Siena College of Taytay

This article is about the college in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines. For other schools with similar names, see Siena College (disambiguation).
Siena College of Taytay
Address
E. Rodriguez Ave.,
Taytay, Rizal
Philippines
Information
Type Private, Roman Catholic, Dominican
Motto "Passion for Truth. Compassion for Humanity"
Established 1957
President Mo. Teresa E. Examen, OP
Principal Sr.Susana Bravante, OP
Medium of language English
Campus Urban
Color(s) Black, White, Maroon, Gold                 
Nickname SCT
Accreditations PAASCU
Affiliations Dominican, University of Santo Tomas, CEAP, DOMNET
Website www.sienataytay.edu.ph

Siena College of Taytay, formerly St. Catherine Academy, is a Kindergarten through post-secondary education institution located in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines. Founded in 1957 by the Dominican sisters, it is one of six Dominican educational institutions in the Philippines. Its sister schools are Siena College Quezon City, and Siena College San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. It also offers education for the Third Order of Saint Dominic, known as the Tertiaries.

History

In 1956, the late Cardinal Rufino Santos of the Archbishop of Manila invited the Dominican sisters to establish an academy for the education of local children. In 1957, Saint Catherine Academy, opened during the tenure of the late Mother Natividad Pilapil O.P., the Superior General of the Congregation.

The college's facility was originally located in the Parish compound of St. John the Baptist in Taytay, Rizal. In 1965, the Kindergarten, Elementary and Secondary Education courses were fully established and recognized by the Philippine Department of Education, Culture and Sports (now DepEd).

Facilities

The College's campus in Taytay is located at East Rodriguez Avenue, Siena Heights, Barangay San Isidro, Taytay, Rizal. The main and oldest, facility, the two-storey Saint Catherine Building, was gutted by fire in 2002 and subsequently rebuilt. A four story building was constructed which has a number of classrooms and has a large Speech Laboratory in the newly added third floor of the building. Houses for Freshman high school students also.

The Mother Natividad Pilapil O.P. (Latin: Ordinis Praedicatorum; English: Order of Preachers) building houses kindergarten 1 and 2, and grade one pupils, plus faculty rooms for their teachers. It is located through Gate 1 of the campus.

The Saint Dominic De Guzman Building, named for the founder of the Dominican order, houses the Sophomre, Junior and Senior high school students, Computer rooms for college and high school students and the Cyber program. It also houses the Registrar's office, guidance office, testing center, the high school library, the GLL office, the YLL office, and the Instructional media center.

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Building contains instructional rooms for the college students, laboratories, and the college library. It can be accessed through Gates 3 and 4. The building is named for the 13th century philosopher.

The Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Building houses the publishing office, the cafeteria, the clinic and the chapel.

The Saint Jacques Centre de Formatione - Hotelliere et Restaurateur (Saint Jacques Center for International Hospitality Education - Hotel and Restaurant) houses the College's signature program in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Historically, the Parisian Dominican house was located in the parish of Saint Jacques.

The Mother Francisca Hall is an Auditorium. In addition, the San Lorenzo Ruiz Hall is named for the Filipino martyred during persecution of Japanese Christians under the 17th century Tokugawa Shogunate. The college Gymnasium offer student facilities, including the St. Catherine Covered Court, an Olympic sized pool, and the St. Martin Sports Complex.

Basic Education Programs

College Programs

Student Services

High School Administration

BED Publications

College Publications

Tertiary education

The modern Tertiary, or Third Order of Saint Dominic, as it exists in the 21st century, has two categories: regular, i.e. male or female Tertiaries who live in community and wear the habit; and secular Tertiaries, married or single, cleric or lay, who live their lives like others of their professions, but who privately practice the austerity of the Order, and where some symbol of Dominican habit, and who recite some of the liturgical offices.

Special Awards

Given to Graduating Students

References

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