Roxas La Salle

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Learning Center

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Learning Center (also known as Mount Carmel La Salle or simply Mount Carmel) is a private Catholic (elementary) school run under the supervision of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools/De La Salle Brothers of the University of St. La Salle. It is located in Calipayan Road, Punta Tabuc, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines. Originally named Mt. Carmel Family Life Learning Center, the school started as a preschool for indigent children at the residence of Atty. Virginia Patiño with only 8 students. It later transferred to its current site in Punta Tabuc after the school was able to purchase land and was able to receive a grant from a German foundation.

History

In response to the suggestion of Sor Paula Vargas of St. Anthony College Hospital to build a school for indigent children, Atty. Virginia Patiño founded Mount Carmel Family Life Learning Centerwith the solicited support and commitment of the religious and civic-spirited individuals of the Christian Family Movement

This noble goal of building a school was realized through the selfless effort of Mr. and Mrs. Braulio A. Patiño and other members who worked without compensation. These significant persons were Atty. Elias Conlu, Mrs. Elnoria Barrios, Mrs. Ofelia Rendon, Mrs. Rebecca Berjamin, Mrs. Fe Villarruz, Atty. Mike Orillos, Mrs. Divina Villarruz-Asis, Mrs. Lilia Orola, Mrs. Corazon Ortiz, Mrs. Luisa Posadas, Mrs. May Abella-Vito, Mrs. Terry Beldia and Atty. Nema Aguilar.

In 1988, two rooms in the ground floor of Atty. Patiño's house were converted into improvised classrooms. Nursery and Kinder classes started with two teachers, Ms. Vivian Abagatnan and Ms. Ariza Villanueva who were later joined by Ms. Glosan Avelino. It started with eight children. three were indigent and five were paying. In the second year of operation, the number of students were more than doubled.

Inspired with the blossoming of the school, Atty. Patiño spent a few months for compiling and consolidating document with pictures showing the actual situation of street children. These were sent to a foundation in Germany together with a project proposal.

After almost a year or two, all the hard work, prayers and sacrifices of the people who worked hard for the school finally paid up with the response of Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend Papstliches Mission Work der Kinder, a German foundation donated a substantial amount to the school.

The Money was used for the construction of two buildings with four rooms each. The school site is actually a lot offered at a very low price by Mr. Candelario Patiño. The money from the sold lot was donated by the lot owner for the construction of the road going to the school. Later, an additional lot was donated by the same lot owner in exchange of the adjoining lot owned by Mrs. Paz Altavas where the road going to school lies.

In this new site, the Preparatory class and the newly opened Grade 1 which was handled by Mrs. Gloria Andrada, were housed. Out of the solicited money, a second hand mini-school bus was bought and the rest were allocated for salaries and other operating expenses. From then on, one Grade was added after the other end of the every school year. More teachers were hired and more classrooms were built.

Supervision of the University of St. La Salle - Bacolod

n 1995, Mount Carmel became a La Salle school under the supervision of the University of St. La Salle with Mrs. Norma Tagle as the supervisor. The elementary level was completed in 1997 and the first graduation ceremony was held in March 1997.

June 1997 was another year for the school as it marked the inclusion of the first year High School for its courses. In June 2000, the Board of Trustees decided to turn over the management of its high school to the University of St. La Salle- Affiliate College (which later renamed as La Salle Affiliate College and subsequently College of St. John- Roxas, De La Salle Supervised) due to the growing number of students and limited space of its school. Mount Carmel La Salle decided to retain and maintain its Pre-School and Grade School.

Vision Mission Statement

Vision - The OLMCLC is a Catholic school, supervised by the University of St. La Salle - Bacolod, committed to give quality Christian education accessible to all. It envisions a school that nurtures the Lasallian charism of faith, service and community.

Mission - It seeks to develop a well-rounded relevant basic education founded on strong Christian values. As exemplified by St. John Baptist De La Salle, the school commits:

• To instill moral and spirited responsibilities.
• To enhance intellectual and physical potentials.
• To develop emotional and social maturity.
• To develop Filipino identity and sense of nationalism.
• To acquire a sense of concern and service to the church and the poor.
• To develop responsible stewardship of nature.

Patron Saints

• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel- a title traditionally given to Blessed Virgin Mary, in honor of her having given the Scapularof Our Lady of Mount Carmel to Saint Simon Stock. Her feast is celebrated on July 16. As well as St. Simon Stock, there are other Carmelite saints such as St. Therese of the Child Jesus, St. John of the Cross, and St. Teresa of Ávila.

• St. John Baptist de La Salle, (30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a priest, educational reformer, and founder ofInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic church and the patron saintof teachers. He dedicated much of his life for the education of poor children in France; in doing so, he started many lasting educational practices. He is considered the founder of the first Catholic schools.

These two patron saints are always mentioned in Mount Carmel La Salle prayers.

Example

L: Our Lady of Mount Carmel

A: Pray for us.

L: St. John Baptist De La Salle

A: Pray for us.

L: Live Jesus in our hearts

A: Forever

Hymn

The same Lasallian Alma Mater Hymn is implemented toMount Carmel La Salle but there is a little difference on the actual Lasallian Hymn lyrics.

College of St. John - Roxas

History

In the late 1990s, there was a growing demand for quality education in Capiz. It has been observed that many graduates in the local high schools go to big cities like Manila, Cebu, Bacolod and Iloilo to pursue college education. With this, concerned Capizeños in the persons of Mrs. Judy Roxas (mother of Mar Roxas), Atty. Antonio Ortiz, Dr. Abundio Balgos and Engr. Antonio Balgos met Br. Rolando Dizon FSC, then president of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City and presented the idea of putting up a La Salle school in Roxas City. USLS-Bacolod then supervised Our Lady of Mount Carmel Learning Center, the first La Salle supervised school in Roxas City under Mrs. Norma Tagle of USLS-Bacolod.

Under the Supervision of University of St. La Salle-Bacolod

In June 1999, it was a dream made into reality when the University of St. La Salle – Affiliate College under the supervision of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City opened its doors to the youth of Capiz and the neighboring provinces in Panay Island. The first school building housed 10 classrooms, a science lab, a computer lab, a clinic, a prayer room, a library and administrative offices mostly located in the ground floor. The first school head and dean of the college was Dr. Teresita Atotubo, formerly the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at USLS- Bacolod. Br. Rolando Dizon FSC became its first President while Mrs. Judy Roxas was chosen as the first Chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT). The school initially offered four academic programs: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Commerce with majors in Management Accounting, Business Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and Bachelor of Science in Biology. In that same school year, the school acquired a Multi-cab service car through the donation of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde.

The Turn Over of Mt. Carmel La Salle of it's High School

In June 2000, Mount Carmel La Salle, also a University of St. La Salle supervised school in Roxas City decided to turn over the management of its high school to USLS-AC due to the growing number of students and limited space of its school. Mount Carmel La Salle (OLMCLC) decided to retain and maintain its Pre-School and Grade School. The first principal of the high school department was Mrs. Marilyn Centillo. Mrs. Floramae Billanes was appointed principal effective SY 2001-2002. Also, USLS-AC started its application for the BS Nursing program. Consequently, DepEd granted approval for the opening of Pre – School and Grade 1 effective SY 2002-2003. Infrastructure improvements were the construction of basketball court, guard house, canteen, high school Home Economics room, and perimeter fence at the back of the main building.

The Name Changed to La Salle Affiliate College

At the start of SY 2002-2003, the name of the school was changed to La Salle Affiliate College. It was in that significant school year that the Preparatory School and Grade 1 were opened also under the management of Mrs. Billanes. The three academic programs in the college level were granted government recognition. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted Government Permit to LSAC to operate the first year level of BS Nursing effective SY 2003-2004. Mrs. Judy Roxas visited LSAC to turn-over the proceeds of a benefit concert of Ogie Alcasid, Randy Santiago and Zsa Zsa Padilla that was used in the construction of the Covered court roof.

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