St. Theresa's College (STC)

[sarahsensible]

Do we have an existing thread for STC?

Feedback?

I have colleagues and friends from STC and I can say na Strong naman ang personality nila, good communication skills din. (compared sa mga naka sama ko from other all girls school in QC)

If am not mistaken, dito din galing si korina sanchez, lisa macuja, mel tiangco?

Iniisip ko san ko ipapasok daughter ko for all girls school.

[marose17]

^ Jessica Zafra is also from STC grade school (sa Pisay siya nag-high school).

STC is a good school for girls.  If you live near the school, diyan na lang si B.

[sarahsensible]

Sis marose! How are you? Actually torn ako between holy spirit and stc. Mas malapit kami sa stc sis. Peri nakapag inquire na ako sa holy spirit and marami ako friends galing dun.

[marose17]

^ Taga-Holy ako.  Check the other thread for my views.

I've got friends from STC and they're all smart, assertive, modest and deeply spiritual ladies.  In a way, may similarity sila ng Holy - low key, high academic standards and stresses the importance of simplicity, modesty, values and Catholic traditions (though mas liberal ang nuns sa STC, some of them do not even wear the traditional nun's veil).  Pareho silang good all-girls' schools.

[stormy]

If nasa qc pa kami sa stc ko ipapasok ang daughter ko. Simple and down to earth mga kilala ko na theresians tapos matalino rin. Sila ng st scho ang choices ko para sa anak ko. Kaya lang ang layo ng stc sa amin.

[blackberryqueen]

Sis Marose, second choice ko ang STC, pag talagang problematic ang traffic sa Miriam.

Same pa din kaya ang quality of education ng STC as before? And the profile/demographics of the STC students is the same as Miriam's?

[marose17]

^ I don't know.  Visit the school and talk to the principal.

[blackberryqueen]

thanks sis pao for sharing your story. at least i got an idea of how they deal with parents' concerns. i know we cannot generalize na ganun yung buong institution, but somehow nakaka-cause ng uneasiness.

maganda naman ang reputation ng STC, no doubt. i just wanna hear some more feedback pa from the current generation of STC students. 

[sarahsensible]

STC is a very traditional school diba?

And I think talagang there are kids na hindi kakayanin ang traditional school unless kuhaan ng tutor. Itong Ateneo boys na neighbors ko, everytime may quiz and exams naka tutor sila. And their grades are naglalaro sa average to above average depende sa subject. They have to maintain it para hindi matanggal sa Ateneo.

So for my twins I'm exploring a different method, For now naka progressive pre-school sila.

Pero for my girl, Feeling ko kaya nya ang traditional school she is just 3 and seems advance sya (as observation din ng pedia) ...pero my options are still open, malalaman ko pa once she starts schooling.

[marose17]

With traditional schools kasi, it is the student who must adapt to the school and not the other way around.

Sis pao969, perhaps the teachers want to discuss with you further ang concerns nila regarding your daughter kasi admittedly she is not doing well in school nga.  Sa tingin ko, it is their way to address the problem.  Kaso nga lang, hindi pasok sa schedule mo ang gusto nila.   

In a book I read (Helping Our Children Do Well in School by Queena Lee-Chua and Maribel Sison-Dionisio), it was stressed that parents of successful students are the ones who are pro-active and involved in their children's schooling.  [OT na ito pero gusto ko lang isingit]

[pao969]

Actually pro-active ako ever since. Nagkataon lang na this year, balik office work na ako. Also, ako ang concern sa grades ng anak ko kaya ako sumulat sa kanila. They usually tell you the problem pag kuhaan na ng card which will be on October pa yata. Hahaha. Ganun sila katagal gumawa ng grades. Nakaka frustrate lang minsan pero marami pa din akong kilala na gustong gusto ipasok ang mga anak nila sa STC especially kung Alma Mater din nila. Sobrang traditional lang sila. Iniisip ko lang baka mag thrive anak ko sa Progressive School. Tamad kasi mag aral pero street smart sya...

[marose17]

^ Perhaps you can email the teachers?  Walang other means of communication with them, basta dapat pa-appointment ka?  Ang hirap nga kapag ganyan.

Naku, iyan na nga ba ang kinakatakot ko sa traditional schools, parang ang magulang ang kailangan maghabol palagi.  At yes, I agree, too late na kung sa bigayan ng report card pa lang idi-discuss kung may problems and concerns ang teachers with your child.

[stormy]

^concern ko yan sa current school ni daughter marose. Pero ayun nga, pag traditional school ang student ang nag-a-adapt na sa sarili kong assessment kailangan matutunan ng anak ko dahil only child sya. Sink or swim pag traditional school (sa tingin ko ha, I'm sure may iba na hindi naman) kaya dapat din talaga ibagay ang needs ng bata sa tipo ng school kung may kakayahan at pagkakataon.

[marose17]

^ May ibang traditional schools na maganda ang faculty-parent interaction.  Yung PAREF schools daw generally okay sa ganyang aspect kaya kino-consider ko ang Northfield though may kalayuan.

Sis pao969, maybe you can start by meeting with your daughter's class adviser?  Nakakalungkot kasi isipin na kung kailan grade 6 na ang daughter mo, saka pa nagkaroon ng barrier sa communication between you and the faculty.

[sarahsensible]

^ang layo ng Paref, I have a friend sa Woodrose may time pa raw na nag bobonding ang mga parents?

sis pao969 i agree with sis marose, sayang kasi grade 6 na. Tyagain mo na lang yung appointment muna

[marose17]

^ PAREF Northfield (for boys) is near GMA station lang, sister.   Yung Rosehill ang malayo, sa may Antipolo.

[sarahsensible]

^ito ba yung malapit sa sct area sa timog? I remember nadaanan ko na nga yan sometime. Well...you gave me an idea kung saan ko din ipasok ang twins    balitaan mo ako pag natuloy ang twins mo dyan  ha?

[marose17]

^ yes, that's the one.  Medyo malayo sa amin though second choice ko iyan sa traditional school after Ateneo.

[pinkcoyote]

STC is also on my list of schools to check for my daughter malayo lang nga ng konti but atleast hindi kasing grabe ng traffic sa katipunan.

Sis pao, thanks for sharing your feedback, ang masasabi ko -very traditional nga sila. Typical. Ganyan din ako sa kinalakihan kong school, buti yung group of friends ko OS kaya nadadamay na din ako sa mga napapansin ng teachers hehe..

[pressany]

STC was among my choices when I was looking for a school for my two girls but I enrolled them to St. Mary's.  Though, they are both catholic schools I choose SMC over STC cause of the feedback that there are so many lesbian relationships in STC.  I don't mind if my kids will eventually choose to be in that relationship but I don't want them to be involved with this issue while they are still in school.  If there preference in partner is "non-traditional" then so be it but this awareness should come after they're done schooling.  I just want them to prioritize schooling so I don't want them to be distracted by "other" issues.