Objectives are set and we are one step ahead! Martin B. Papay Jr., the Founder & Executive Director of Maharlika International School during the school’s 7 th Graduation and Recognition Program on March 28, 2015 conversed with parents about some of his institutional plans for the school. Initially, he highlighted the opening of the 9 th grade this coming school year 2015-2016. The said year level is part of the Junior High school based on the K to 12 curriculum of the Philippine education system. This program as defined by the Official Gazette of the Department of Education of the Republic of the Philippines covers Kindergarten and 12 years of Basic Education (six years of Primary Education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment and entrepreneurship.