Our Lady of Mount Carmel Learning Center

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL LEARNING CENTER, De La Salle Supervised
Established	1988
Type	Lasallian
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Location	Roxas City, Capiz,  Philippines
Campus	Kalipayan Rd., Punta Tabuc
Hymn	La Salle Alma Mater Hymn
Colors	Green and White
Sports	Capiz Private Schools Athletic Association, Inc.
Nickname	Mount Carmel La Salle (School) / Carmelian-Lasallians (Students)
Affiliations	De La Salle Brothers, University of St. La Salle, College of St. John- Roxas, De La Salle Supervised and Capiz Private Schools Athletic Association, Inc.
Website	http://www.delasallesupervisedschools.org/

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Learning Center, De La Salle Supervised, also known as Mount Carmel La Salle or simply Mount Carmel, is a private catholic elementary^[1][2] school run under the direct supervision of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools/De La Salle Brothers of the University of St. La Salle^[3], therefore part of the worldwide network of LaSallian educational institutions. It is located in Calipayan Road, Punta Tabuc, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines. Originally named Mt. Carmel Family Life Learning Center, the school started as a preschool for indigent children at the residence of Atty. Virginia Patiño with only 8 students. It later transferred to its current site in Punta Tabuc after the school was able to purchase land and was able to receive a grant from a German foundation.

History

OLMCLC 1990's elementary students

In response to the suggestion of Sor Paula Vargas of St. Anthony College Hospital to build a school for indigent children, Atty. Virginia Patiño founded Mount Carmel Family Life Learning Center with the solicited support and commitment of the religious and civic-spirited individuals of the Christian Family Movement

This noble goal of building a school was realized through the selfless effort of Mr. and Mrs. Braulio A. Patiño and other members who worked without compensation. These significant persons were Atty. Elias Conlu, Mrs. Elnoria Barrios, Mrs. Ofelia Rendon, Mrs. Rebecca Berjamin, Mrs. Fe Villarruz, Atty. Mike Orillos, Mrs. Divina Villarruz-Asis, Mrs. Lilia Orola, Mrs. Corazon Ortiz, Mrs. Luisa Posadas, Mrs. May Abella-Vito, Mrs. Terry Beldia and Atty. Nema Aguilar.

In 1988, two rooms in the ground floor of Atty. Patiño's house were converted into improvised classrooms. Nursery and Kinder classes started with two teachers, Ms. Vivian Abagatnan and Ms. Ariza Villanueva who were later joined by Ms. Glosan Avelino. It started with eight children. three were indigent and five were paying. In the second year of operation, the number of students were more than doubled.

Inspired with the blossoming of the school, Atty. Patiño spent a few months for compiling and consolidating document with pictures showing the actual situation of street children. These were sent to a foundation in Germany together with a project proposal.

After almost a year or two, all the hard work, prayers and sacrifices of the people who worked hard for the school finally paid up with the response of Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend Papstliches Mission Work der Kinder, a German foundation donated a substantial amount to the school.

The Money was used for the construction of two buildings with four rooms each. The school site is actually a lot offered at a very low price by Mr. Candelario Patiño. The money from the sold lot was donated by the lot owner for the construction of the road going to the school. Later, an additional lot was donated by the same lot owner in exchange of the adjoining lot owned by Mrs. Paz Altavas where the road going to school lies.

In this new site, the Preparatory class and the newly opened Grade 1 which was handled by Mrs. Gloria Andrada, were housed. Out of the solicited money, a second hand mini-school bus was bought and the rest were allocated for salaries and other operating expenses. From then on, one Grade was added after the other end of the every school year. More teachers were hired and more classrooms were built.

In 1995, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Learning Center became a La Salle school under the supervision of the University of St. La Salle with Mrs. Norma Tagle as the supervisor. The elementary level was completed in 1997 and the first graduation ceremony was held in March 1997.

June 1997 was another year for the school as it marked the inclusion of the first year High School for its courses. In June 2000, the Board of Trustees decided to turn over the management of its high school to the University of St. La Salle- Affiliate College (which later renamed as La Salle Affiliate College and subsequently College of St. John-Roxas^[4]) due to the growing number of students and limited space of its school. Mount Carmel La Salle decided to retain and maintain its Pre-School and Grade School.

Vision Mission Statement

Vision - The OLMCLC is a Catholic school, supervised by the University of St. La Salle - Bacolod, committed to give quality Christian education accessible to all. It envisions a school that nurtures the Lasallian charism of faith, service and community.

Mission - It seeks to develop a well-rounded relevant basic education founded on strong Christian values. As exemplified by St. John Baptist De La Salle, the school commits:

• To instill moral and spirited responsibilities.
• To enhance intellectual and physical potentials.
• To develop emotional and social maturity.
• To develop Filipino identity and sense of nationalism.
• To acquire a sense of concern and service to the church and the poor.
• To develop responsible stewardship of nature.

Patron Saints

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

St. John Baptist De La Salle

• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel- a title traditionally given to Blessed Virgin Mary, in honor of her having given the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to Saint Simon Stock. Her feast is celebrated on July 16. As well as St. Simon Stock, there are other Carmelite saints such as St. Therese of the Child Jesus, St. John of the Cross, and St. Teresa of Ávila.

• St. John Baptist de La Salle, (30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a priest, educational reformer, and founder of Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic church and the patron saint of teachers. He dedicated much of his life for the education of poor children in France; in doing so, he started many lasting educational practices. He is considered the founder of the first Catholic schools.

St. John Baptist de La Salle became the school patron saint since 1995 when the De La Salle Brothers took the supervision.

These two patron saints are always mentioned in Mount Carmel La Salle prayers.

Example

L: Our Lady of Mount Carmel

A: Pray for us.

L: St. John Baptist De La Salle

A: Pray for us.

L: Live Jesus in our hearts

A: Forever

Hymn

The Mount Carmel La Salle Alma Mater Song was derived from the Alma Mater song of the De La Salle University, which is founded by the De La Salle Brothers.

De La Salle Hymn	Mount Carmel La Salle Version
Hail, Hail, Alma Mater Hail to De La Salle We'll hold your banner high and bright A shield of green and white We'll fight to keep your glory bright And never shall we fail Hail to thee our Alma Mater Hail! Hail! Hail!	Hail, Hail, Alma Mater Mount Carmel La Salle We'll hold your banner high and bright A shield of green and white We'll fight to keep your honor bright And never shall we fail Hail to thee our Alma Mater Hail! Hail! Hail!

See also

• Lasallian Educational Institutions
• College of St. John-Roxas
• Philippine De La Salle Supervised Schools
• Roxas City
• Capiz
• Schools in Roxas City

External links

• Partial List of LA SALLE Schools & Educational Institutions Throughout the Archipelago
• De La Salle Supervised Schools
• University of St. La Salle Supervised Schools
• Mount Carmel La Salle Hymn
• La Salle Schools in Roxas City

References

1. ^ http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080430.htm&no=83
2. ^ http://www.usls.edu.ph/index.cfm/usls-supervised-schools/the-supervised-schools/
3. ^ http://www.usls.edu.ph/index.cfm/usls-supervised-schools/the-supervised-schools/
4. ^ http://www.philippinecompanies.com/companyprofile/54689/college-of-st-john-roxas

• De La Salle Supervised Schools Official Website