San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite
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| San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Inc. | |
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| Motto: | Caritas et Scientia |
| Motto in English: | Love and Zeal for the Knowledge of Truth |
| Established: | 1966 |
| Type: | Private-Sectarian |
| Religious affiliation: | Order of Augustinian Recollects, Roman Catholic Church |
| President: | Rev. Fr. Emilio P. Jaruda, Jr., OAR, Ph.D. |
| Location: | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines |
| Campus: | Main Campus & Canacao Campus |
| Former names: | San Sebastian Junior College |
| Colors: | Green and Gold |
| Nickname: | Sebastinians, SSC-R Baycats |
| Mascot: | Baycat |
| Athletics: | Fr. Martin's Cup, NAASCU, NCAA South |
| Website: | http://www.sscr.edu |
Ph.D. in Educational Management
College President
San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite, Inc. (SSC-R) is a private-sectarian Catholic Institution located at Cavite City. Established in 1966 by the Augustinian Recollects as an all-male school, it only had 281 students in the secondary and tertiary levels during that time. In 1986, it became co-educational, opening schooling opportunities for women. In 2006, it opened a new campus located at Cañacao was opened for the use of Pre-school, Elementary and High School students. The Main Campus at Sta. Cruz became exclusively for college students. Tertiary programs include courses in Commerce, Criminology, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Nursing while a Master of Business Administration(MBA) degree is offered as a Graduate Course. TESDA has recently approved some short term ladderized courses in Engineering and Computer studies. It also offers Health Care Giver program.
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[edit] History
In the year 1606, the first group of Recollect missionaries reached the Philippine shores. Mindful of the mission they had to accomplish, they spread themselves nearly all over the Philippine archipelago, and succeeded in establishing missions in regions not yet covered by other religious congregations.
In 1616, the Recollect fathers build a church and convent in Cavite. They remained in the province, spreading the light of the Gospel and promoting Christian civilization until the outbreak of World War II.
In 1966, determined to continue the work which they had begun in Cavite, the Recollect fathers founded San Sebastian Junior College, an exclusive high school for boys and a co-educational tertiar level institution in Commerce, Liberal Arts and two-year course in Secretarial Science. The school had only a single building, part of which was the father’s residence, with only 281 students from the high school and the college departments.
Over the years, the student population increased, particularly in the college department. This development prompted the enhancement of the college’s pool of educators, as well as the expansion and upgrading of its facilities and curricular offerings. From its humble beginnings, SSC-R de Cavite continues to evolve into one of the leading educational institutions in the province of Cavite.
To date, SSC-R, run by the Augustinian Recollect Fathers, has been serving the youth of the city and the nearby towns of the province for over 40 years.
In 1986, the high school department was made co-educational to accommodate young girls seeking admission to the school.
In 2001, the school was able to purchase a reclaimed area near Samonte Park in the Cañacao District to the site of the future campus for the Grade School and High School levels.
In August 2004, the Recoletos 4th Centennial Gymnasium was inaugurated and in school year 2006-2007, the High School Department moved to the new campus while a Pre-School and a Lower Basic Education Department was opened to the public.
[edit] Aims and Objectives
[edit] Vision
San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite envisions itself as a truly Catholic learning institution, committed to share in the task of national development and social transformation, through an educational community of faith and justice, guided by the Christian values and ideals of the OAR charisms, and by St. Augustine's love and zeal for the knowledge of truth.
[edit] Mission
As a Catholic learning institution, San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite is committed to serve the Mother Church and the Order of Augustinian Recollects, by brining the message of Christ to the members of the academic community in their search for truth, and to animate the students' awareness and commitment towards the welfare and well-being of the people in the spirit of Christian charity.
[edit] Philosophy
The Augustinian Recollect philosophy of education is based on the Augustinian belief that a person should be developed integrally. Our goal is to build the structure of wisdom through knowledge, so that this search for knowledge (Scientia) should lead us to the exercise of love (Caritas).
[edit] Campuses
[edit] MAIN CAMPUS
The main campus houses the college department of the institution. For more information on the main campus, please refer to the aforementioned history.
[edit] Buildings
- Main Building (Old Building)
- St. Ezekiel Moreno Building
- Our Lady of Consolation Building
- St. Joseph the Worker Building
- St. Monica Building
[edit] CAÑACAO CAMPUS
MA in Theology
Director of Basic Education
Address: Barrio Rosario Isthmus St., San Roque, Cavite City
[edit] Buildings
- Academics Building
- Recoletos 4th Centennial Gymnasium
[edit] List of Campus Administrators
Director of Basic Education: Rev. Fr. JOSEPH D. GRANADA, OAR
High School Principal: Rev. Fr. CRISTOPHER C. MASPARA, OAR
Grade School Principal: Mrs. BERNARDITA E. ALVAREZ (SARF)
Campus Ministry Director: Rev. Fr. VINCENT S. CADELIÑA, OAR
[edit] The Campus
The Cañacao Campus, whose chapel was concecrated by the Most Rev. Cirilo Almario, D.D., former Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and campus was blessed by the OAR fathers on February 14, 2006, was opened in June 5, 2006 and it houses
- Co-educational Pre-School
- Complete Co-educational Grade School (Starting SY 2008-2009)
- Complete Co-educational High School
The High School Department was originally located at the Main Campus in Sta. Cruz before the new campus's inauguration. The Pre-School and Elementary Departments are newly created departments for the school's expansion.
[edit] Recognized Student Organizations (High School Department)
- Supreme Student Council
- Peer Facilitators Club
- Kapisanan ng Diwa at Panitikan (KaDiPan)
- English Club
- Sebastinian Historical Society
- Sebastinian Zephim
- Sebastinian Exponent
- Dance and Drama Club
- Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY)
- Confraternity of Augustinian Recollect Altar Servers (CARAS)
- Student Catholic Action
- Sebastinian Sports Club
- Guhit Sebastino
- One Voice Choir
- The Sebastinian Echo
[edit] Athletics
San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite participates in sporting events such as:
- Fr. Martin's Cup
- National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU)
- NCAA (South Division)
The school's basketball team was formerly known as SSC-R Hawks but is now changed to Baycats. The word Baycats (which is actually a Bornean cat) as the team mascot was derived from the nature of Cavite City, a city surrounded by Three Bays.
NOTABLE PLAYERS
| NOTABLE PLAYER | LEAGUE |
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| Glenn Bolocon | Philippine Basketball League (PBL) |
| Jerome Cenita | Philippine Basketball League (PBL) |
| Mark Yee | Philippine Basketball League (PBL) |
| Jose Magdadaro | Philippine Basketball League (PBL) |
| Axel John Duruelo | Philippine Basketball League (PBL) |
[edit] Network of Recollect Schools in the Philippines
True to the motto of the Recollect Order, "Love for Learning," the religious prime movers believe that education must minister to the needs of the minds, the body and the soul of man. Thus, when the OAR Provincial Chapter convened in Manila in 1940, one of the provisions stated, "It is unanimous aspiration of the Fathers gathered in this Chapter that Schools of primary and secondary education and college be founded as soon as possible.
The RECOLETOS now operate a vast network of schools all over the Philippines, fully committed to the training of the Filipino youth for God and country.
As part of Recollect schools' tradition, selected high school students participate an annual event known as the Students' Congress of Recollect Schools (SCOReS). Hosting of the event rotates among five selected OAR schools, CST-R, SSC-R de Cavite, SSC-R de Manila, UNO-R Bacolod, USJ-R Cebu. Such event is held to be able to develop bonds and establish linkages among the students of the different Recollect schools in the country.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, STUDENTS' CONGRESS OF RECOLLECT SCHOOLS
| School Name | Location | Campuses |
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| Colegio de Santo Tomas-Recoletos | San Carlos City, Negros Occidental | (one campus only) |
| San Pedro Academy | Valencia, Negros Occidental | (one campus only) |
| San Pedro Academy-Recoletos | Caidiocan, Valencia, Negros Oriental | (one campus only) |
| San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Inc. | Sta. Cruz, Cavite City (Main) / San Roque, Cavite City (Canacao) | Main Campus and Canacao Campus |
| San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Manila | Quiapo, Manila (Main) / Canlubang, Laguna (Canlubang) | Main Campus and Canlubang Campus |
| University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos de Bacolod | Bacolod City | (one campus only) |
| University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos de Talisay | Talisay City, Negros Occidental | (one campus only) |
| University of San Jose Recoletos | Cebu City | Main Campus and Basak Campus |
[edit] External links
- Recoletos Communications
- Colegio de Santo Tomas - Recoletos
- San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite
- San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Manila
- University of Negros Occidential - Recoletos
- University of San Jose - Recoletos
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