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Academic Excellence During Quarantine: Southville Online Honors Assembly



Academic Excellence During Quarantine:  Southville Online Honors Assembly

If there is something AMAZING about this #NewNormal during the quarantine, it’s the camaraderie among Southville parents, students, and faculty, nearing success towards the end of this challenging academic year. The K12 Division has pictured an equally exciting way to recognize everyone’s hard work and grit and recently concluded the Online Honors Assembly, aiming to celebrate online education success to keep students on track and academically fulfilled. Parents, students, and teachers expressed their gratitude for overcoming defying stages that would test their Character, Competence, Collaboration, Creativity, and Commitment to Achieve – the 5 Cs.

A “Quarantine Goal” Came True

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Matters of Mental Health in the #NewNormal



Matters of Mental Health in the #NewNormal

“BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), mental health has been an aspect that practitioners need to attend to,” said Mr. Ruel Cajili, Southville College of Psychology Dean. The progressing crisis stipulates a permanent impact on our psychological state; an impact that healthcare professionals will further gauge. These experts and practitioners join forces to track the varying factors that will challenge their lifelong campaign to tackle mental health as a fundamental requisite to overall wellness, especially in times of global adversity and our battle against the COVID-19. The present moment is crucial to weighing triggers and effects with … [Read more]

American Couple and Their Children: Family Study Together in One School



American Couple and Their Children: Family Study Together in One School

While some Filipinos go abroad to further their studies, there is one family who returned to the Philippines expecting to get a world-class, relevant, and excellent education. After all, if expatriates and missionaries can entrust their children’s schooling to the Philippine educational system, why can’t balikbayans do the same in the comfort of their homeland?

“Upon arriving in Southville I had my doubts; doubts about moving to a foreign country, going to school all over again, the safety of my family and just starting over.  As terrifying a decision as it was, my wife and I decided to take the [Read more]

72-Year-Old Professor Learns ‘Online Teaching’ So Students Can Keep Up in the Pandemic



72-Year-Old Professor Learns ‘Online Teaching’ So Students Can Keep Up in the Pandemic

Gone are the days of passive learning when education was strictly teacher-centered and students heavily relied on pure lectures and direct instructions. Time and innovation have changed the course of the learning paradigm transforming one-way discussions into active learning, bridging teachers and students to achieve progressive education in the modern age.  The 21st century has become more challenging for traditional educators who are honing a completely different generation – the millennials and Generation Z glued to the fascinating technological advancements of today. Not to mention the game-changing consequence of the current pandemic transforming our old ways into the ‘call of … [Read more]

Message to Southville Nursing Alumni



Message to Southville Nursing Alumni

Southville College of Nursing has been obtaining a hundred percent passing rate in boards for six consecutive years. Notable graduates landed on top spots making Southville a competent Nursing institution, South of Manila. While academic excellence has been its long suit, both its licensed professionals and aspirants strongly live by their creed to serve and save communities. In this trying time, Southville College of Nursing commemorates the commitment of its members who are bravely battling the current crisis which has affected the life course of mankind hence shutting down global operations in almost all industries. Southville College of Nursing Dean, … [Read more]

A Day in the Life During Online Classes



A Day in the Life During Online Classes

Illustration by Mia Pulanco | Southville Multimedia Arts Student

Being home quarantined does not completely change our usual morning routines. We still roll out of our beds early (commitment is key), do our bathroom rituals, make an effort to look our best, and indulge in a sumptuous breakfast. Yet, we have more time to prepare. We can sing longer in the shower, girls stay longer in front of their mirrors, and it’s guaranteed that our first meal of the day is freshly made. 

Illustration by Mia Pulanco | Southville Multimedia Arts Student

Now, this is where the apparent change takes … [Read more]

Top International School goes 100% ONLINE during COVID-19



Top International School goes 100% ONLINE during COVID-19

Online alternative learning methods are utilized to aid teachers and students during inevitable adversities, natural and human-caused. The COVID-19 has caused school closures and interruption of learning worldwide as authorities work to rein in the spread of the virus. In view of this global crisis which threatens life and the productivity of industries, large and small worldwide, Southville embraces teaching efficiency, quality of student learning experience, and learning impact above par. The institution has long prepared for this and effectively implemented alternative learning technologies; the institution has, for a number of years, embraced courseware as an integral part of education … [Read more]

Southville included in the Edukasyon.ph Top 10 International Schools in the Philippines 2020



Southville included in the Edukasyon.ph Top 10 International Schools in the Philippines 2020

Do you want to be AMAZING? Get an international education. Welcome to SGEN! Through our students’ academic excellence in the global arena, international accreditation, and guaranteed access to top universities worldwide, the SGEN community is honored to be in the Top 10 List of Best Philippine-based International Schools for 2020. 
https://portal.edukasyon.ph/blog/the-top-10-international-schools-in-the-philippines-your-2020-guide

Southville Global Education Network (SGEN) is a group of topnotch international academic institutions, primarily known as a “School for the Intellectually Gifted, recognized by the United States of America, Australia, and the United Kingdom. SGEN is the leader in international and transnational education in the … [Read more]

Southville Awards Direk Joey Reyes as its 1st Outstanding Media Practitioner



Southville Awards Direk Joey Reyes as its 1st Outstanding Media Practitioner

The Southville College of Multimedia Arts (MMA) recently celebrated its 15th year with an alumni homecoming and the first of a series of recognitions called the Monarchs Outstanding Media Practitioner award. This year, the accolade was given to renowned Filipino film director, Jose “Joey” Javier Reyes. This aims to recognize and celebrate significant contributions in the media industry and milestones achieved by the industry’s bests. “Direk Joey has been known in the media industry as a game changer and challenger. He loves changing the landscape of the industry through his films and works of art,” shared by Ms. … [Read more]

Sixth-Grader Meets Senior High School Research Standards



Sixth-Grader Meets Senior High School Research Standards

Twelve-year-old Juan Alfonso Lobien upskilled his research inclination through the Portfolio Assessment for Southville Students (PASS) – senior high school level. His study aimed to determine the relationship between Khan Academy and Standard-Based Assessment (SBA) test results. Lobien believed that students achieve Higher Math Proficiency with the help of an online courseware such as Khan exercises according to a 2013 DOST study. Findings were based on profiling of students taking up Khan sessions, in particular with mastery level and time spent for the pre and post-test result of their SBA SAS. Respondents were of his age which made it easier … [Read more]