The complete Hybrid program is 1) a combination of school or on-site days and online classes (for one day of the week for most students) 2) mostly online for those who are unable to come for specified reasons e.g. residence is not in Metro Manila or there are current difficulties for participation in on-site classes, child’s and family member’s health conditions.

  1. An admissions packet can be sent by email upon request or downloaded through this website. Information about fees is provided upon request also by email during the application process after the submission of the application form. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
  2. Completed application forms are accepted throughout the year. You may follow-up on the status of your child’s application within two weeks of submitting the application form and attachments to colfschool@gmail.com cc. admin@colf.edu.ph. Only applications with additional requirements (see below) attached will be processed and forwarded to the Admissions Committee.
  3. In lieu of the school visits (for parents and children) required prior to Covid19, parents or guardians and the child applicants are:
    1. asked to visit https://colf.edu.ph/our-school/ to find out more about our COL Program. Please read about our philosophy, approaches and programs in colf.edu.ph.
      If you read about our alumni you will learn more about the impact of our program over the past decades on individuals who are now contributing meaningfully to our country each in their own way.
    2. invited to attend a pre-scheduled Parents’ Admissions Webinar in order to learn more about the school. COLF believes that parents need more information about the school to determine whether the principles and practices of the school are consistent with what they seek for their children. You will be informed by e-mail regarding the schedule of the Parents’ Admissions Webinar.
    3. scheduled for individual on-site child assessment/interaction and online parent interviews. Requests for online assessment/interviews of children are considered for those who are not able to visit the school during the application period.
  4. After all these requirements have been completed, parents are notified about the decision regarding their child’s application and informed about the need to confirm their child’s slot by making a reservation/deposit if their child is admitted to the school.1

1The reservation/deposit is deducted from the total amount to be paid annually and is applied to the full and final payment of fees. It is refundable within a two-week period from the date of payment as indicated in the official receipt. A students’ slot is considered confirmed only after this reservation/deposit is made.

What is the basis for admission to the School?

  1. COLF’s policy is to process applications on a first-come-first-serve basis and seeks to accommodate as many students as the available slots for every age group or type of program will permit. However, the School for Children is committed to maintaining age-appropriate child-adult ratios and class sizes, thus there is a limited number of slots available each year.
  2. Children applying for admission to the middle, upper and high school (transferring from other schools) and children with special needs of all ages are required to undergo screening, observation and assessment by COLF staff as part of the application process. These procedures are strictly for internal purposes of determining the appropriateness or responsiveness of our programs for the child’s needs or the child’s readiness for our programs. If the child is eventually admitted, the results are also used as basis for determining appropriate class placement.
  3. If a slot is available within a class which is most responsive to a child’s specific needs or for which an applicant is deemed ready, a child will be admitted to the School for Children.

Email is encouraged as the primary means of communication during the every stage of the application process to ensure proper documentation and sufficient information is provided both ways.

Requirements to be submitted by email together with the application form (all clear e-copies):

  • A copy of the child’s birth certificate
  • One recent photo of the child

Additional requirements for K-12 (elementary to high school):

Additional requirements for children with special needs:

  • School or progress reports from current or other schools attended (e-copies)
  • A recent (not older than six months) evaluation report (e-file) by a developmental pediatrician and/or neuro-developmental psychologist, clinical psychologist
  • Updated progress reports (e-files) from therapists or tutors (e.g. language, physical, psychosocial)
    • e-copies of the older, more comprehensive evaluation reports prepared by health professionals and other educational assessments may be requested if the recent reports do not provide sufficient information.