period?
How did most communities pass on stories, songs, and medicinal practices during the pre-colonial period?
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What was the first colegio established in the Philippines?
What was the first colegio established in the Philippines?
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Which school was meant to prepare girls for secular womanhood?
Which school was meant to prepare girls for secular womanhood?
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Who is sometimes referred to as the 'Patriarch of Filipino Printing'?
Who is sometimes referred to as the 'Patriarch of Filipino Printing'?
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What was the title of Tomas Pinpin's famous work meant to help Filipinos learn Spanish?
What was the title of Tomas Pinpin's famous work meant to help Filipinos learn Spanish?
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Which script was sometimes used in addition to Latin for printing books in the Philippines?
Which script was sometimes used in addition to Latin for printing books in the Philippines?
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Study Notes
Education in the Philippines
- The first colegio was Universidad de San Ignacio, founded by the Jesuits in Manila in 1589, which later became part of the University of Santo Tomas, College of Medicine and Pharmacology.
- Colegios were equivalent to present-day senior high schools, and were opened for boys.
- Girls had two types of schools: beaterio, which prepared them for the convent, and another that prepared them for secular womanhood.
- The Spanish introduced printing presses to produce books in Spanish and Tagalog, sometimes using baybayin.
- The first book printed in the Philippines was a Chinese language version of Doctrina Christiana in 1590.
- Spanish and Tagalog versions of Doctrina Christiana were later printed in 1593, in both Latin script and baybayin script.
- Tomas Pinpin, a Filipino printer, writer, and publisher, wrote "Librong Pagaaralan nang manga Tagalog nang Uicang Castilla" in 1610 to help Filipinos learn the Spanish language.
Pre-Colonial Period
- During the pre-colonial period, most children received vocational training supervised by parents, tribal tutors, or those assigned to specific roles within their communities.
- Stories, songs, poetry, dances, medicinal practices, and advice on community life issues were passed down through oral tradition.
- Some communities used a writing system known as baybayin, although other syllabaries were used throughout the archipelago.
Spanish Period
- Formal education was introduced to the Philippines by the Spaniards, conducted mostly by religious orders.
- The Spaniards taught Christianity, the Spanish language, and Spanish culture upon learning the local languages and writing systems.
- The first schools and universities were opened by religious orders as early as the 16th century.
- The Augustinians opened a parochial school in Cebu in 1565, followed by the Franciscans in 1577, the Jesuits in 1581, and the Dominicans in 1587.
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Explore the educational practices during the pre-colonial period, where children received vocational training supervised by parents and tribal tutors. Learn about how knowledge was passed down through oral tradition and the roles of specialized individuals like the babaylan in communities.
