sectarian schools in the philippines

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Religious Schools in the Philippines

An Overview


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Catholic School


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Catholic Education

Catholic education is inspired by the generalprinciples enunciated by the Second VaticanCouncil concerning collaboration between thehierarchy and those who work in the apostolate. Inconsequence of the principle of participation and

co-responsibility, the various groupings whichconstitute the educational counity are,according to their several copetencies, to beassociated in decision-aking concerning the

Catholic school and in the application of decisionsonce taken.!

- The Vatican


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Catholic university

A Catholic university is a privateuniversity run by the Roman CatholicChurch or by Roman Catholic organiationssuch as religious institutes! Those with

closer ties to the "oly See are speci#callycalled ponti#cal universities!


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Catholic university $cont!%&y de#nition' Catholic canon law states that (A

Catholic school is understood to be one which is undercontrol o) the competent ecclesiastical authority or o)a public ecclesiastical *uridical person' or one which ina written document is ac+nowledged as Catholic by

the ecclesiastical authority( $Can! ,.%! Althoughsome schools are deemed (Catholic( because o) theiridentity and a great number o) students enrolled areCatholics' it is also stipulated in canon law that (/oschool' even i) it is in )act Catholic' may bear the title

0Catholic school0 e1cept by the consent o) thecompetent ecclesiastical authority( $Can! ,. 2.%!


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Synthesis

The Philippines' having occupied bythe Spaniards' have been greatlyintroduced to the Roman Catholic religionand its belie)s' norms and standards! As

the Roman Catholic religion wasimplemented' Catholic educationalinstitutions were established! 3niversityo) Santo Tomas' being the oldest Catholicuniversity that started as a seminary

then transitioned into a college until itbecame as a university on 4567!


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Synthesis $cont!%

Since then' other Catholiccolleges were also established li+eColegio de San 8uan de 9etran' San&eda College' 3niversity o) SanAgustin' San Sebastian College' andetc! The )riars served as part o) the&oard o) Reagents and also served aspro)essors o) the institution but astime passed by they also hired secularpro)essors!


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Synthesis $cont!%

These educational institutions madethe &ible as the doctrine not *ust inteaching theology and other sub*ects butalso in running the university or college!

Such that given the )act that Catholicuniversities and colleges in the Philippinesare privatied' these may have the samereligion but they have a distinct characterin educating their students such as

learning through technology' learningthrough character )oundation' etc!


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Synthesis $cont!%

These educational institutions madethe &ible as the doctrine not *ust inteaching theology and other sub*ects butalso in running the university or college!

Such that given the )act that Catholicuniversities and colleges in the Philippinesare privatied' these may have the samereligion but they have a distinct characterin educating their students such as

learning through technology' learningthrough character )oundation' etc!


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Synthesis $cont!%

Catholic educational institutionshave the common denominator ontheir missions and visions! They arenot *ust aiming to be the leading

educational institution in the countrybut also develop the students:spiritual' moral' intellectual' social' andphysical potentialities to the )ull e1tent

o) their capabilities and by giving themthe necessary training )or pro)essionalwor+ grounded upon Christian values!


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Synthesis $cont!%

The Catholic universities andcolleges gained its popularity becauseo) the people with high socialeconomic status are alumni o) suchprominent schools given that theseschools are considerably nota;ordable )or people in the lower

class!


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Protestant School


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Protestant education


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Adventist Education


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Adventist education

The Seventh-day Adventist educationalsystem is the second-largest Christian schoolsystem in the world' a)ter the Roman Catholicsystem!

>n the Philippines' there are ? Adventist

universities and colleges@

Adventist >nternational >nstitute o) Advanced Studies


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Adventist education

The denominationally-based schoolsystem began in the 4,?s! Thechurch supports holistic education@


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"olistic education

"olistic education is a philosophyo) education based on the premise thateach person #nds identity' meaning'and purpose in li)e through

connections to the community' to thenatural world' and to humanitarianvalues such as compassion and peace!"olistic education aims to call )orth)rom people an intrinsic reverence )orli)e and a passionate love o) learning!


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Other Protestant Education


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Presbyterian' Episcopal'


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Presbyterian' Episcopal' n the

Philippines' there is a strict separation o)church and state' so all religious schoolsare privateB in others' there is anestablished church whose teachings )orm

an integral part o) the state-operatededucational systemB in yet others' thestate subsidies religious schools o)various denominations!


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oals o) Protestant Re)ormedEducation

by "red #anko, Sr.$http%&&www.prca.org&articles&article'(.ht

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The ultimate goal@ the (per)ectman(

>n this world od honors "imsel) byma+ing a certain +ind o) person who willhonor "im! "is people will honor "im intheir particular callings' in their homes' in

the church where they contribute to thewel)are o) their )ellow saints' and in theworld where their lives demonstrate thewor+ o) od in them! Church' home' andschool each have an appointed part to playin the development o) this +ind o) person!Our education is )or pilgrims who will passthrough this world on their way to theheavenly city!


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oal one@ the love o) od

The #rst and most importantcharacteristic o) this (per)ect( man is thathe loves od!e must be aware that theschool cannot implant the love o) od in

any child that is the wor+ o) the "oly Spirit!The love o) od has already been implantedin children o) the covenant! The goal o)education is to promote and to encouragesuch love o) od in these children! /oticeseveral things about the love o) od as thegoal o) education!


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oal two@ obedience

The second important goal o)Christian education is obedience! /oticethat obedience is closely related to the loveo) od! This is a primary goal o) our

education' to teach obedience! This isespecially true today when the concept o)obedience )or od0s sa+e is under attac+everywhere! e must wor+ hard to teachchildren to obey not because the law isreasonable not because obedience will haveresults satis)ying to them or will carry areward but simply because this is what odreDuires!


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oal three@ +nowledge

The third goal o) education and theone which receives the most emphasis is+nowledge! Although no one Duestions+nowledge as a goal o) education' there is

much disagreement about the nature o) that+nowledge and its purpose! This is animportant matter because ourunderstanding o) this goal a;ects decisionsabout curriculum and methods as well asthe answer to the Duestion so o)ten posedby students@ (hy do we have to learn allthis stu;(


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oal )our@ reverence

This reverence is important in order toma+e the student understand therelationship between od and "is creatures!

This goal assumes greater importance in

the society o) today because so many evenamong Christians are trying to rema+e odin human terms' ma+ing him a )riend onlyand not our Fing! The goal o) reverence )orod also is the strongest *usti#cation )orteaching appreciation-type sub*ects@literature'music' art' etc!


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Sources

*he Catholic School - www.vatican.va

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>n)ormation about the schools and other topics aree1tracted )rom en!wi+ipedia!org


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