Ateneo Grade School is the school of the Ateneo de Manila educational system that provides elementary education (Kinder and Grades 1 to 6). Its immediate aim is to provide learning tools, skills, habits, attitudes and values that will be needed by the students in pursuing studies in Junior and Senior High School and in the tertiary levels, and beyond.

 

Ateneo provides a well-balanced program of activities and experiences to develop academic competence and a commitment to Christian values. It strives to form its students into young Catholic Christian men who will become leaders in the service of God and mankind.

 

Its first rector was Fr. Jose Fernandez Cuevas, then Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippine Province.

Grade School News

AGS' Alingog and Navarrete help “Juggernutz” claim major awards for PH at VEX Robotics World Championship

Representing the Philippines with pride and excellence, Juggernutz 32321A—a powerhouse trio of talented Filipino students—made an extraordinary impact at the VEX Robotics World Championship, held...

Plans for School Year 2025-2026 (AGS Headmaster letter)

Memo #2025-031 30 May 2025 TO: Incoming Parents of Grade 1-Grade 6 FROM: [Sgd] Jervy M Robles Headmaster SUBJECT: Plans for Next School Year 2025-2026...

Grade 5 fencer Liam Ibarra shines in local and int'l competitions

Promising Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) student athlete Liam Ibarra (5-Ifugao) delivered standout performances in two recent fencing tournaments, earning medals and top rankings...

Grade 6 fencer Aidan Taguinod wins first solo gold at int’l tourney in Taiwan

Recent Ateneo de Manila Grade School graduate Aidan Taguinod (6-Pignatelli) reached two incredible milestones in fencing two months before his graduation on 23 May 2025...

Grade 1 student Datu Villamor makes hole-in-one at junior golf tournament

Ateneo de Manila Grade School student athlete Datu Villamor (1-Masipag) recently achieved an extraordinary milestone in junior golf! On 11 May 2025, during Play Golf’s...

"Regardless of where your journey will take you, please always choose to be kind." (AGS Class of 2025 Commencement Speech)

This was the speech delivered by Philip Francisco U Dy (GS ’98, HS ’02, AB Dev’t Studies ’06), Executive Vice President of Metrobank Foundation Inc...

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