Chiang Kai Shek College
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| ' Chiang Kai Shek College 菲律賓中正學院 / 菲律宾中正学院 |
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| Location | |
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| 1274 Padre Algue St., Tondo, Manila, Philippines Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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| Information | |
| President | Dr.Bee Ching U. Ong Kian Koc, PhD |
| Students | 7,000+ |
| Type | Private |
| Medium of Language | English, Chinese, Filipino |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | MMTBLA, WNCAA, etc. |
| Motto | Progress Through Education |
| Accreditation(s) | PAASCU,Elow |
| Mascot | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石/蔣中正  |
| Color(s) | Blue and White  |
| Established | 1939 |
| Hymn | 菲律濱中正學院校歌 |
| Homepage | www.cksc.edu.ph |
Chiang Kai Shek College (traditional Chinese: 中正學院; simplified Chinese: 中正学院; pinyin:zong zheng xue yuan ) is an institution of higher learning founded by overseas Chinese-Filipinos, recognized by both government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of China. It offers education in all levels from preschool to graduate school.
The school is located at 1274 Padre Algue St. Tondo, Manila, Philippines.
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[edit] Vision - Mission Statement
"Education for excellence geared towards a united Chinese Filipino community equipped with the basic academic skills, wisdom, and the virtues of propriety, righteousness, incorruptibility, and honour, committed to nation building and international concern"
The college is committed to:
- form and train educated, competent leaders for the school
- serve as a nucleus for the inter flow of eastern and western cultures; and
- serve as a working force in the enhancement of Chinese Filipino friendship and mutual understanding.
[edit] History
Chiang Kai Shek High School, the forerunner of this College, was founded by the late Principal, Mr. Wong Chun Seng, the late Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Yu Khe Thai, and other prominent Chinese in Manila in June 1939 with an initial population of 273 students. It was named after Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek for the young Chinese-Filipinos to emulate the great personality and spirit of the late president. Three years later, the school bore the brunt of the Pacific War - it was heavily damaged, its fourteen teachers and students killed for participating in underground activities.
In June 1945, through the effort and arrangements of the former Acting Principal Huang Chi Hwa, the school temporarily opened five review classes for senior and junior high school students. When Mr. Huang left for China in October, Mr. Pao Shih Tien was designated as the officer-in-charge by the Board of Trustees.
Mr. Wong Chun Seng returned to Manila in November and was reappointed as the Principal by the Board of Trustees, with Dr. Pao Shih Tien as Acting Principal to assist him. The school reopened in December 1945. Under the efficient administration and management of the late Principal, together with the support of the Chinese community, the school acquired its present site. Student population was close to one thousand when the school moved to its new site in August 1948.
On June 15, 1951, the Board of Trustees amended the organization of the school's administration by adding the position of Vice-Principal. Dr. Pao Shih Tien was appointed to this position. In 1955, a Normal School that offered a two-year course for training Chinese teachers opened. Principal Wong Chun Seng died in March 1956. Vice-Principal Pao Shih Tien temporarily took charge of the school's administration until May 1956 when the Board of Trustees appointed its Chairman Yu Khe Thai as Principal and Dr. Pao Shih Tien as Vice-Principal. On April 29, 1959 the Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Mr. Charles as Principal and appointed Dr. Pao Shih Tien as his successor.
The Wong Chun Seng Memorial Pre-School, was established in 1958. It offered a one-year Nursery Course and a two-year Kindergarten Course.
In 1965, this school became a college with the initial offering of two (2) four-year collegiate courses - Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.), Major in Chinese Literature and History; and Bachelor of Science in Education, Major in General Education. Dr. Pao Shih Tien was the first College President. The High School Department than had a three-year Senior High School and a three-year Junior High School. In 1966, the school started offering four-year courses in Commerce (B.S.C.)with majors in Accounting, Management, Banking and Finance. In 1968, with the opening of the Elementary Course, CKSC became an institution that offers education from kindergarten to college levels.
In June 1976, all Chinese schools were Filipinized under the new constitution and Presidential Decree 176. All courses offered in the Collegiate Department are now in accordance with the standard requirements prescribed by the Department of Education. In addition to B.S.E. and B.S.C., Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (B.S.C.S.) and other two-year courses have been offered since 1992. In the High School Department, aside from the four-year General Secondary Course in English, only Chinese Language Arts subjects are allowed to be offered. Granted a permit to offer a two-year College Preparatory Course in Chinese in which some subjects in the previous senior high school curriculum used to be taught, CKSC also offers Chinese Language Arts subjects in the elementary school, besides the complete six-year Elementary Course in English.
In June 1979, Dr. Jimmy Su took over the helm of the College, following the retirement of Dr. Pao Shih Tien who had served the school for forty years. After the death of Chairman Yu Khe Thai in April 1983, Dr. Pao Shih Tien assumed office as the Chairman, while Messrs. Dy Tiong, Leoncio Chungunco and Santiago Cua as Vice Chairman.
With the retirement of Dr. Jimmy Su in March 1989, the Board of Trustees appointed Mr. Chien Yin Shao as the President of the College. Mr. Chien Yin Shao retired in May 1994. Mrs. Joan Sy Cotio was designated by the Board of Trustees as Acting President. Seven months later, she was appointed to lead the administration as the College President.
On 2007, Joan Sy-Cotio after serving for many years retired as the college president. Dr. Bee Ching Ong Kian Koc was designated by the Board of Trustees as the new college president.[1]
[edit] Facilities
School Buildings
The College is located at the heart of Manila.
Two four-storey and five five-storey reinforced concrete buildings with a total area of 25,000 square meters stand on an 8,000 square meter lot. These buildings house the administration offices, faculty rooms, regular class rooms and special classrooms for the Collegiate Department, High School Department, Elementary Department and Pre-School.
The following are the added features: a big multi-purpose auditorium, a conference room of the Alumni Association, a main library with audio-visual room, a reading room for college students, a small library for elementary students, a display room for cultural and historical arts, a little theater and audio-visual learning center, a school of music, a dancing room for Chinese and Filipino dances, a workshop for practical arts, a home economics room.
The college and graduate school are now located at the fully-equiipped 9-storey Narra Building.
The Wong Chun Seng Memorial Pre-School is complete with facilities for music, arts, sciences, language, library activities as well as sand box, toy and baby's corners. Each classrooms has a piano, a cassette recorder, toy cabinets and other facilities. Video tape recorders, slide projectors, overhead projectors, different kinds of instrument and costumes are available for teaching and other special purposes.
Auditorium
The fully air-conditioned multi-purpose auditorium has a seating capacity of 1,200 seats. It has complete modern audio-visual systems and projectors for wide-screen film showing. It is a popular venue for conventions, seminars, regional and national competitions and social gatherings of alumni.
Libraries
Both the College and High School Libraries have their own fully airconditioned audio-visual room equipped with the latest multimedia equipment and sound system.
Speech Learning Center
It is fully air-conditioned with modem and complete facilities for fifty (50) students. Its earphones, tape recorders, speaker phones and receivers are recently acquired from Sony, Japan.
Little Theater
This fully air-conditioned little theater with a seating capacity of 276 seats also serves as audio-visual learning center for students. It has three (3) projectors, two (2) microphones and sound systems and a piano for use in different occasions and meetings.
Computer Center
The school has a total of ten (10) computer laboratories for hands-on exercises. An Internet room is also provided for research purpose in addition to the Internet terminals located at the Libraries.
School Clinic
It has complete facilities and medicines to provide medical and dental services to students.
Athletic Equipment and Facilities
Its open court quadrangle located at the center of the campus can accommodate 3,000 persons.The big gymnasium, with a seating capacity of 2,500 seats, has a basketball court built in accordance with international standards, its scoreboards are electronically controlled. This basketball court has been a favorite site for Metro Manila Chinese Filipino basketball games and College Women's Basketball Tournament. The gymnasium may also be used for playing volleyball, badminton and table tennis.[2]
