Transparency, Accountability and Care – The NAIS Manila Way

For others, increased time online, particularly unsupervised time for younger children, may have heightened the risk of being exposed to harmful content or prolonged screen time.

As students have returned to face to face schooling at NAIS Manila, the transition has been incredibly smooth. This has not come about by chance.  Our ultimate goal (face to face schooling for all children) has come about through endless hours of networking, planning, discussions and the involvement of our whole school community.

I’m often asked what makes NAIS Manila different and whilst it’s hard to sum up in a word or a sentence, it always comes back to the care we show for both students and staff.

Throughout the many conversations, discussions and meetings one thing has remained at the heart of what we do – Transparency, Accountability and Care ; at NAIS Manila we refer to this as our TAC.

Transparency

 This year we have shifted our communication and have benefitted from being completely transparent with parents. It doesn’t always mean that we say what parents want to hear, but it has resulted in a deeper level of understanding and trust throughout our community.

Accountability

From the outset, we’ve clearly understood the level of responsibility that we have. Throughout the pandemic and our roadmap to full reopening, we’ve not only been accountable to students and parents but also to our core values (honesty, respect, integrity and resilience)

Care

We all became teachers for a reason (yes, I still count myself as a teacher at heart) and our ‘Why’ (to put it in Sinek terms) is because we care so deeply for the children at NAIS Manila.

The deliberate choice to focus on our TAC has been better received than we ever felt possible. It’s probably best summed up by a few of the many messages we have received from parents

It’s clear to see that we have such a unique way of caring for our community and whilst this is often hard to put into words, it is commented on by everyone who visits our school. With the children now firmly back in face to face learning, it is fantastic to hear the laughing in the corridors and the buzz of learning that fills our school. The future at NAIS Manila is looking extremely bright for us all!