SEAMEO – SEA TEACHER BATCH 6
general information and academic administration
1.1 School Profile
a) School Name : Senior High School of St. Paul University Surigao
b) School Address : Km. 4 National Highway, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
c) Principal Name : Sr. Teresita Baracaua, SPC
d) Vision, Mission and Quality Policy, and History of Development of School :
VISION
SPU Surigao is a Paulinian community of learners and believers impelled by the charism and spirituality of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres form Christ-centered, integrated, competent and responsible persons in the service of the Church and society.
MISSION
Guided by our vision, in union with Mary, our Model and St. Paul, our patron, we endeavor to become a preferred educational community, proclaim Jesus Christ, the good news, and uplift the quality of life, in a culture of excellence, compassionate caring and collaboration through:
* Integral Catholic formation, academic competence, research and community service;
* Innovative and productive management systems and processes permeated with Gospel values;
* Optimum access to Paulinian education and services with preferential option for the underprivileged.
QUALITY POLICY
St. Paul University Surigao provides quality, Catholic Paulinian education that is customer-focused in a culture of compassionate caring through:
• involvement at all levels
• upgrading of human resources and facilities
• commitment to continual improvement
HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE YEARS
San Nicolas College in Surigao City traces its roots to the year 1906 when the last group of Spanish Benedictine Missionaries, who had worked zealously to have founded the Cartilla or Doctrina School (which soon evolved into the Escuela Catolica de San Nicolas), with the Religious of the Virgin Mary as administrators, vacated Surigao. Soon after their departure, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, also known as the Dutch Fathers, succeeded them, created the parish of Surigao, and made the Escuela Catolica de San Nicolas a parochial school which they renamed San Nicolas School.
EARLY BEGINNINGS
1915
The Bureau of Commerce issued Articles and Certificates of Incorporation to legitimize the school's existence. Rev. Adriano Muskins, MSC, parish priest and school head, expanded the primary school for the poor children of the parish who aimlessly roamed the streets. The school continued to grow, taking much time and attention from the parochial duties for the Dutch Fathers, who sought the assistance of others.
1926
Three Sisters from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres arrived in Surigao in response to the invitation of Fr. Muskins to administer San Nicolas School. The pioneers were Sister Louise Marguerite Prevoust, Superior; Sr. Consolacion Cruz, Principal; and Sr. Valentine, who would take charge of the boarders. They were welcomed by the parish priest at the time, Rev. Juan Vrakking, MSC, who was to become the first bishop of Surigao in 1940.
1936
"The Little Flower Dormitory", a three-story reinforced concrete building completed in 1936, became the nucleus of the growing institution. It housed both the dormitory and the school. Sr. Adela Catalina Llorente, then, Superior, helped speed up the construction with donations solicited from her American friends.
1938
In June, the High School Department opened with Sr. Stella de Jesus Villanueva, SPC, as principal. Rev. Luis Boeren, MSC, took over as Director. The high school courses offered were Secondary Academic and Secondary Normal, to provide the mission with thoroughly trained Christian teachers. Initially, more than twenty female students enrolled.
Two years later, male students were accepted. Rec. Jose Croonen, MSC, was parish priest at the time.
1.2 Academic Support System
For the academic support system, Senior High School of St. Paul University want each student to succeed ,so for the student who are experiencing academic difficulty they can consult and discuss with their teacher after the school activity ends. Students usually consult at the teacher's office/ faculty office.
1.3 Teaching System
In general, the teaching system in St. Paul University Surigao relies on a curriculum that is a reference for teachers teaching in the classroom, and in the teaching and learning process the teacher will provide material to be learned, and sometimes associate with material that will be learned and learned so students not only learn new topics but also can remember topics that have been studied.
1.4 Materials and Other Learning Sources
Learning materials and sources usually use textbooks prepared by the school, but sometimes students can search for materials and learning resources from the internet or borrow books prepared by the library as additional references for learning. And to work on the group project given by the teacher, they wrote on yellow paper which they usually call the name Manila paper.
1.5 Measurement and Evaluation System
Grading System by St. Paul University Surigao
For the evaluation, based on the value obtained by each student in the activities of students in the class for each material whether it is individual work or group projects to find out evaluating and measuring the abilities of each student. And the teacher must have also determined the minimum criteria value.
1.6 Curriculum
St. Paul University Surigao using a curriculum called K-12, which means Kindergarten -> 12 (grade). With 6 years in elementary school, 4 years in junior high school, and 2 years in high school. This curriculum is implemented starting from 2012. This curriculum makes students become centers in the learning process, more active and the teacher is only a facilitator.
Senior High School have 4 tracks that are ACADEMIC, ART AND DESIGN, SPORTS, and TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL LIVELIHOOD (TVL). For ACADEMIC they have 4 tracks that are Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), and General Academic Strand (GAS).
1.7 Teaching Plan (of your major)
Each teacher, of course before teaching will make a teaching plan as a learning reference. And of course in mathematics lessons also made teaching plans which are certainly made based on the mathematics curriculum. The preparation of the teaching plan that is considered is the learning outcome of each material from the topic being studied and also paying attention to the time and attendance of students for each meeting.