Claret School of Quezon City
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[edit] Claret School of Quezon City
Claret School of Quezon City was named after its patron saint, St. Anthony Mary Claret, who founded the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1849 in the city of Vic, Spain.
Managed by the Claretian Missionaries, who are identified by the initials CMF (Cordis Mariae Filii, In Latin meaning Sons of the Heart of Mary), Claret School of Quezon City was founded in June 1967.
[edit] History
It was Rev, Fr. Jose Querexeta, CNF the former superior and diocesan Bishop of Basilan Province, who acquired a 29,101 square meter lot at U.P. Village, Diliman, Quezon City. Another Claretian missionary, Fr. Miguel Mialet, CMF, Supervised the construction of the first permanent building which housed the Grade School. Fr. Santiago Gonzales, CMF, became the first director and principal who supervised the institution for the fourteen years (1967-1981). He was succeeded by several other Claretian priests: Fr. Julian Mateos, CMF, Fr. Jesus Vasquez, CMF, Fr. Emilio Pablo, CMF, Fr. Luiz Fernandez Rey, CMF, and Fr. Domingo Moraleda, CMF. Claret School was then placed under the supervision of a lay director, Dr. Enrique Coralejo, who became the high shool principal in 1981. From 1995-2001, it was Fr. Agapito Ferrero, CMF who served as the school director. In June 2001, the leadership was passed on to Fr. Felimon P. Libot, CMF, the first Filipino Claretian priest to be assigned as school director for Claret School of Quezon City.
[edit] Introduction
Claret School of Quezon City is composed of the Child Study Center, the Grade School department and the High School department. While the Grade School and High School units were established in 1967, it was only in June 2001 that the school started the operation of the Child Study Center. The Center accepts 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 year-old boys and girls for nursery and 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 year-old boys for Kinder. From Kinder, the curriculum ladder extends to the prep level which was originally integrated to the Grade School in 1967.
The Grade School department of Claret School of Quezon City was formally accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) on March 15, 1978. Thereafter, it was granted reaccreditation in 1982, 1988, 1994, 200 and the latest was until 2005, attesting to the high standard which the Grade School has achieved in the following areas: school and community, administration/ school staff instructional programs, student services, student activity programs, and facilities.
[edit] Vision
Claret School of Quezon City, inspired by the ideals and charism of St. Anthony Mary Claret and the Blessed Virgin Mary, envisions a community of disciples who are academically excellent and are faithful servants of God's word.
[edit] Mission
To develop individuals who are competent in the exercise of intellectual faculties and outstanding in the practice of Christian values.
To keep the community sensitive and responsive to the plight of the poor and needy and to the challenges of the Church and the changing world.
To work for the promotion of Justice and peace and the preservation of the Integrity of Creation.
[edit] School Directors
Father Jose Querexeta, CMF, former diocesan bishop of Basilan Province, acquired a 29, 101 square-metre lot in UP Village, Quezon City. Father Miguel Mialet, CMF, supervised the construction of the first permanent building.
Father Santiago Gonzalez, CMF, became the first director and principal who held post from its first year of operation until 1981. Fr. Gonzales was succeeded by several other Claretian priests, like Fr. Julian Mateos, CMF, Fr. Luis Fernandez Rey, CMF, and Fr. Domingo Moraleda, CMF.
After this, Claret School was placed under the supervision of a lay director, D Enrique Coralejo, from 1981 until 1995. Fr. Agapito Ferrero, CMF, succeeded Dr. Coralejo, rendering service as school director from 1995 until 2001.
Since June 2001 the leadership has been passed on to Fr. Felimon P. Libot, CMF, the first Filipino Claretian priest to be assigned as school director for Claret School of Quezon City.
