Filipino Turkish Tolerance School
The Filipino–Turkish Tolerance School, FTTS, offering kinder-elementary-high school education in Zamboanga City, was established in 1997 in Zamboanga, Philippines under the Integrative Center for Alternative Development Foundation Incorporated, ICAD Foundation.
ICAD Foundation is a private, nonprofit, non-stock organization established under the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 16, 1996. Aside from FTTS, it currently has two other schools under its administration, one elementary and one high school established in 2002 (Fountain International School – Annapolis Campus) and 2006 (Fountain International School – Santolan Campus) respectively in Manila, Philippines.
All aforementioned schools apply the ideals and philosophy of the ICAD Foundation, which is built on the belief that peace and understanding among individuals of different nationalities, religion, and diverse cultural backgrounds can be achieved through quality and contemporary education. To date the students of these schools have won many achievements in the Philippines and abroad.
Vision
The School is deeply committed in offering students the opportunity to attain an outstanding education through Mathematics and Science oriented curriculum and to form men and women of tolerance. As an educational institution, the school with its motto “Where Love, Concern, and Success Meet” and from its humble beginning will continue to create a community of scholars towards nation-building in the years to come for education holds the key to success.
Mission
The school’s education is to motivate and provide opportunities for students to discover and develop their potentials, talents and abilities and to promote a well-disciplined oriented program in order to foster a sense of moral and spiritual values. In the context of this general mission, the School aims to develop students to be the front-runners in our common aspirations for our nation’s progress and to prepare them for professional life; in summary: “Sevginin, Ilginin, ve Basarinin Bulustugu Yer” — Where Love, Concern, and Success Meet.
Academic calender
The education begins the second week of June and ends the second week of March. There are four quarters and there is exam at the end of each quarter.
Courses offered: English, Mathematics, Computer, Filipino, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Social Studies, Values, Turkish, Physical Education.
Pre-school
In Philippine education, preschool/kindergarten is a requirement before pursuing in grade school or the elementary level. The students are accepted children at the age of 5. Kinder 1 session is offered in the afternoon, while Kinder 2 is in the morning. The subjects offering are English, Science, Mathematics, Filipino, Computer and PE, which designated by different teachers and 40 minutes for each subject.
The kindergarten room is air-conditioned; rubberized flooring with a maximum of 25 students to give better education.
All children have their own sense of creativity, however to support this, there are sustaining activities that would help boost their holistic talents, may it be singing and dancing, drawing/art, writing, reading, etc
High school
Dormitory
There are two dormitories for boys in the campus and for girls out of the campus.
The Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School has provided many facilities for the good of its students. They have built a friendly environment for everyone, boys and girls alike. These are and were always for the students’ happiness and future. The dormitory is nothing like any dormitory you might know, for it has a fixed schedule daily. It has mentors for each year level to help students and meet with them occasionally. The dorm has a two-hour study time from 7pm to 9pm which helps students entire week (except Saturday) to have a study habit and every Tuesday, there is reading time for more knowledge. If the student has no book, the book is provided from the school library. Every Thursday, there is movie time where the students and the mentors watch a movie together. Mornings, mentors wake the students up for their classes. For many years the school provided dormitory for boys and now there is a new dormitory for girls out of the campus.