St. Mary's Academy of Pasay
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St. Mary's Academy Pasay City Escuela Catolica de Pasay | |
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Padre Burgos St., Pasay City | |
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Type | Private RVM Catholic school |
Motto | Latin: Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini English: ("The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.") |
Established | 1922 |
Founder | Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo |
Grades | Kindergarten (pre-school) Grade school 1–6 High school 7–12 |
Number of students | approx. 3,000 |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Athletics | Pep squad, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, aikido, sepak takraw, high jump, long jump |
Nickname | Ignacian/Marian |
Accreditation | PAASCU ISO |
Affiliations | CEAP, RVM, PC PRISA |
Hymns | "Hail Saint Mary's.." "The School We Love.." |
Website | www.sma.org.ph |
St. Mary's Academy – Pasay, also known by its acronym SMA or SMA-P, is a private, co-educational Catholic school institution owned and operated by the congregation founded by Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo known as the Religious of the Virgin Mary or the RVM. It is located in the heart of Pasay City, in the Philippines. The school faces the historical Santa Clara Parish Church, and is set in a busy commercial district, near the City Hall, historical and new buildings and residences.
Approach and reach
St. Mary's is founded upon the Ignacian-Marian approach and philosophy of promoting solid Christian faith and service to the Catholic Church and to society.
Name's meaning and history
The school's new name which endures today—St. Mary’s Academy—honors the school's patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary. This name replaced the "Escuela Cotolica de Pasay", or " Catholic School of Pasay, the original name upon its founding in 1922.
Management
St. Mary’s Academy is run by the Religious of the Virgin Mary or ("RVM"). It is the Philippines' first pontifical Filipino Congregation for women, founded in 1684 by a valiant Filipina, Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo. It started as an exclusive girls school, which evolved with time into admitting boys into its classrooms.
THE HISTORY OF ITS BIRTH—In 1922, St. Mary's was established as the “Escuela Catolica de Pasay”, managed by the parish priest, Reverend Fr. Egmidio Trinidad. In its infancy, St. Mary's offered Primary Level instruction, from 1922 to 1939. in 1939, the Archbishop of Manila, the Most Reverend Michael O’Doherty, turned the school's management over to the RVM Sisters. The following year, "Escuela Catolica de Pasay," was officially renamed as "St. MAry's Academy, through the leadership of the First Superior, Mother Maria Josefa Avendaño.
ST. MARY'S EVOLUTION -- In March 1946, the School's Elementary Course was recognized by the government, leading to the commencement of the school's General Secondary Course the following year.
In 1947, the school presented its first 10 high school graduates with their certificates of graduation.
Today St. Mary's Academy is known as an accredited Catholic School, providing education, in the levels of Kindergarten, grade school, and high school curricula for boys and girls.
School Symbols
St. Mary's Academy, was renamed in 1922, honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from its original name "Escuela Catolica de Pasay". The new name symbolizes the virtues of Mary the mother of Jesus, and also that of the venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo.
Facilities
All school's facilities and school offices including school's hallways and corridors are equipped with Closed-Circuit Television Cameras or CCTVs.
Athletic Facilities
St. Mary's Academy Gymnasium - This facility is designated for sports events, and also for practices for basketball, volleyball, badminton, athletic performance(s), table tennis (separated in a room - HS) and sometimes for socialization activities.
- St. Mary's Academy Grade School Gymnasium (For Pre-school & Intermediate levels only)
- St. Mary's Academy High School Gymnasium (For High School students only)
Quadrangle
St. Mary's Academy Quadrangle located in the center of the school, and within full view from classrooms, is the venue for major events such as Family Day, intramurals, sport events, practices & P.E classes, community day, flag ceremony (by level) and a lot more.
Educational Facilities
St. Mary's Academy eight major buildings house Pre-school, Grade School and High School students.
- St. Therese Building
- St. Joseph Building
- Holy Child Building
- Marian building
- Sacred Heart Building
- Assumption Building
- MIDES building
- MICHD building
Classrooms
At St. Mary's Academy, each classroom is air-conditioned, and equipped with state of the art projector, OHP, white screen, blackboard and about 40 to 44 desks.
The classrooms at the high school department are fitted with a platform, bulletin boards, and lockers ,White Screens, Projectors, and above all, the Holy Cross of Jesus and images of Mother Mary and Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo.
Libraries
St. Mary's Academy has two libraries, one for the grade school department and the other for the high school department. Both are air-conditioned and each equipped with an Internet Station.
Laboratories
The Grade School Department has a total of seven laboratories: two science laboratories, one Art laboratory, one H.E.L.E. laboratory, two Computer laboratories.
The school has two Model House, fully furnished and equipped with amenities. It is used for home economic classes, and for other special purposes.
The High School Department has four laboratories for general science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Physical science. It has one Computer laboratory, one T.L.E.
Aside from the Model House, St. Mary's has a sewing laboratory, used by both grade school and high school students
Both Grade School and High School laboratories are fully equipped with computers. Two computers are designated for Grade School and three for High School. Each laboratory provides an aid kit, Tips on "what to-do and what not to-do", Projectors, Televisions, Board and White Screen.
Other learning rooms
- A.V.R - One in the Grade School Department and Two in the High School Department (A.V.R - A&B). Each one contains 40-50+ seats, contains blackboards, Projectors, White Screens, Platforms, computers and televisions.
- T.I.I Room - In the Grade School Department it contains a touch board, white board, computers, long tables and chairs. In the high school department it contains a touch board, white board, 40-45 desks, extra chairs, and flat screened computers.
Cafeteria & Canteens
SMA-P consists of 1 Cafeteria and 3 Canteens for the Grade School and High School students.
Chapel
For the grade school department, they have 1 prayer room, though it is often used by the pupils. It contains seats preferable similar to the church seats, a table, status, kneeling tables, and crucifix of Christ. In the High School Department, in contains seats similar to the church, statues, Table, Platform, and Crucifix of Christ.
Auditorium
It contains seats per student, a stage with curtains each side, air-conditioned, windows covered with dark blue curtains, audio center, white screen, dressing rooms, and a computer. It is used for graduations, presentations per class, activities, socialization and a lot more.
Health Center
Since the old health center was small, it was moved in a much bigger room in the assumption building. It contains beds, seats, main desk, dental office, doctor's office, restrooms, and crucifixes and a few more.
Elevator
The elevator connects Ground Floor up to 5th Floor to assist students, parents, and especially senior citizens.
Student Activities
Clubs helps each student, to improve their skills such as in sports, arts, media, logic, technology, mathematics, science, English, and leadership.
Varsity Team
The school also have a varsity team, which represents the school both local, regional and international competitions such as Basketball, Swimming, Badminton, Volleyball, Taekwondo, Dance Sport and Table Tennis. The school is a member of the Pasay City Athletic Division Meet and the Pasay City Private School Association in which it sends players to compete and to represent the school. The school also sends its delegates for friendly competitions and tournaments for both local and international. The varsity team of St. Mary's holds many championships and titles in different fields and aspects of sports both local or regional competitions and division meetings.
Marian Student Government (MSG)
The Marian Student Government helps, and disciplines the students for the High School Department. They also make project proposals for the benefit of the school especially in the High School Department. The student council also promotes and manifest the value of commitment and service not only inside the institution but also outside the community together with the Marian Graders Barangayette of the Grade School Department. The Marian Student Government is a member of the Pasay City Youth Development Council together with its other student council counterparts within Pasay City. The organization is also a core member of the Catholic Education Association of the Philippines in which they are the delegates to represent St. Mary's - Pasay together with other student council throughout the country.
These are the elected officers through the desire vote of each student & pupils. In the High School Department the elected officers will handle the Grade 7-12 they are consist of:
- President
- Vice President for Internal Affairs
- Vice President for External Affairs
- General Secretary
- Secretary & Undersecretary of:
- Cleanliness
- Discipline
- Journals
- Treasury
- Grade 7 - 10 Representatives
Marian Graders Barangayette (MGB)
The counterpart of Marian Student Government (MSG) in Grade School is the Marian Graders Barangayette. The Grade School Department elected officers and handles the Grade 1-6. Where in it helps to disciplines the students, They also promote and handles the whole cleanliness of surroundings through discipline for the Grade School Department only.
Co-curricular in the Grade School Department
- Children's Music Ministry Club (CMM)
- Cooky tips Club
- Earth Force Club
- Junior Girl Scouts
- Glee Club
- Grader Barangayette
- Little Marian Publication
- Marian health Volunteers
- Microbial Club
- Peer Facilitators Club
- Sadulaw Club
- Aiki Club
- Dance Club
- Dance Troupe
- Traditional
- Modern
- Spikers Club
- Taekwando Club
- Media Club
- Think Good it's Math
- Yearbook club
- Young English speakers club (YES)
- Young Masters' Club
Co-Curricular for the High School Department
- Badminton Club
- Basketball Club (Boys)
- Booklovers Club
- Chess Club
- Creative Arts Club
- Dance Club
- eQuest Society A Club
- eQuest Society B Club
- Earth Savers Society
- English Prowess
- Glee Club
- Homemakers Club
- Knights of the Altar
- Marian Health Volunteer
- Marian Math Wizards
- Marian Post
- Marian Student Government
- Marian Math Circle
- Marian Advocacy Club (Formerly known Marian Truth Crusaders)
- Media Watchers Guild
- Mother Ignacia Club
- Peer Facilitators Club
- PILANTIK
- SALAMIN
- Science Wizards
- AIKI Club
- Dance Troupe Club
- Table Tennis Club
- Taekwando Club
- Volleyball Club (Boys)
- Volleyball Club (Girls)
- Yearbook Club
Notable alumni
- Maricel Soriano, Actress[1]
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