Grade 11 STEM sections conducted the 2nd Innovation Expo in the Multipurpose Hall for thier Disaster Risk Reduction class. Guest speaker Ms. Mariz Ehmele Pino talked about how to innovate with the power of imagination and to lessen the possible hazards that we may encounter near future. Also in attendance were selected sections of both Grade 10 and 11 from Canduman National Highschool

The Innovation Expo showcased the best prototypes chosen per section. Each section had one representative to explain their prototype that will lessen the hazards that they may encounter in a chosen profession.

The Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) strand aims to create leaders of industry grounded in the spirit of Ignatian servant leadership. The ABM strand focuses on financial management, business management, corporate operations, and accounting. ABM leads to careers in management, accountancy, sales, human resources, marketing, project management, auditing, and much more.

The 1st Marketing Expo is a student-led event anchored on the theme of “The purpose of any business is to love people, to serve people, and to bless people”. Guided by this theme, the Expo aims to integrate framework for 21st century learning to produce effective citizens in a domestic and global economy that are lifelong learner, holistically developed, globally-oriented, and locally grounded.

In celebration of the 20th year of John Paul II’s encyclical “Fides et Ratio”—a seminal document that explored the complex relation between Religion, Science, and Philosophy—the theme involved interrogating “Religion, Philosophy, and Science: Remembering John Paul II’s Fides et Ratio @ 20”.

Rev. Fr. Ramon Echica, SthD, who earned his doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Katholieke Universiteite Luvein, Belgium and the current Dean of Studies of the San Carlos Major Seminary, clarified on the various ways how Religion and Science relate and emphasised on a relationship that Integrate Faith and Reason.

Mr. Rhoderick John Abellanosa, the HUMMS cluster head and the World Religions teacher to the HUMSS student, reminded STEM students and teachers that only by posing Religious and Philosophical Questions can Science maintain its “Sapiential Nature”, its pursuit for Truth.

During Senior High School, Ateneo Hearters attend two retreats. The Grade 11 retreat focuses on the student’s relationship with Jesus while the Grade 12 retreat focuses on the student being a member of the wider community.

Part of the Senior High School character formation program involves Social Involvement activities in partnership with institutions that handle children in conflict with the law.

Operation Second Chance is a rehabilitation center for children in conflict with the law established by the Province of Cebu. The interactions of our Senior High School students with the children in conflict with the law housed in Operation Second Chance are primarily tutorials but will often times include the sharing of stories as to how the child ended up in the center and a quick game of basketball.

The Magone Home Aftercare Program is a program designed by The Salesian Philippine South Province for children in conflict with the law (CICL) that have undergone rehabilitation programs in youth detention centers with the goal of reintegration back into society. Ateneo Hearter students have interactions with the CICL which include tutorials, helping maintain the grounds, and more.

The organizations in our school’s senior high are student-initiated and student-centered. This means that the ideas behind the orgs and the passion for these causes start with the students.

They present a formal pitch to the administrators and administrators, in turn, will decide if and when they make the org official.

The Senior High sees a big shift for the CEP program from clubs to electives. These electives are strand-related subjects that are offered at the University level to give our students an edge for college by exposing them to the basic concepts and microskills required for these tertiary courses. We hope to bridge the gap between basic education and higher education by ensuring a seamless progression of skills and content knowledge from basic to specialized disciplines.

IGNITE! is a platform dedicated to an immersive learning experience taught by a master teacher. This can cover a wide range of topics – from the sciences, humanities, world businesses, to global/environmental issues. Each class is designed to give deeper understanding to a specific discipline.

It is the hope of the iCE program that in exploring different career possibilities, encountering people and places of a foreign country, and experiencing new challenges outside their comfort zones, our students are able to acquire authentic lessons and to make meaningful insights. It is the hope of their mentor-chaperones that in pursuing the magis, they will have bigger dreams for themselves, their communities and their country.

Included in the S.Y. 2018-19 iCE Singapore itinerary were trips to the Google office, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Singapore Management University, Marina Barrage, National University of Singapore, Social Collider, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority.