School: General Information and Academic Administration

1. School Profile

University of San Carlos Logo

Inside The South Campus of San Carlos University

Administered by the Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini, SVD) since 1935, the University of San Carlos (USC) traces its roots to the Colegio de San Ildefonso founded in August 1595 in Cebu City. The school closed in 1769 following the expulsion of Jesuit priests from the Philippines, and was reopened in 1783 as Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos which operated until the Colegio split from the seminary in 1930. Following another brief closure during World War II, Colegio de San Carlos became a University in 1948.

Rapid growth in the ‘50s saturated the campus near the city center prompting expansion of the University to what was then called the Boys’ High School in 1956 (now North Campus), and in 1964 to the Teacher Education Center and Girls’ High School (now South Campus) and to Talamban Campus. In 2008, the erstwhile SVD Formation Center was transformed into the Montessori Campus. Total land area of the University’s five campuses is almost 88 hectares (or 217 acres), with about 78 hectares in Talamban Campus alone and potentially ample room for future growth.

Today, the University is one of the most respected higher education institutions in the Philippines, offering 57 undergraduate and 74 graduate programs. Many of these programs have received Level II or Level III accreditation from the Federation of Accrediting Associations of the Philippines (FAAP), as evaluated by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU). Six engineering programs are also accredited by the Philippine Technological Council-Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology (PTC-ACBET). The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) also granted Autonomous Status to the University, and designated eight Centers of Excellence (COE) and 12 Centers of Development (COD) in USC. Nearly 22,000 students in basic to graduate education are enrolled in the University, with almost 200 international students. On average, the teacher-to-student ratio at USC is 1:20.

Recognized as a research hub in southern Philippines, USC has drawn in external grants amounting to PHP113,762,670.93 (USD2,288,297.45 as of Jan. 31, 2017) between AY 2011–2016. Internal research grants of PHP34,035,344.90 (USD684,609.17) have also been awarded from the University Research Trust Fund within the same time period, while an additional PHP300M (~USD6M) has been earmarked for laboratory development anticipating the current changes in the Philippine educational system. Research efforts are supported by a print collection of over 200,000 titles and almost 10,000 non-print volumes housed in the University’s Library System, along with subscriptions to 17 online journals. USC also publishes two respected scholarly journals, The Philippine Scientist and the Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. Additional support for researchers are available through offices or committees providing ethics review, intellectual property and innovation and technology support, and animal care and use. Ten patents have been filed by the University since 2012, and one start-up company, Green Enviro Management Systems (GEMS), Inc., has been established.

Student support in the University includes an international students’ office, online enrolment, dormitories, numerous cafes and canteens, and a transport system within Talamban Campus. USC has more than 600 undergraduate and graduate scholars at any given time. Since 2014, USC has been designated as a Donee Institution by the Philippine Council of Non-Governmental Organization Certification (PCNC).

There are some programs of academic and curricular which are offered by the different school in the university, the following are:

· Basic Education:

a) Pre-School/Montessori Academy

b) Grade School (Grades 1-6)

c) Junior High School (Grades 7-10)

d) Senior High School (Grades 11-12)

· Baccalaureate Programs:

a) School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design

b) School of Arts and Sciences

c) School of Business and Economics

d) School of Education

e) School of Engineering

f) School of Health Care Professions

g) School of Law and Governance

Vision:

The University of San Carlos sees:

a. A WORLD where the darkness of sin and the night of unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the Spirit of grace.

b. A SOCIETY where citizens are competent, noble in character and community-oriented:

· What they know, they apply justly and honestly...

· What they do not know, they seek to learn..

· What they do not have, they endeavor to acquire...

· What they have, they share.

Mission:

The University of San Carlos is a Catholic institution of learning that embodies the principles of academic discipline of San Carlos Borromeo and the missionary charisma of the society of the Devine Word (SVD).

We aim to develop competent and socially responsible professionals and life-long learners in an environment that fosters excellence in the academic core processes of teaching-learning, research, and community extension service.

Our mission is to provide timely relevant and transformative academic program responsive to the needs of the local, national and global communities in a rapidly changing world.

2. Academic Support System

In University of San Carlos, School of Education and basic Education were in the same place that is in South campus. There were 5 buildings that consist 6 floor and connecting each other. The buildings was for kindergarten to the college.

There had enough supporting facilities. From my observation:

· Classrooms from kindergarten to the college

· Laboratory

· Food Laboratory

· Handicraft Sewing Laboratory

· Rooftop buildings

· Music Room

· Guest Rooms

· Computer Laboratory

· Canteen

· Library

· Food Service Laboratory

· Clinic

· Nutrition Clinic

· Students Playground

· Food Station

· Rudolf Rahmann (Cultural Center)

· Principle Office

· Security office

· Counseling & Development Center Group Session Room

· Department of Teacher Education

· Dean’s office

· Conference Room

· Anthony Buchick Hall

· Others

In every classroom there were chairs for every students, the teacher, and for the visitor, 5 fans (sometime just 2 active fan), 2 AC, the boards, cabinet, the table for the teacher, board information on the wall class, etc.

3. Teaching System

Junior High School : Grade 7^th -10^th

Every Tuesday, they have flag ceremony started from 7.00 am. And for the teaching and learning activity started from 7.40 am to 4.50 pm everyday from Monday to Friday except for Friday they started 7.40 am to 1.50 pm and they have pass time for Saturday to Sunday. They have 8 subjects every day, one hour in every subject. For math subject, they have 5 classes a week. They are very discipline. They should had a letter of permit to across another building or to do something else while the learning time and that was called “Hall Pass”. Also they do club activity on Friday during 6th-7th subject period.

Because I was Observed in 9th grade, so the subject for 9th grade was consist Mapeh (Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health), CIF (Religion), English (British-American Literature), Science, Math, Filipino, TLE (Technologi and Livelihood Education), Economics.

At Junior high school, they had 8 subjects in one day, the schedule is shown below

No.	Time	Schedule
1.	7.40 – 8.40	1st subject
2.	8.40 – 9.40	2nd subject
3.	9.40 – 10.00	Recess
4.	10.00 – 11.00	3rd subject
5.	11.00 – 12.00	4th subject
6.	12.00 – 12.50	Lunch
7.	12.50 – 1.50	5th subject
8.	1.50 – 2.50	6th subject
9.	2.50 – 3.50	7th subject
10.	3.50 – 4.50	8th subject

Here is the example of the 9-SJF Class Schedule

For mathematics area

Subject orientation

a. Getting To Know You (GTKY) Activity

b. Course Overview (Refer to Your CD): Grade Level Standard, Common Learning Targets (CLT) from 1rt to 4th quarter, Performance tasks.

c. Grading system : Averaging

d. Requirements (include textbook and references)

e. Invention Program : Remedial class every Thursday and consultation period after class.

f. House Rule

g. Diagnostic Test/Pre-test will be given the following day

4. Materials and other Learning sources

For math subject, especially in grade 9th they just used one textbook that already provided by the school and the textbook is write in English. But outside of the school they can learn from anywhere as much as they have the sources. Such as they can learn from video and other things.

Here is the textbook look like:

5. Measurement and Evaluation System

Grading system: Averaging

Criteria:

· Written output – 40%

· Performance Task – 40%

· Question Asking – 20%

Deportment Grade:

Student’s conduct is graded based on the school core value such as: Integrity, Excellence, Commitment, Social Responsibility, Evangelization, and Leadership Each core value is given 10 point as perfect score. Then the total points/raw score is transmuted into numerical grade. The numerical grade will then be expressed in letter grade as reflected in the grade slip and report card.

Also my mentor said that they adapted quarter system so then they had four quarter in a year. They had examination every quarter and students’ evaluation result will be accumulate in the final quarter. It will decided which the students will be up to the next level/grade. They had to repeat the class if they didn’t pass minimal 2 subjects and they take it when the summer holiday.

6. Curriculum

Basic Education University of San Carlos used K to 12 Curriculum.

K-12 is a program that covers kindergarten and 12 years of basic education to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship.

The content of mathematics include Numbers and Number Sense, Measurement, Geometry, Pattern & Algebra and Statistic and Probability.

· Number and Number Sense as a strand include concepts of numbers. Properties, operations, estimation, and their applications.

· Measurement as strand includes the use of number and measures to describe, understand, and compare mathematical and concrete objects, it focuses on attributes such as length, mass and weight, capacity, time, money, and temperature, as well as applications involving perimeter, area, surface area, volume, and angle measure.

· Geometry as a strand includes properties of two- and three-dimensional figures and their relationships, spatial visualization, reasoning, and geometric modelling and proofs.

· Patterns and Algebra as a strand studies patterns, relationships, and changes among shapes and quantities. It includes the use of algebraic, notations and symbols, equation, and most importantly, function, to represent and analyze relationships.

· Statistics and Probability as a strand is all about developing skills in collecting and organizing data using charts, tables, and graphs, understanding, analyzing and interpreting data; dealing with uncertainty; and making predictions about outcomes.

6. Teaching Plan (of my major)

For the lesson plan or they called it as Instructional Plan, my mentor told me that they used EFDT guide to made it. Here is the EFDT guide: