Saint Bridget College
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| Saint Bridget College | |
| Established | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Location | M.H. del Pilar Street Batangas City Batangas  Philippines |
| Website | Website of Saint Bridget College |
St. Bridget College is a catholic education institution located in M.H. del Pilar Street, Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines.
History
The Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) established the first Catholic School for girls in the Diocese of Lipa. This was in 1913, when the Most Reverend Joseph Petrelli, Bishop of the Diocese, asked the help of the RGS Sisters working in Rangoon, Burma to come to Batangas to start the first educational mission of the Church in his Diocese. The challenge to undertake this new mission was enthusiastically taken up by Mother Mary of St. Ligouri and her companions. Within a short span of time, more Sisters from the Mother House in France arrived. There were many difficulties in the beginning but the Irish and American Sisters who pioneered the task surmounted all these through their untiring sacrifices and the generosity of the people in the community.
For thirty-four years the educational program of Saint Bridget was confined to grade school and high school. In 1953 the Boys’ High School Department was established in answer to the insistent demands of parents who wanted their growing sons to be provided with a Catholic education. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Alejandro Olalia, wholeheartedly endorsed this new department.
In 1980 the students of the Boys and Girls High School Departments were integrated into co-educational classes. The undertaking turned out to be a learning process for the administration, the faculty and the students themselves. It was an attempt to answer the students’ felt need to relate in an atmosphere of friendship, participative discovery and sharing of one’s capabilities, abilities and talents. The integration of the boys and the girls in the academic classes, supplemented with co-curricular and extra curricular activities help them grow and lead wholesome lives.
In 1998 sensitive to the rapid development of information technology, St. Bridget took up the challenge of integrating technology in the academic instructions familiarizing students from elementary to College with computers, computer knowhow, software programs, the internet, websites, presentation software etc.
Vision
St. Bridget College Batangas is a Catholic evangelizing educational institution founded by the Religious of the Good Shepherd inspired by the compassion of Jesus and the zeal of St. John Eudes and St. Mary Euphrasia.
It forms Christian communities through education that strengthens faith and morals and uplifts human dignity. Impelled by merciful love it participates actively in building a transformed society characterized by love of God and neighbor justice, peace, reconciliation, and integrity of creation.
Mission
St. Bridget College Batangas will become a center for excellence offering an education with programs and services that are persons and community oriented anchored in Christian faith and values supported by appropriate resources and technology.
It will form competent, committed and integrated persons who live the Good Shepherd charism of compassion and the values of St. Bridget College.
Drawing from its tradition of cairing, it will create a culture of reconciliation, justice and peace, responsive to the societal and cosmic needs.
Core values
- Zeal
- Compassion
- Service
- Integrity
- Nationalism
- Justice
Sensitive to the changing demands of the times and the rapid development of technology, Saint Bridget College opted to seriously take the challenge of integrating technology in instructions in 1998. Saint Bridget College has continuously embarked on Quality Education and to ensure this, the High School Department has been under an accrediting agency.
Philosophy
Saint Bridget College is an academic community dedicated to the apostolate of formal education under the guidance of the Good Shepherd Sisters with the cooperation of the administrative teaching and maintenance staff. As such, its Philosophy of Education is governed by four considerations:
- Catholic
- Good shepherd in spirit
- Filipino
- Leadership and justice oriented
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