

In accordance with the K-12 system, Grade 10 students will observe the Moving-Up ceremony instead of the traditional graduation. The batches that will follow are expected to move up to junior high school as provided by the K-12 system. The K to 12 Program covers 13 years of basic education with the following key stages:

This school year’s Grade 6 students are believed to be the last batch to graduate from grade school the traditional way. Graduates are awarded diplomas and wear the graduation attire known as the toga and cap. This is the reason why the ceremony is called Commencement Exercises as commence means to begin. Graduation is the traditional end-of-school-year rites marking the accomplishment of a particular educational stage to begin a new one. Graduation and Moving Up – these we got to experience first-hand when my daughter graduated from grade school and my son moved-up from junior to senior high school. With the K-12 educational system in place in our country, “moving up” was introduced. If you want to share other kindergarten-related books for read alouds, see our Books for the End of Kindergarten book list.For the longest time, we have been accustomed to observing graduation ceremonies for every educational phase students finish such as pre-school, grade school, high school, and college. Students should also practice their recitations, either one-on-one or in front of the class.Step 2: Encourage students to continue to reflect on the past year. Days 3–9Step 1: Each day, continue to practice the songs and poem for the Celebration Program as a class.


Ask students to come up with three memorable events that happened in kindergarten.Step 3: When you are done helping students practice their recitations, have the small groups share their memorable events with the rest of the class. One child at a time comes to the center mark to recite his or her competency.Step 2: While you are meeting with students individually, have the rest of the class discuss the past year in small groups. I have my students sit in chairs in a rainbow formation facing the audience. Day 2Step 1: Practice accomplishment recitation. Have each child practice saying their lines and demonstrating their competencies.
