There’s this old quote that says “writers are made, not born, and so are great business leaders.”
This is one of the goals of the Stockbridge American International School (SAIS) in preparing its young students to chase their dreams and to be more inclined to pursue their goals in the future whether to become ballerinas, astronauts, pilots, fashion models, or business leaders.
SAIS is redesigning its curriculum for ease of adaptability and learning by embracing all the innovations in the different pedagogy of education.
Carrying its mission of “Educating Young Global Business Leaders,” SAIS is committed to molding the distinct qualities that all Stockbridge students are expected to live and be recognized as through the Stockbridge Advantage: Graduate Attributes (SAGA).
“It’s a greater challenge for us since we are an international school and so we need to work with two sets of the curriculum – one from the Philippine and another one from the international perspective. This is very advantageous to our students since their education even at a very young age is grounded on global citizenship and leadership. Plus, our focus on all levels of entrepreneurship and business,” said Joji Ilagan Bian, business leader and chairperson of the JIB Group of Companies.
SAIS’ SAGA is also grounded on its LIONS core values that stand for Leadership skills, Integrity, Open-mindedness, Nobility, and Stewardship in preparing the students to be global business leaders and entrepreneurs.
SAGA is integrated into all facets of the students‘ learning experiences to ensure a holistic development towards global business leadership and entrepreneurship. It also empowered the learners to create their leadership journeys and legacies.
“This is the SAIS SAGA or the journey of our students as their character and intellectual capacities are being molded,” Bian said.
It is the vision of Stockbridge to be the premier institution for excellent international education, nurturing, and developing future global leaders.
Despite the pandemic, SAIS continues to nurture students by adopting online teaching.
“So many milestones have been achieved this year despite the pandemic. Sais was accepted as a member of the prestigious International Schools Association based in Geneva Switzerland. You will notice that a Sais student is more confident; an articulate communicator and an adept young business person,” Bian said.
