| Colegio San Agustin - Makati | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Virtus et Scientia (Latin) Virtue and Science |
| Established | June 7, 1969 |
| Type | Private Roman Catholic Order of Saint Augustine |
| Principal | Dr. Cecilia P. Lacson (Pre-School) Fr. Horacio R. Rodriguez, OSA (Grade School) Fr. Julian C. Mazana, OSA (High School) |
| Asst. Principal | Dr. Amelia G. Ronquillo (Grade School) Mrs. Remedios R. Basilio (High School) |
| Rector | Fr. Horacio R. Rodriguez, OSA |
| Grades | Nursery, Kindergarten, Preparatory (Pre-School) Grades 1-7 (Grade School) First-Fourth Year (High School) |
| Location | Palm Avenue cor. Carissa Street, Dasmariñas Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Accreditation | PAASCU |
| Campus | Urban (10 hectares) |
| Colors | Red and Gold |
| Athletics | Athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball , table tennis |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Yearbook | Junior Augustinian (Grade School) Senior Augustinian (High School) |
| Newspaper | Kiddie Augustinian (Pre-School) Augustinian Mirror& Alab (Grade School) Insights (High School) |
| Website | www.csa.edu.ph |
Colegio San Agustin – Makati (abbreviated as CSA or CSA-Makati) is a private, co-educational Catholic school conducted by the Order of Saint Augustine. It is located on Palm Avenue, Dasmariñas Village, Makati City, Philippines. While it is not the oldest Augustinian school in the Philippines named Colegio San Agustin (that distinction belongs to Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod), it is the most prominent of the three schools bearing the same name. Like its namesake schools, the students of CSA-Makati are called Augustinians (Filipino: Agustino).
The school is one of the most diverse in the Philippines in terms of nationality, with 11% of the student population coming from over 40 countries.[1]
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As the student population continued to grow, further expansion was needed, starting with the completion of the High School Building in 1977.[2] Other expansions and additions include those of the Theatre in 1980, the High School Annex and Phase II of the covered courts in 1985, the Grade School Building's southeast wing in 1986, the Polysport complex, Cafeteria and Lounging Shed (now St. Monica Hall) in 1987, the renovated Administration Building (since renamed Urdaneta Hall) and Pre-School Buildings in 1992, the renovation of the High School Science laboratories in 1997, and the Grade School Annex in 1998. Air conditioning was introduced in the 1990s for administrative offices and function rooms and in 2003 for classrooms in all departments. The latest renovation was when the Theatre was demolished and rebuilt in 2005 and 2006.[2] This was followed by the renovation of the Grade School Chemistry laboratory in 2006 and early 2007. The Gymnasium is finished and was name Sto. Tomas of Villanueva with its inauguration and blessing done on July 7, 2010.
Student possession of mobile phones was banned since the late 1990s but has been relaxed for high school students since the
Education in the school, due to Catholic values and beliefs holding the country of the Philippines back from modern day life, is 2 years below first-world standards. In CSA, when you graduate, you have the equivalent knowledge of an American 10th grader, and thus, trying to transfer internationally can, and most probably will cause a credit denial thus forcing you to complete an additional two years of high school.
Colegio San Agustin is named in honor of the fourth-century saint, St. Augustine of Hippo. The Spanish Augustinians were the first Christian religious order to enter the Philippines and begin its conversion to Catholicism. Augustine was a key figure in the doctrinal development of Western Christianity and is often referred to as one of the greatest "Doctors of the Church" by the Roman Catholic Church. Two of his surviving works, namely The Confessions (his autobiography) and The City of God, are regarded as Western classics and are read by Christians around the world. Augustine is often considered to be one of the theological fountainheads of Reformation, because of his teaching on salvation and grace; Martin Luther himself was an Augustinian friar. Augustine was not a Biblical fundamentalist.
CSA has three main athletic facilities: the Cassisiacum Sports Complex, the CSA Polysport Complex and the fields.
. The newly inaugurated and renovated sports complex consists of state-of-the art badminton and tennis courts and multipurpose areas, a main basketball court with NBA and FIBA standards including an electronic scoreboard, hardwood flooring, retractable backboards and wall cushions for players; a second basketball court which has 6 baskets and can double as volleyball courts, a fitness room with ultra modern equipment, a running track oval which is located above the second basketball court, a cafeteria, a mini-Olympic swimming pool, a "kiddie" pool with spa, plus rooms for dance, ballet, taekwondo, flute, guitar, piano, violin, voice and other music lessons. Other areas are being eyed for rock climbing. Under the tennis courts is an underground parking lot. The inauguration took place on July 7, 2010.
The CSA Polysport Complex is dominated by the six covered courts, two for each department. While they primarily serve as basketball courts, they can also be modified to become volleyball courts. Physical education classes are usually held in the covered courts, and there are stages for presentations. The offices of the Athletics Department are in the Polysport Complex.[2]
There are two fields in CSA: one for soccer and one for baseball and softball. The soccer field is also used by the Aerospace Cadets of the Philippines. Beside the soccer field is the grandstand.[2]
CSA has three education buildings: the Pre-School Building, the Grade School Building and the High School Building. However, there are common facilities to all the buildings: classrooms, libraries, computer laboratories, the Guidance Center and, for the Grade School and High School, the Audio-Visual Room and science laboratories
The typical CSA classroom is air-conditioned, each classroom has a projector and a white pull-out screen, has a blackboard and contains around 20-45 desks, depending on the level. In the High School, there is also a platform for teachers to stand on. There are bulletin boards in classrooms, as well as a clock, a crucifix and pictures of Saint Augustine, Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. Monica. Classrooms in the Preschool and Grade School Departments have cubbyholes for books and lunch boxes.
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The High School has four science laboratories. There are laboratories for physical science, biology, chemistry and physics. The Chemistry Laboratory underwent renovation in 2006 and was completed in early 2007.
There are computer laboratories in each department, one in the Pre-School, three in the Grade School and four in the High School. They are used for general computer classes. In addition to the computer laboratories in the Grade School, there is a computer-aided instruction room for interactive learning.
CSA has three libraries, one for each department. The largest of these libraries is the Grade School Library, and all are air-conditioned. All libraries contain reference, Filipiniana, Augustiniana (works by St. Augustine), fiction and non-fiction sections. In the Grade School and High School, there is a "Teacher's Corner" for the exclusive use of teachers, containing textbooks and textbook manuals, as well as teacher references. There are also small "computer corners" in each library.
The Cafeteria or Integrated Canteen is above the covered courts and has 23 stalls offering food and other meals in a fast-food-like fashion.[2] There are nine entrances to the Cafeteria: two from the High School Building, two from the Grade School Building, three from the covered courts and one for each school bus terminal. It has a seating capacity of 2,186 and is reported to be the longest school cafeteria in the Philippines and Asia!
San Agustin Chapel (Spanish: Capilla de San Agustin) is where all year-level, organizational and sectoral Masses are heard.[2] It can handle around 400-500 persons, which is the size of an average year level. Due to its small size, departmental and institutional Masses are heard at the covered court or, in the case of institutional Masses, the Grade School covered court.
Architectural features of the Chapel include statues of St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Monica of Hippo on both sides of the crucifix behind the altar.
San Agustin Chapel offers weekday morning Masses in English, Sunday Masses in English and Filipino, and a Spanish-language Anticipated Mass.
The San Agustin Theatre, also known as St. Ambrose Hall, was inaugurated in 1980 by Fr. Horacio R. Rodriguez, the current rector.[2] The Theatre then had a seating capacity of 1,000. By the late 1990s students and staff often complained of the dilapidated interior. Therefore the theatre was renovated between 2003 and 2005. The only remaining original feature of the Theatre is the mosaic in its lobby. The Theatre's capacity was expanded to 1,100, and, according to some, its quality now is comparable to the theaters at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
The Theatre is used for school functions, such as academic contests, graduation, recognition ceremonies, songfests, choral recitations, and most notably the annual Binibining CSA (English: Miss Colegio San Agustin) pageant. The Theatre is also rented out to private entities.
Urdaneta Hall, also known as the Administration Building, is the location of all CSA-wide offices. The CSA Accounting and Registrar's Offices are on the ground floor. There are bathrooms in the Accounting and Registrar's Offices for parents. Other than those offices, Urdaneta Hall is off-limits to students. Beside the Accounting and Registrar's Offices is the Technology Services office.
The school has co-curricular clubs for student participation. The school fields varsity teams and official school delegations in competitive leagues and contests on the local, national, and international levels.
These clubs organize competitions between individuals, classes, and batches in the High School; teachers assume this responsibility in the Grade School.
The Grade School and High School each have student governments: the High School Student Council (HSSC) and the Grade School Student Government (GSSG). These are elected by popular vote through secret balloting by students from Fourth to Seventh Grade for GSSG, and by students from First to Third Year for the HSSC. In 2010, the GSSG held it's 1st automated elections with the use of a computer instead of a ballot.
The High School Student Council serves as an umbrella organization for the smaller year level councils (the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior councils). These are elected the same way as the HSSC and GSSG, although with voting restricted to the members of their respective year levels, making these "batch" presidents the Filipino equivalents of American class presidents.
Numerous alumni of Colegio San Agustin-Makati have become highly distinguished and nationally recognized celebrities. Among such personalities are Queen of All Media and presidential sister Kris Aquino; Highly acclaimed equestrian Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, and her siblings; JR Caberte; performance artist-painter Carlos Celdran; singer-actress Jobelle Salvador; actresses Heart Evangelista, and Ruffa Gutierrez; internationally known band Prettier Than Pink, international recording artist and Velcro lead singer, Junji Arias, models Bianca Araneta, Julie Lee, Issa Litton-Garrido and Kelly Misa, celebrities Claudine Barretto, Suzie Entrata-Abrera, Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez, Pia Guanio, Roselle Nava, Dominic Ochoa, Claudine Trillo, TJ Trinidad, Desiree del Valle, Maui Taylor, Christopher De Venecia, Julian Rey R. Marasigan, Myx VJs Iya Villania and Luis Manzano, Viva films artist, and other celebrities JC de Vera, Karel Marquez, Valeen Montenegro, Bela Padilla and Lovi Poe; news anchors Vicky Morales, Karen Davila, Pinky Webb, Cesca Litton; Bloomberg-New York news producer Yvette Fernandez; ABS-CBN Network correspondent Liza Reyes; Olympians-TV hosts Christine Jacob and Dyan Castillejo; Olympians Felix Barrientos, Gerard Cantada, Kevin Claveria and Arby Estolano; PBA players Joey Santamaria, Pocholo Villanueva, Robert "Dodot" Jaworski, Jr.; 2010 Ford Supermodel of the World, Danica Magpantay; politicians such as Congressman Rene Velarde, Jules Ledesma, Doctor Carlo Martinez, Senator Miguel Zubiri and 2nd placer of Pilipinas Got Talent Khalil Ramos.
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