School: General Information and Academic Administration

WELCOME TO MY JOURNEY

Hello, I am an English Education student in Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi. I got a chance to join SEA-Teacher project held by SEAMEO for 1 month. You will see my experiences as a student teacher in batch 7 at University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.

1. School: General Information and Academic Administration

 1.1 School Profile

 

The University of Santo Tomas Junior High School (USTJHS) or called University of Santo Tomas High School established on June 6, 1928, is one of the high school departments of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), located at Benavides Building, University of Santo Tomas, Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. This school has 4 years of high school, starting from Grade 7 to 10. The remaining 2 years of high school (Grade 11 and Grade 12) were transferred to the recently established University of Santo Tomas Senior High School.

Vision

The UST Junior High School, adhering to the mission and vision of the University of which it is a part, envisions itself in the next five years to live up to its vocation as a Christian, Catholic, evangelizing, Filipino and educational community, with its tradition of excellence involving its academic and non-academic staff, dedicated to the holistic formation of its students in the secondary level in competence, commitment, and compassion.

Mission

The UST Junior High School, proud of its tradition and conscious of its role to share in the mission of the University of Santo Tomas, under the inspiration and patronage of its model St. Thomas Aquinas, affirms and avows its commitment to the cause of education in the secondary level, and to the formation of our students in the Faith for the purpose of preparing them for tertiary education, being molded as true Thomasians and becoming responsible citizens dedicated to the service of God, the country, and the whole world.

An integral part of the University of Santo Tomas, founded by Archbishop Miguel de Benavides, O.P., the University supervised the General Secondary Education Program in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish period.

1.2 Academic Support System

The UST Junior High School offers courses as mandated by the Department of Education on the Basic Education Curriculum. Integration and addition of certain courses are on the testing stage in line with the first ever accreditation attempt of the High School for its 80 years of existence. The facilities of the UST Junior High School include the Benavides Auditorium, two (2) audio - visual rooms, two (2) science laboratories, three (3) computer laboratories with internet services, 1 Robotics room, one (1) drafting room, one (1) library with on-line services with one (1) audio - visual center, one (1) recording room, one (1) canteen, one (1) kitchen, one (1) presentation room, one (1) Simbahayan Community Development room, one (1)Accreditation room, one (1)Multi-pourpose room, one (1) Coordinators' Room, one (1)Administrators office, forty (40) multi-media nad air-conditioned classrooms, four (4) Head Teachers' Office, four (4) Guidance and Counseling Offices, one for each year level. These offices provides the students with counseling services and appraisal services.

1.3 Teaching System
Teachers are asked to make students more active in learning and make the classes become more interesting.

1.4 Material and Other Learning Sources
The material and other learning sources are from internet also libraries in UST and UST-JHS.

1.5 Measurement and Evaluation System
The teachers give quizzes, examinations, or tasks to the students to know or measure how deep they know about the lessons thay had learned in the classroom.   

1.6 Curriculum
The Philippine Education System K to 12 Curriculum is Kindergarten and 12 years of Basic Education.
- Kindergarten (5 years old)
- Elementary School: Grades 1 to 6 (6-11 years old)
- Junior High School: Grades 7 to 10 (12-15 years old)
- Senior High Schol: Grades 11 to 12 (16-17 years old)
The courses offered per year level follow.

Courses for Grade 7

• Filipino 7 - Ibong Adarna and Retorika at Balarila
• English 7 - Philippine Literature and Grammar & Composition
• Math 7
  • Elementary Algebra
  • Intermediate Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics
• Science 7
  • General Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Earth Science
• Christian Living 7 - Old and New Testaments
• Makabayan 7
  • Araling Panlipunan (AP) - Philippine History
  • Musika at Sining (MS) - Introduction to Music Concepts
  • Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
  • Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP) - Electricity and Drafting
• Homeroom

Courses for Grade 8

• Filipino 8 - Florante at Laura and Retorika at Balarila
• English 8 - Afro-Asian Literature and Grammar & Composition
• Math 8
  • Elementary Algebra
  • Intermediate Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics and Probability
• Science 8
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Earth Science
• Christian Living 8 - Roman Catholic Church and Sacraments
• Araling Panlipunan (AP) - Asian History
• Musika at Sining (MS) - Philippine and Asian Music
• Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
• Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP)
  • Computer History, Microsoft Office Basics, and HTML Basics
  • Cooking
• Homeroom

Courses for Grade 9

• Filipino 9 - Noli Me Tangere and Retorika at Balarila
• English 9 - Anglo- American Literature and Grammar & Composition
• Math 9 - Advanced Algebra and Geometry
• Science 9 - Chemistry
• Christian Living 9 - Christian Ethics and Morality
• Makabayan 9
  • Araling Panlipunan (AP) - World History
  • Musika at Sining (MS) - African and Asian Music
  • Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
  • Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP) - HTML, PHP, and Adobe Flash
• Homeroom
  
  

  Courses for Grade 10

  • Filipino 10 - El Filibusterismo and Retorika at Balarila
  • English 10 - World Literature
  • Math 10 - Trigonometry and Calculus
  • Science 10 - Physics
  • Christian Living 10 - Social Issues
  • Makabayan 10
    • Araling Panlipunan (AP) - Economics
    • Musika at Sining (MS) - World Music
    • Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
    • Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP) - Adobe Flash and Visual Basic
    • Citizenship Advancement Training
  • Homeroom