PAREF Woodrose
| PAREF Woodrose School | |
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Ayala Alabang Village Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila  Philippines
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| Type | Private, All Girls |
| Motto |
Duc Ad Veritatem (Latin) Lead Towards the Truth |
| Established | 1977 |
| President | Lourdes Tapia-Tolosa |
| Executive Director | Dr. Severina Villegas |
| Grades | 1 to 12 |
| Number of students | 1,000 |
| Campus | Suburb, ~2 hectares |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, Green and Gold |
| Accreditation | PAASCU |
| Newspaper | Rosette (HS), Phases (Parents' Bulletin), Postscript (Alumnae) |
| Affiliations | PAREF, Opus Dei |
| School Hymn | Woodrose Spirit |
| Supervising Organization | PAREF |
| Website | www |
PAREF Woodrose School, also known as Woodrose, is a private school for girls in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is not owned or under Opus Dei, despite belief, but the founders of PAREF were Opus Dei members. It is accredited by the Philippine Department of Education. It is composed of an elementary school and a high school. Its executive director as of 2014 is Dr. Severina Villegas. Its motto is "Duc Ad Veritatem", Latin for "Leads Towards the Truth".
Woodrose School is the very first school established by PAREF, a non-stock, non-profit organization of parents who want to be fully involved in providing their children a Christian education. It started operations at a large, two-story house located at the corner of 4th and Gilmore Streets in New Manila, Quezon City in June 1977 with 76 students ranging from Grades 1 to 5. A higher level was added each school year until the first senior class in high school graduated in 1984.
In 1981, the school transferred to its present permanent location in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City, following the donation to PAREF of a two-hectare lot from Ayala .
Woodrose is known for its competitive academic environment and social conservatism (prospective students must present their parents' marriage certificate in order to gain admission). Students and alumni have been recipients of Zonta International awards, Alaska Cup soccer competitions, Metro Manila Debate Awards, and National Speaking and Debate awards.
It is one of the few remaining schools with seven years of elementary education as opposed to six years, which is the norm in Philippine schools. The medium for instruction is English for all subjects except Filipino. Other subjects include Religion, Language (English Grammar/Composition), Reading (Literature), Geography/Social Studies/History, Mathematics, Science, Music, Physical Education, Art, and (Christian) Philosophy, and home economics.
Intramurals (Intrams) are held annually, opening in either late September or early October, and closing at either late January or early February of the following year. In the months in between, Intrams Games are held in the once or twice a month in the afternoon.
All the students are placed into teams during their first school year at Woodrose: Red Conquerors, Blue Phoenixes, Green Griffins, Gold Lions. Students are not allowed to choose their teams. Changing of teams are tolerated, though the possible transferee must have a family member in the new team, as well as submit a petition.
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