St. Peter's College of Toril
| Saint Peter's College of Daliaon | |
 | |
| Motto | To Christ Through Mary... |
|---|---|
| Type | Filipino Catholic School |
| Established | July 1, 1948 |
| Director | Sr. Samuelita P. Enriquez, P.M. |
| Location | Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines |
| Campus | Mc Arthur Highway, Toril |
| Colors | Blue, Sky blue and white |
| Nickname | SPCT |
| Website | http://www.spctcollegealumni.com/ |
St. Peter's College of Toril (SPCT)... is a private Filipino Catholic school in Toril, Davao City. It is owned and administered by the Presentation of Mary Sisters,[1] and guided by foundress Anne Marie Rivier.[2] The school focuses on the teaching of religion, the integration of faith in all subject areas, and provision for daily living of the faith within the school campus. It believes that Catholic education is the formation of the total person rooted in the person of Jesus Christ.
SPCT is a member of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP),[3] the largest organized group of Catholic schools in the country, with about 1,194 members as instituted in 1941.[4]
History
The history of the St. Peter's College of Toril dates back to July 1, 1948 when the PME (Pere des Mission Etrangeres) priest missionaries of the Foreign Mission of Quebec opened a Catholic School known as Saint Peter's High School. The school was a twin project of Santo Rosario Parish as the priest believes that a formal program of religious instruction to the youth of Toril was complimentary to their task of evangelization. Father Jean Bernard Bazinet, P.M.E. was the first parish priest and the first school director. The first school enrolment consisted of first, second, and third year high school levels and so in 1950,the school first produced its first thirty two (32) high school graduates.
Realizing, an urgent need for a more permanent management of the school, Msgr. Clovis Thibault, Bishop of Davao offered the administration of the school to the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (PM). The offer was accepted in 1952 but the PM Sisters arrived in Toril only on May 25, 1953. Sr. Marie de Anges became the principal and at that point, the name of the school was changed to Saint Peter's College of Daliaon.
In 1963, the primary grades and the college department were opened. Courses offered were AB, BSE, and BSC. In 1977, the two-year Junior Secretarial course was offered but was closed in 1996. The following year, the intermediate grades were also opened. In 1978, preschool education or kindergarten was offered. In 2001, BEED was offered and in 2007 the BSBA course.
At the very start, the school consisted only of a two-story building with eight (8) rooms and gradually other buildings were constructed; significantly in 1986, the Rivier Building; in 1995, the science building was donated by the Alumni; in 1998,the school gymnasium; in 2002-2003 the John Vianney Building and the latest was the Presentation de Marie Building in 2009.
On November 23, 1989, the name of the school was changed to Saint Peter's (SPCT) and as the school administrators continued to explore ways to upgrade school standards, the grade school and high school applied for PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities) in 1990. Presently both departments, the elementary and high school are PAASCU Accredited-Level II.
In 2008, after years of hard work and dedication by administrators, faculty and staff, and support of parents, alumni and benefactors, SPCT, celebrated its 60th foundation anniversary.
School Curriculum
Educational Philosophy, Vision, Mission, Goal and Objectives of SPCT
As a Filipino School guided by nationalism, SPCT holds that the true Filipino student has duties, obligations, and corporate responsibilities to the locality where he/she belongs, to the country, and to the world. SPCT maintains that forming nationalistic individuals is an advocacy for national unity that will lead the country to its economic growth and political stability. As a Catholic School, SPCT consider academic excellence and recognizes the Christian Living subjects as the core of its curriculum that articulates catholic beliefs and practices in the classroom for the development of academically competent evangelized - evangelizers.
The curriculum of Saint Peter's College of Toril was guided by its vision and mission. A catholic educational community of evangelizers that envisions to be Christ centered, academically competent, proud of Filipino culture, and responsive to social and global issues and concerns and aims to develop the total person through quality Christian education.
SPCT expects the pupils to :
- be effective young evangelizers by faithfully doing their duties and responsibilities at home, in school and their community:
- manifest understanding of the basic truth of the Catholic Faith and be living examples of Christian and Marian-like attitude:
- gain functional understanding of the basic concepts, principles and skills in preparation for the next higher steps of learning:
- express their feelings, ideas and imagination through creative activities and projects;
- become self directed and self-disciplined citizens, concerned and responsive to the needs of others especially the poor; and
- help conserve the natural resources and take pride in their cultural heritage.
Alma Mater Song
"Hail Alma Mater deathless Saint Peter's
Our loving hearts acclaim thy resurrected name
Nor war nor time has pow'r to bind Thee;Thine is a spirit proud and free.
And as year on years come swinging, we will still be singing
Praises to Thy name.
Hail Alma Mater, hallowed Saint Peter's
With each new day we know how much we owe to Thee.
Truth is our guide, we shall not wander;God is our strength, we shall not fail.
And our love will ever bind us so that death will find us
Thine eternally."
To Christ Through Mary
To Christ through Mary
Through mother to the Son
Paths may vary but heaven must be won
Point the right way
Safe and bright way
For the feet those who bravely run
Christ our leader our harbor and our goal
But we need her to play the mothers role
Christ our brother
And Mary our mother
Now our feet on the highway ring
Higher,higher,dare aspire
Follow Mary to Christ the King
Location
There are 17 regions in the Philippines as of 2011.[5] As of 2009, there are 213 private schools in the Davao City division of Davao Region (Region XI).[6] St. Peter's College of Toril is situated at Mc Arthur Highway, Toril District, Davao City with School ID no. 405492.[7]
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20120310110248/http://www.presentationofmary.com/history.html. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Blessed Marie Rivier » Saints.SQPN.com
- ↑ CEAP Member Schools
- ↑ The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
- ↑ List of Regions, [National Statistical Coordination Board]. Archived 27 October 2008 at WebCite
- ↑ Updated List of Private Schools
- ↑ St. Peter's College of Toril (Private School - DAVAO CITY)
External links
Media related to St. Peter's College of Toril at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.deped-davaocity.ph/cpanel/Private%20Schools%202011%20&%202012/2012-2013/elem/pdf/Dist%20III%20Elem_SY%202012-2013.pdf