San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite

:"For the college in Manila, see San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Manila

Infobox University
name = San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Inc.
native_name = Incorporación dela Colegio de San Sebastian-Recoletos de Cavite


caption = The Official Logo of SSC-R de Cavite
motto = Caritas et Scientia
("Charity and Knowledge")
mottoeng = Love and Zeal for the Knowledge of Truth
established = 1966
type = Private, Sectarian
affiliation = Order of Augustinian Recollects, Roman Catholic Church
president = Rev. Fr. Emilio P. Jaruda, Jr., OAR, Ph.D.
city = Cavite City
province = Cavite
country = Philippines
campus = Main Campus & Canacao Campus
former_names = San Sebastian Junior College-Recoletos
colors = Green color box|green and Gold color box|gold
nickname = Sebastinians, SSC-R Baycats
mascot = Baycat
athletics = Fr. Martin's Cup, NAASCU, NCAA South
website = http://www.sscr.edu

left|thumb|200px|St. Ezekiel Moreno Bldg. located at SSC-R Main Campus, Sta. Cruz, Cavite CityThe San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite, Inc. (SSC-R) is a private-sectarian
Catholic Institution located at Cavite City. Established in
1966 by the Augustinian Recollects as an all-male school, it only had 281 students in the secondary and tertiary levels during that time. In 1986, it became co-educational, opening schooling opportunities for women. In 2006, it opened a new campus located at Cañacao was opened for the use of Pre-school, Elementary and High School students. The Main Campus at Sta. Cruz became exclusively for college students. Tertiary programs include courses in Commerce, Criminology, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Nursing while a Master of Business Administration(MBA) degree is offered as a Graduate Course. TESDA has recently approved some short term ladderized courses in Engineering and Computer studies. It also offers Health Care Giver program.

History

In the year 1606, the first group of Recollect missionaries reached the Philippine shores. Mindful of the mission they had to accomplish, they spread themselves nearly all over the Philippine archipelago, and succeeded in establishing missions in regions not yet covered by other religious congregations.

In 1616, the Recollect fathers build a church and convent in Cavite City. They remained in the province, spreading the light of the Gospel and promoting Christian civilization until the outbreak of World War II.

In 1966, determined to continue the work which they had begun in Cavite, the Recollect fathers founded San Sebastian Junior College, an exclusive high school for boys and a co-educational tertiar level institution in Commerce, Liberal Arts and two-year course in Secretarial Science. The school had only a single building, part of which was the father’s residence, with only 281 students from the high school and the college departments.

Over the years, the student population increased, particularly in the college department. This development prompted the enhancement of the college’s pool of educators, as well as the expansion and upgrading of its facilities and curricular offerings. From its humble beginnings, SSC-R de Cavite continues to evolve into one of the leading educational institutions in the province of Cavite.

To date, SSC-R, run by the Augustinian Recollect Fathers, has been serving the youth of the city and the nearby towns of the province for over 40 years.

In 1986, the high school department was made co-educational to accommodate young girls seeking admission to the school.

In 2001, the school was able to purchase a reclaimed area near Samonte Park in the Cañacao District to the site of the future campus for the Grade School and High School levels.

In August 2004, the Recoletos 4th Centennial Gymnasium was inaugurated and in school year 2006-2007, the High School Department moved to the new campus while a Pre-School and a Lower Basic Education Department was opened to the public.

Aims and Objectives

Vision

San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite envisions itself as a truly Catholic learning institution, committed to share in the task of national development and social transformation, through an educational community of faith and justice, guided by the Christian values and ideals of the OAR charisms, and by St. Augustine's love and zeal for the knowledge of truth.

Mission

As a Catholic learning institution, San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite is committed to serve the Mother Church and the Order of Augustinian Recollects, by brining the message of Christ to the members of the academic community in their search for truth, and to animate the students' awareness and commitment towards the welfare and well-being of the people in the spirit of Christian charity.

Philosophy

The Augustinian Recollect philosophy of education is based on the Augustinian belief that a person should be developed integrally. Our goal is to build the structure of wisdom through knowledge, so that this search for knowledge (Scientia) should lead us to the exercise of love (Caritas).

Aims and Goals

In view of this guiding philosophy, San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Inc. strives to attain its goal of "Quality Christian Education".

In accordance with this goal and its desire to contribute to the Philippine society personally developed, professionally trained men and women and responsible citizenry, SSC-R has set the following specific goals:

1. To instill knowledge, attitude and habits that will contribute to making the student a man of the time: Filipino Asian, enlightened and articulate, conscious of the dimensions and needs of a developing country's aspirations for social justice, equality, fair share in economic welfare and self-determination.

2. To provide the opportunity to pursue the field of endeavor best suited to his capabilities and goals by offering various programs and specialization.

3. To strive to make the student an education Christian committed to the truth, which is God, in the service of his fellowmen.

4. To produce spiritually developed and morally sensible men who see God as the fountainhead of all moral obligations and whose hierarchy of values is consistent with Christian principles of life.

5. To produce a finished product molded in the authentic tradition and values of our people, together with an indispensable background on the humanities and the sciences provided by a truly liberal education.

Institutional Objectives

The Graduate of San Sebastian College-Recoletos must be a love-fired Christian, ever in search for perfection in his individual endeavors, in the service he offers to his God, Country and neighbors, and in the witness he gives to the conviction he favors.

Campuses

Main Campus

right|thumb|200px|Our Lady of Consolation Building located at SSC-R Main Campus, Sta. Cruz, Cavite City

The main campus houses the college department of the institution. For more information on the main campus, please refer to the aforementioned history.

Buildings

*Main Building (Old Building)
*St. Ezekiel Moreno Building
*St. Monica Building
*Our Lady of Consolation Building
*St. Joseph the Worker Building

Cañacao Campus

Address: Barrio Rosario St., San Roque, 4100 Cavite City, Philippines

The Cañacao Campus, whose chapel was concecrated by the Most Rev. Cirilo Almario, D.D., former Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and campus was blessed by the OAR fathers on February 14, 2006, was opened in June 5, 2006 and it houses
* Co-educational Pre-School
* Complete Co-educational Grade School
* Complete Co-educational High SchoolThe High School Department was originally located at the Main Campus in Sta. Cruz before the new campus's inauguration. The Pre-School and Elementary Departments are newly created departments for the school's expansion.

Buildings

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right|thumb|200px|Academics Building, SSC-R Cañacao Campus, San Roque, Cavite City

*Basic Education Building
*Recoletos 4th Centennial Gymnasium

List of Campus Administrators

External links

* [http://www.sscr.edu San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite]
* [http://recoletos.ph Recoletos Communications]
* [http://www.geocities.com/cstrecoletos/index.html Colegio de Santo Tomas - Recoletos]
* [http://www.sscrmnl.edu.ph San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Manila]
* [http://www.uno-r.edu.ph University of Negros Occidential - Recoletos]
* [http://www.usjr.edu.ph University of San Jose - Recoletos]