Don Bosco School, Manila
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| Don Bosco School (Salesian Sisters), Inc. Manila | |
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| Established: | 1989 |
| Type: | Private, Salesian Sisters of St.John Bosco, Salesian School |
| Principal: | Sr. Veneranda V. Casala, FMA |
| Location: | Manila, Philippines |
| Colors: | Blue and White |
| Nickname: | Don Bosco School, Manila, DBS-Manila |
| Website: | [1] |
Don Bosco School (full title Don Bosco School (Salesian Sisters) Inc. - Manila, also known as DBS), is an educational institution owned and operated by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), otherwise known as Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco[citation needed]. It was founded in 1989[citation needed].
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[edit] History
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Founded in 1989, the school started its operations by temporarily accommodating boys from the primary levels of Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC) in Mandaluyong City which belongs to the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB). DBTC gradually phased out their pre-school and primary levels. DBTC also temporarily transferred some of their primary level faculty to Don Bosco School Manila. The administration and policies applied to this agreement followed the DBTC Manual for students, faculty and staff. The Salesian Sisters Administration of DBS Manila and the Salesian Fathers Administration of DBTC Mandaluyong worked in close supervision and collaboration until April 1993 when the last group of transferees had finished their Grade 4 and enrolled back at DBTC to finish their Intermediate and High school. Faculty members who were temporarily transferred from DBTC were offered a choice as to their preferred employer.
However, this agreement did not hinder the administration of DBS to start its own co-educational pre-school and grade school levels and to employ directly its new faculty and staff in 1989. In April 1993, DBS Manila and DBTC Mandaluyong finally ended its temporary phase in and phase out agreement.
In 1994, the first class of Grade 5 students (all girls) started the intermediate level. In 1996, the school held its first Commencement Exercises of its 59 graduates in the Elementary Course. In 2000, the program for the Secondary Education was completed.
The school started to accept boys in the Grade 5 level during the school year 2004-2005. These boys were accepted into the secondary level (SY 2006-2007) after a consultation made by the Educating Community Core Group. The results of the consultation showed that majority of our parents prefer to send their boys in DBS until they finish their secondary school.
[edit] Vision and Mission
[edit] Vision Statement
An educating community committed to the education of the whole person in the spirit and style of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello- accompanying the young in their journey of formation towards becoming mature apostles among their peers, builders of a Christian community as women and men of Christian conscience, commitment, competency, and social responsibility.
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- An Academic Community that offers the young quality academic and cultural formation animated by faith that serves with joy.
- A Filipino School that educates the young in the appreciation, preservation, and enrichment of our nation's culture and heritage in the spirit of stewardship thus contributing to the building of a just and humane society.
- A Catholic School that guides the young to discover for themselves the deep joy of friendship with Christ and the motherly guidance of Mary making them persons capable of right judgement, mature and responsible choices and service to others.
- A Salesian School that lives the Preventive System with its essential elements of reason, religion and loving kindness as an experience of communion and celebration of life shared among educators and with the young journeying together towards holiness.
