Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills

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Immaculate Conception Academy
义德中学/義德中學/YiDeZhongXue
Icaghlogo.JPG
Motto "I can be the change."
"I can. Can you?"
"I can make a difference."
Established 1936
Type Private, Catholic, Exclusive Girls' School
Students Pre-School (Kinder and Prep) Elementary (1st to 7th Grade) High School (1st to 4th Year)
Location Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines Philippines
Colors White and Blue         
Nickname ICANs
Affiliations MIC (Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception) and EDSOR (EDSA - Ortigas Consortium)
Website http://www.icagh.edu.ph/

Immaculate Conception Academy (Simplified Chinese: 义德中学; Traditional Chinese: 義德中學; Pinyin: Yì Dé Zhōng Xué), also known as ICA Greenhills or ICAgh is located at 10 Grant Street, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a private college preparatory Catholic school for Filipino-Chinese girls run by the Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Conception (MIC). The school directress is Sr. Dina Ang, MIC with Sr. Teresita Canivel as the finance administrator.

ICA is a non-stock, profitable elementary and secondary school owned and directed by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, a Canadian-founded congregation of women religious by Delia Tetreault. ICA caters to Chinese-Filipino female students.

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[edit] History

ICA traces its foundation in 1933-1936 when the Chinese families in Binondo requested the MIC sisters to open a school so that their children who have been baptized in the Catholic Church could be followed up in the practice of living out of their faith. The school moved seven times to accommodate its growing population, partly due to influx of Chinese immigrants escaping the Sino-Japanese War as well as the damage of school buildings as a result of the shelling of Manila by the Americans and the Japanese during World War II.

The close ties between ICA and its neighboring exclusive school for boys and co-member of the EDSA-Ortigas Consortium (EDSOR), Xavier School, that can be seen today can be traced to the 1950s. At the invitation of the Jesuits who were then building Xavier School in 1958 in the newly opened subdivision in Greenhills, the MIC Sisters also constructed a building that was completed in 1960; thus, the Sisters were ready to receive the Chinese-Filipino students from ICA-Intramuros, which continued to operate the elementary department and kindergarten. In 1975, ICA-Intramuros was fused with ICA-Greenhills. At present ICA-Greenhills has a population of 3,381 with 1,009 in the high school department.

Originally, ICA was considered an Anglo-Chinese school with a double curriculum (Chinese and English). In 1954, ICA became a Filipino school offering the Chinese Language Arts program as an essential part of the curriculum. While majority of the student population is Filipino-Chinese, Chinese heritage is not a main criterion for admission to ICA; a majority of ICA's students have fathers, siblings and other male relatives who are studying or have matriculated from Xavier School. ICA undertook the accreditation process of Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities or PAASCU in SY 1983-84 and received full-accredited status in 1986. It was reaccredited in 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004. In late 2009, the High School Department was granted a top-tier Level III Accreditation by the Federation Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP).

[edit] Campus

ICA has seven gates. Gates 1 and 2 are located at Grant Street, Gates 3a and 3b are at Xavier Street, Gates 4a and 4b are located at Roosevelt Street and Gate 5 is at Washington Street.

[edit] Buildings

  • Dona Juanita Gokongwei Building
  • Felicidad Tan Sy Building
  • LRC (Learning Resource Center)
  • DTASC (Delia Tetreault Arts and Sports Center) also known as the school gymnasium
  • SAC (Student Activity Center)

[edit] School Governance

The general management of ICA is vested in a board of five trustees composed of members of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception whose Provincial Superior acts as chairman. Elected by the members of the Immaculate Conception Academy, Inc., they serve for a term of one year until election of their successors.

[edit] School symbol and philosophy

Vision: Self-actualized women of faith and service in the realization of a society where God reigns.

Mission: To provide an integral Christian formation to young Chinese Filipino women.

Objectives: ICA students are expected to be:

  • true Christians
  • academically competent
  • committed citizens
  • cultured and refined ladies

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The school's logo contains the following elements:

  • Torch: This represents the school's hopes to prepare girls who can be "light-bearers", bringing truth, goodness, love, life and joy wherever they go.
  • Balance: This symbolizes the development of a well-rounded, integrated and liberated personality.
  • Bible: This represents the school's goal of evangelization. Being a Catholic school, it hopes to provide an environment that will aid and challenge its students in discovering Christ.

[edit] Student life and academics

[edit] Academics

  • Science
  • AP (HS students)
  • Civics (GS students)
  • English (HS students)
  • Reading (GS students)
  • Language (GS students)
  • Mathematics
  • Chinese Language Arts
  • Christian Life Education
  • Filipino

[edit] Non-academics

  • Cooking/Baking
  • Physical Education
  • Chinese Speech (GS students)
  • Music
  • Sewing
  • CAT (exclusively for H4 students)
  • Computer
  • Art (GS Students)
  • Basic Accounting (exclusively for H4 students)
  • Research (exclusively for H3 students)

[edit] Co-curricular clubs

  • 4th Day
  • Alay Sining
  • Art express
  • B.A.S.H.
  • Badminton Club
  • Busy Bodies
  • Chess Club
  • Children's Theatre
  • Club 6284
  • Computer Club
  • Consumer Watch Club
  • C.A.T.A.L.Y.S.T.
  • Culinary Club
  • Culture Shack
  • Dance Troupe
  • Delia Tetreault Mission Club (D.T.M.C.)
  • Diwang Tsinoy
  • Dramatics Guild
  • E.L.E.M.E.N.T.S.
  • Emperor's Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Glee Club
  • Globe Trotters
  • Hands in Harmony
  • Home Living (now Arts & Crafts)
  • ICAN Chefs
  • ICARE
  • I-SPEAK
  • Kabalikat
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Kamalayan
  • Kasanlingan
  • Kickers Club
  • Literati
  • Likha
  • Marian
  • Masterminds
  • Math Circle
  • Media in Action
  • Pandiwata
  • Parish Involvement
  • Pet Pals
  • Powerbooks
  • SC Production Crew
  • Sports
  • The Young Economists Club (TYEC)
  • Volleyball Club
  • WORTH
  • Writer's Club
  • YCMA
  • Young Connoisseurs
  • Young Speakers
  • Young Voices
  • In Search of Youth's Understanding (ISYU)
  • Effective Students Program
  • Peer Counseling Program
  • Personality Development Program
  • Growth Program

[edit] Extracurricular activities

  • ICA Debate Team
  • Social Action Student Staff (SASS)
  • ICAlettes (student publication)
  • Youth Christian Life Community (YCLC)
  • Fair Committee
  • Student Council

[edit] Notable alumnae

  • Queena Lee-Chua (1983), professor, columnist and author
  • Robina Gokongwei-Pe, CEO, president, Universal Robina Corporation
  • Julie Yap-Daza (1957), journalist
  • Teresita Sy Coson (1966), CEO, SM Investments Corporation
  • Carlene Aguilar, Filipino beauty queen, former Miss Philippines Earth and Former Bb. Pilipinas World
  • Gretchen Fullido, ABS-CBN News Channel anchor; Studio23 Sports correspondent; DZMM co-anchor
  • Josephine Gotianun Yap (1971), president, Filinvest Development Corporation
  • Lourdes Kho Samson (1964), chairperson, Humanities Department of Miriam College
  • Pinky Pe Tobiano (1988), CEO and founder, Qualibet Testing Services Inc., chemist, advocate and philanthropist; science consultant of ICA and Board of Director for UST College of Science
  • Atty. Bi Yong Chungunco (1979), deputy general counsel of Lafarge S.A., France
  • Christina Dy (1994), Cultural Center of the Philippines’ 13 Artists Awardee for 2009
  • Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, president, Summit Media
  • Charisse Borromeo, debater
  • Debbie Tan, special assistant to the president, Smart Communications, Inc.
  • Sheree Roxas-Chua Gotauco, CEO, Elite Garments, Freeway & Ensembles
  • Pauline Suaco Juan (1990), editor-in-chief, Preview magazine and Style Bible
  • Roxanne Ang-Farillas (1992), VP and creative head, Plains and Prints
  • Johanna Chua, chief economist for Asia Pacific, Citigroup
  • Kathleen Dy-Go (1990), General Manager, Universal Records Philippines
  • Stephanie Coyiuto-Tay, Philippine STAR columnist
  • Shellane B. Dy (1989), brand activation manager, Monde Nissin Corporation
  • Veronica Veloso-Yap, journalist
  • Arlene J. Chai, novelist
  • Catherine Candano, Palanca awardee

[edit] External links
College
High School
Ateneo de Iloilo • Bacolod Tay Tung High School • Chinese International School Manila • Davao Central High School • Davao Christian High School • Divine Word Academy of Dagupan • Iloilo Central Commercial High School • Iloilo Scholastic Academy • Iloilo Sun Yat Sen High School • Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills • Lanao Chung Hua School • Leyte Progressive High School • L.I.G.H.T. Christian Academy • Lorenzo Ruiz Academy • Manila Patriotic School • MGC-New Life Christian Academy • Philippine Chen Kuang High School • Philippine Chung Hua School • Philippine Tiong Se Academy • Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu • Saint Gabriel International School • Saint Jude Catholic School • Saint Stephen's High School • Xavier School • Zamboanga Chong Hua High School
Former
EDSA - Ortigas Consortium (EDSOR)

Assumption College-San Lorenzo • Colegio De Sta. Rosa-Makati • Dominican College • Holy Family School, Quezon City • Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills • Miriam College • PAREF Woodrose School • School of the Holy Spirit • Saint Pedro Poveda College • St. Bridget's School, Quezon City • St. Paul College, Pasig • St. Scholastica's College Manila • St. Scholastica's Academy Marikina • St. Theresa's College of Quezon City

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