English Language is learned best when students are surrounded with people who are fluent speakers, thus, starting Academic Year 2009-2010, Non-English speaking students enrolled at Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) will not be attending classes in the International Learning Center (ILC) anymore but rather will be placed in a regular class together with students who have good command of the English language. They will only be pulled out during their English classes to attend the special class for English.

The move was welcomed by several Korean parents and students who expressed support in the said action recognizing the fact that most of them study in the Philippines because they wanted to learn the English language well and putting Korean students in a classroom with fluent speakers will not only make them understand the English language but will also inspire them to think in English and eventually, confidently speak in English. As what a linguist has said, the absolute way of learning English is to surround one's self with English.

Apart from turning non-English speakers to becoming fluent communicators, SISC aims that through placing Korean students and other Non-English speaking nationalities in a regular class, intercultural understanding despite diversity will be better realized. Being an international school, SISC has been home not only to Filipinos but also to Indians, Japanese, Chinese, Thais, Germans, Americans, Nigerians, Europeans and other expatriates. Truly an institution of international character, as recognized by the Philippine Government through R.A. 9493 and by accreditations like Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Southville International School and Colleges has been committed to coming up with programs that are truly innovative like mainstreaming non-English speakers. Visit www.southville.edu.ph and call 825-6374, 829-1675 and 820-8702 for admissions queries.