Notre Dame of Greater Manila

Notre Dame of Greater Manila
Notre Dame ng Kalakhang Maynila
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Motto	Ut Cognoscant Te That they may know you
Established	1963
Type	Coeducational, Oblate, Catholic
Affiliations	MILO Best Pasarelle, SBP, PRADA, MSSA, KADSA, CEAP, PAYA, NMMAA
Principal	Nora C.Manuel GS Ma. Victoria DL. Maliwat HS
Founder	Rev. Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI
Chaplain	Rev. Fr. Hilario A. Asilo, OMI
Director	Rev. Fr. Oscar V. Lucas, OMI
Faculty	~200
Students	~3,000
Grades	Nursery, K1-K2, Grade 1 to Grade 6, 1st Year to 4th year High School
Location	Madre Ignacia Avenue Grace Park East,, Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Oversight	Oblates of Mary Immaculate Philippine Province, Notre Dame Educational Association
Accreditation	PAASCU, CEAP, CBCP, TESDA, Diocese of Kalookan
Campus	Urban, ~3.5 ha.
Colors	Green, Blue, Gold
Mascot	Fighting Irish
Newspaper	Little Damer GS The Notre Damer HS
Website	www.ndgm.edu.ph

The Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM) is a private Catholic high school located in Caloocan City. It was originally founded as an all-male school in 1963 by Rev. Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the request of the Archdiocese of Manila under Archbishop Michael J. O'Doherty in 1946. It has 3,000 students from Nursery to Fourth Year High School.

History

In 1946, the missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate (OMI) began establishing the parish of Grace Park in Caloocan City upon the suggestion of His Grace Michael O’ Doherty, DD, the Archbishop of Manila. The Grade School Sector was first opened in 1963 with one building around the original 5.6 hectare campus before the neighboring Our Lady of Grace Academy of Caloocan City, a former all-girls school, administered by the RVM sisters, acquired with a two-and-a-half hectare property bought from the Archdiocese of Manila. Father McGrath of Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM) opened the Elementary Department with only 266 students from Kindergarten to Grade Five. Two years later, the High School Department was opened. Then years passed, student population steadily increased. The first High School seniors graduated in 1969. By 1975, NDGM opened its doors to the indigent but deserving students and offered them five years of night high school. NDGM opened its doors for them with the same academic, expertise, and facilities. In 1980, the first batch of night school graduates received their high school diplomas together with their fellow day school graduates. Two years after, the Grant-in-Aid Program (GIAP), offering a graduated tuition fee discount, replaced the night high school program. In 1983, the High School Department set its sights on accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). On October 2, 1985, the High School Department was officially granted accreditation status by PAASCU, which is an accrediting body composed of different private educational institutions that stamp other private schools with a quality standard attained with regard to their programs. The Grade School Department prepared for the Formal Visit of the PAASCU Team. From January 25 to 27 in 1988, it was noted that the Grade School Department manifested wholesome community relationship, which facilitated an accreditation status for three years. After a year, the construction of the school chapel, new Science Laboratory, Campus Ministry office, Speech Laboratory, Electronic Data Processing of school operations, and relocation of the canteen was undertaken. The Community Extension Services Program (CESP) was officially launched on September 2, 1989. It started with activities such as the Grade School’s Bagong Barrio Outreach Program, Saint Eugene de Mazenod Street Children Apostolate (BEMSCA) and “Day with the Urban Poor of Stotsenberg, Caloocan City". In 1990, The CESP soon included free medical-dental health care for the depressed communities of Grace Park Parish, donations to victims of typhoons, floods and Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption and a Bahay-Lingap Drop-In-Center for Street Children. Notre Dame of Greater Manila offered courses in Electronics, Computer Secretarial and Automotive Mechanic, through its De Mazenod Skills Training Center (DMSTC). On 21st-20th^{[clarification needed]} of February 1991, the Re-Survey Visit was successfully conducted and a unanimous recommendation of re-accreditation status for three years was granted to the High School. On April 10, 1992, the Grade School was awarded a five-year PAASCU re-accreditation status. On July 31 1998, the re-survey was conducted on the Grade School Department and PAASCU granted another five-year of re-accreditation. The High School Department was re-accredited for five years on May 31, 2001. On November 21 2003, PAASCU granted the Grade School for another five years of re-accreditation.

At present, NDGM contains 10 buildings - Grade School Main Building, Grade School Annex, High School Main Building, High School Science and Technology Building, DMSTC Building for vocational students, Gymnasium, High School Canteen, Kinder School Building, the air-conditioned School Chapel, and the Campus General Services Office. A continuous education process through seminars, recollections, retreats and the like is undertaken for a deeper understanding of the Vision-Mission. Serving as a guide, the Primer is envisioned to aid the community in refreshing the true Notre Dame spirit in its basic programs and activities, its staff and graduates.

Campus buildings and facilities

Grade School Main Building

Grade school sector classrooms are separated from the high school building. Rooms for both high school and grade school are all air conditioned. The building contains its own canteen and has a Basketball court in the rooftop.

Grade School Annex

Houses some of the Grade School Classrooms and the Grade School Computer Laboratories. It also has a covered court at its rooftop. The Grade School Library is situated on the 1st floor of the building.

High School Main

Houses the High School classrooms for the 2nd to 4th Year levels. It also houses the High School Speech Laboratories, Electricity Laboratory and Electronics Laboratory. This is also where you can find the Rev. Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI Auditorium, the 400-seater auditorium of the school; and the High School Library, which is on the Mezzanine of the 3rd floor of the building.There is no cream section in the 1st year level, in the 2nd year level the first section/cream section is Rizal, in the 3rd year level is St. Augustine, and lastly in the 4th year level is St. Eugene.

High School Science Building

It houses the four Science Laboratories and two Computer Laboratories of the High School Sector. It also houses the classrooms of the Freshman level.

De Mazenod School of Technology Building

Houses the school's vocational institution, the De Mazenod School of Technology which offers vocational and technical courses, from Automotives Servicing NCII, to PC Operations NC II and Computer Hardware Servicing NC II, is accredited by TESDA. It also houses some of the Home Economics Labs of the school.

Gymnasia / sports facilities

There are 4 gymnasia in this school. Two are located in the most upper part of the Grade School building. Third is the Main Gym, which has 12 basketball boards, a lounge for spectators, and a wide, big performance area. The fourth and the last is The Fr. Enrique Gonzalez Gym.

Kinder School Building

Houses the Kinder School Department of the school. The Visual Room and Community Extension Services Office are now located at the Kinder School Building.

Notre Dame Chapel

Dedicated on April 15, 2010, this chapel is located in the high school building near the gymnasium.

Computer Laboratories

The new computer laboratories, found at the grade school and high school building, are used for the computer subjects lessons and hands-on activities. There are also computers used for internet research at the school libraries.

Citations and accreditations

Notre Dame of Greater Manila is a member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities(PAASCU) since 1976, and has been awarded a 5-year re-accreditation status, the highest in CAMANAVA area and among the highest in the Philippines. Notre Dame of Greater Manila has also been awarded as a Center for Excellence in Primary and Secondary Education by the Dangal ng Caloocan Foundation of the Caloocan City Government.

The school has also been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of around 194 Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines^[1], and the Oblates Educational Association, a group of academic institutions around the world owned and administered by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It is also a member of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Kalookan Diocesan Schools Association (KADSA), an umbrella organization of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan.

The school is a member of the Philippine's largest Inter-school athletics organization's like the MILO BEST Pasarelle and SBP and NIKE Summer League.

Academics

Grade School academics

• Character Education (Damer's Deeds)
• Language (grammar, composition and speech)
• Reading (vocabulary, comprehension and basic literature)
• Mathematics (basic Mathematics)
• Science (General Sciences)
• Christian Living (Religious Studies)
• Pilipino (Pilipino Grammar, Literature, Comprehension and Vocabulary) - taught in Pilipino
• Sibika at Kultura/HEKASI (History) (Philippine History taught in Pilipino Language)
• MAPE (Music, Arts and Physical Education)
• Work Education (Home Economics)

High School academics

English

• Freshman - Philippine Literature, Grammar and Reading , Romeo and Juliet
• Sophomore - Afro-Asian Literature, Grammar and Reading
• Junior - English-American Literature, Grammar and Reading, Journalism, Basic Thesis Writing
• Senior - World Literature, Advanced Thesis Writing

Social sciences

• Freshman - Philippine History
• Sophomore - Asian History
• Junior - World History
• Senior - Economics

Mathematics

• Freshman - Algebra I
• Sophomore - Algebra II
• Junior - Geometry and Statistics
• Senior - Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry

Science

• Freshman - General Sciences
• Sophomore - Biology
• Junior - Chemistry
• Senior - Physics

Christian Living

• Freshman - Old Testament
• Sophomore - New Testament
• Junior - Church History and Sacraments
• Senior - Morality and Vocation

Filipino

• Freshman - Wide study of the Language and Literature, Ibong Adarna
• Sophomore - Intelligent study of the Language and Literature, Florante at Laura
• Junior - Literature and introduction to Rhetorics, Noli Me Tangere
• Senior - Rhetorics and Literary Analysis, El Filibusterismo

Technology and Home Economics

• Freshman - Home Economics (Culinary Arts), Computer - Macromedia Flash, MS Office
• Sophomore - Drafting, Basic Electricity, Computer - HTML, Java Script
• Junior - Electronic Components and Assembly, Computer - Turbo Pascal, Turbo C
• Senior - Basic Accounting, Computer - MS Visual Basic, Microsoft Access Database Management

Citizen Advancement Training 1 Unit - Philippine Army

• Seniors - required graduation requirement for all seniors. Training is done under the supervision of the Army Reserve Command(ARESCOM)-Philippine Army National Capital Region. Optional course for aspiring CAT officers for freshmen up to junior high school students.
  • The course includes:
    • Military discipline and courtesy
    • Weapons training and nomenclature
    • Basic First Aid
    • Map Reading
    • Camp Visits

Scouting is also offered as an extracurricular activity and not as an academic requirement.

Special Programs

• The Grade School's Levamen Program - for gifted students in the fields of Mathematics and Language.
• The High School's Enrichment Program - synonymous with the Levamen program.
• The remedial program - for students with difficulties in Mathematics and Science for both Grade School and High School Students.
• Grant-In-Aid Program (GIAP) - designed to provide scholarships to deserving students who wishes to enroll in the school but does not have the capacity to pay the yearly tuition fee increase.
• Summer Classes - for those who have failures in the past school year; sometimes done in other schools with close link to Notre Dame of Greater Manila.
• College Career Orientation - orientations are being given to the 3rd and 4th year students in preparation for college life. This includes talks from alumni of the school as well as orientation from colleges and universities of the Philippines regarding their admission requirements and undergraduate degree programs. Institutions that gives orientations to the students include: University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University-Manila, and others.

Department of Education's RBEC curriculum

Notre Dame of Greater Manila High School Sector adopts the Department of Education's Revised Basic Education Curriculum for its 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year high school programs. It is expected that the curriculum will be fully implemented for all levels by SY 2009-2010. Extracurricular activities are offered to all Year levels.

Notable alumni

• Atty. Ricardo Pilares III, (GS Batch 1995/HS Batch 1998), lawyer(bar topnotcher)
• Rev. Fr. Oscar V. Lucas, OMI, current school director
• Rev. Fr. Ramon Bernabe, OMI, provincial head, OMI Philippine Province
• Chito Abel, Caloocan City 2nd District Councilor
• Eric M. Martinez, city vice mayor of Valenzuela City
• Louie Ignacio, film director and brother of Arnel Ignacio
• Dennis Padilla, former Caloocan City Councilor and Actor
• Douglas Nierras, stage actor
• Philip Lazaro, stage actor
• Jesiebel Pohanes, Filipino Polymath, businessman, writer, composer, director, lawyer, aspiring philanthropist.
• Arnel Ignacio, movie actor, game show host, and comedian
• Mark Anthony Carpio, conductor of the Philippine Madrigal Singers (UP Madz)
• Ivan Aninipot, Le Mans Race Car Driver, Pilot, Guilly's Stock Holder
• Mr. Fidel Calalang, conductor of UST Singers
• Atty. Andrea M. Bondoc, Lawyer (HS Batch 1992)
• Atty. Mercedita L. Ona, (HS Batch 1997), lawyer (2007 bar topnother)
• Macky De Joya Barangay Ginebra, PBA player
• Ren-Ren Ritualo(GS), PBA player
• Alejandro Mendelebar, Aerobic Gymnast, Philippine Team
• Richie Velarde, TV Patrol and Bandila Senior Producer, ABS-CBN
• Kevin Anthony S. Sison - 2005 HS Valedictorian, UP Instructor , 2010 Topnotcher, Board of Chemistry

References

1. ^ http://www.ndmc.edu.ph/about/history.asp

External links

• Official website
• NDGM Web Board