Grade 8

In line with the Mater Deian philosophy of education, vision and mission, the Home Room-Guidance program aims to assist each student to become a person who recognizes and appreciates his/her God-given unique potentials (talino) and is willing to persevere (tiyaga) to develop and share it for the common good. As a learning community, mentored by their adviser,  the students are taught  to be deeply grateful to God and imbued with a desire to learn to love Him with all their heart, mind, strength and soul and to love others as God loves them (Pusong dakila). 

Naipamamalas ng mag-aaral ang pag-unawa sa layunin at kahalagahan ng pamilya at pakikipagkapwa upang maging mapanagutan sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa iba tungo sa makabuluhang buhay sa lipunan. 

 The learner is expected to demonstrate an understanding of salient features of Asian music and the arts, through appreciation, analysis, and performance for self-development, the celebration of Filipino cultural identity and diversity, and the expansion of one’s world vision. In terms of Physical Education, the learner demonstrates an understanding of family and school fitness in sustaining an active lifestyle. Lastly in health, the learner demonstrates an understanding of family health and prevention and control of diseases and disorders (communicable and non-communicable)  to achieve, sustain, and promote family health and wellness.

The learner demonstrates understanding of key concepts and principles of patterns and algebra (factors of polynomials, rational algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequalities in two variables, systems of linear equations and inequalities in two variables); geometry (axiomatic structure of geometry, triangle congruence, inequalities in a triangle, and parallel and perpendicular lines); and statistics and probability (probability of simple events) as applied - using appropriate technology - in critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning, communicating, making connections, representations, and decisions in real life.

Pag-unawa at pagpapahalaga sa sama-samang pagkilos at pagtugon sa mga pandaigdigang hamon sa sangkatauhan sa kabila ng malawak na pagkakaiba-iba ng heograpiya, kasaysayan, kultura, lipunan, pamahalaan at ekonomiya tungo sa pagkakaroon ng mapayapa, maunlad at matatag na kinabukasan.

The K to 12 science curriculum is learner-centered and inquiry-based, emphasizing the use of evidence in constructing explanations. Concepts and skills in Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences are presented with increasing levels of complexity from one grade level to another in spiral progression, thus paving the way to a deeper  understanding  of  core  concepts.  The  integration  across  science  topics  and  other  disciplines  will  lead  to  a  meaningful  understanding  of  concepts  and  its application to real-life situations.

Pagkatapos ng Ikawalong Baitang, naipamamalas ng mag-aaral ang kakayahang komunikatibo, mapanuring pag-iisip,at pag-unawa at pagpapahalagang pampanitikan gamit ang teknolohiya at iba’t ibang uri ng teksto at akdang pampanitikang pambansa upang maipagmalaki ang kulturang Pilipino.

In English 8, the learners discover that the informative texts as well oral literature reflect the traditions and values of Afro-Asian countries which have influences on distinctive characteristics and identity as Filipino and as an Asian.

In line in K to 12 Curriculum, at the end of every session in this course, the learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries. 

Technology and Livelihood Education 8 is an exploratory course combination of Home Economics, and Information and Communication Technology. It will cover four (4) main subjects that a grade 8 TLE student ought to take it includes Desktop Publishing, Food Processing, Technical Drafting, and lastly Agriculture and Fishery Arts specifically Animal Production.