HISTORICAL TIMELINE

In January, John Paul Montessori School, Inc. was conceived when two dreamed of putting up a children’s school that would cater to the education of the youth of Roxas. These two educators desired to revolutionize teaching methodology in rural areas to be at par with city education. In February, they presented the idea to Engr. Manuel G. Andaya and Mrs. Rosalina S. Andaya and the latter who shared the same vision gave their full financial and moral support for this endeavor.
 
In June 3 of the same year, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved its existence as a corporation. JPMS used the house of Andaya and its former employees’ quarters as classrooms for the first Casa Dei Bambini de Roxas (Children’s House in Roxas). Initially, it offered pre- school education consisting of Casa (Nursery), Junior Casa (Kindegarten), and Senior Casa (Preparatory).

JPMS opened its Elementary Department and offered Grades I-IV. It was in the same year that the Elementary Department was granted government recognition for being able to comply with the requirements of the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS).

This year marked a significant school year for John Paul College. It was brought in by the inauguration of the College Department and the High School Department which operated under the John Paul College Corporation. Its imposing twin buildings, depicting a blending of colonial and modern architecture, created an aura of elegance and intellectual awakening among the young dreamers of the south of Oriental Mindoro. It sprawled in a very spacious 3.5 hectare-land located at MG Andaya Compound, Odiong Roxas, Oriental Mindoro.

John Paul College offered technical-vocational courses approved by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Agri-Fishery, Automotive Technology, Computer Programming, and Computer Secretarial.

On the other hand, the High School Department started its programs for First Year and Second Year levels. It was in the same curriculum year that JPMS added the programs for Grade V-VI and experienced a big leap when its Casa Department was granted Government Recognition.

JPC was granted permit to operate degree programs under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) such as Bachelor in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education majors in English and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Arts in English Language, as well as ladderized courses in Computer Science and Business Administration.

The school also established a tie – up with the National College of Business and Arts (NCBA Systems). John Paul College became the Center of Studies of Graduate Programs in Business Administration and Public Administration. This feat carved a niche for John Paul College being the First School in the South to Offer Graduate Courses.

Another “first” for JPC was its interconnection with the web by being hooked to the internet in October of this year. Also, strengthening the many “firsts” and province wide “marked difference” of John Paul College from among the tertiary schools in Oriental Mindoro, JPC opened a tie-up with the Philippine Air Force, Air Reserve Command Headquarters 3rd Air Reserve Center at Fernando Air Base, Lipa City. The School maintains it until the present days because it brought honors to the school. Its ROTC graduates challenged the Air Force Cadets and Cadettes in the entire Philippines by garnering the top awards such as the PAF ROTC Cadet of the Year for the year 2003 that was won by Cadet Captain Samuel G. Rubias.

JPC was able to accomplish the task of registering its TESDA Programs/ Courses under the Unified Technical Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS). This was complied with by the school, an indicator that it “ensures the conduct of quality programs” and “prescribes full compliance with prevailing training standards.”

JPC was granted government recognition for the following courses: Associate in Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education (English and Mathematics). It was also during this year that it started offering TESDA Program – Certificate in Computer Technician.

Galvanizing its computer and business courses, John Paul College received Government Recognition for BS Computer Science and BS Business Administration.

The school year marked another great leap for John Paul College when it was granted permit to operate two (2) significant degree programs – Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

The same school year brought about a 50 % increase in it High School Population due to the Education Service Contracting (ESC) grantees by the Department of Education and Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE).

Many great developments occurred which catapulted the school to greater heights

– positive increase in the number of enrollees both in the Secondary and College Departments. This was equaled by the construction of two new buildings, covered – walk and waiting sheds for students that offered an attraction to all Roxaseños and even adjacent towns’ residents.

This remarkable year added a crown to the existing pillars of this institution when it was granted a tie-up with University of Rizal System (URS) under Graduate Education Mobile School (GEMS). It offered graduate program in Master of Arts in Education.

It was also granted permit to offer specialization in its Education course such as Filipino and Science. The same School Year saw the construction of its Criminology Laboratory and Engineering Laboratory which housed the most updated and sophisticated facilities for the said courses.

This academic year created another great achievement for JPC in terms of infrastructures, population growth, athletics, culture and arts, student discipline and academic honors. JPC was also granted Government Recognition in its Bachelor of Science in Criminology course. It was also during this school year that the construction of its Multi- Purpose Gymnasium commenced. It was also the same year that the school was granted Government Recognition for its Criminology course.

JPC was as successful as the previous years due to the major infrastructures initiated by the JPC Administration, foremost of which is the MG Andaya Multi-Purpose Gymnasium—one of the biggest in Oriental Mindoro. The first graduation ever held under its new roof was that of Batch 2010!

Administrative offices were also transferred on the right wing of the Multi-Purpose Gym such as the Finance Office, Registrar’s Office, Office of the Dean and Faculty Lounge. The academic aspect of JPC also gained a great momentum when its Civil Engineering Program was given Government Recognition and its first batch of C.E. graduates marched on the newly-constructed gym on April 2010.

Infrastructures projects had flourished during this year as John Paul College started the construction of its façade. These monumental endeavors paralleled the massive growth in all aspects of the school operations.

In this year, John Paul College synergized with the goal of the Department of Education to augment the standards of basic education in the Philippines by adopting the K to 12 Curriculum in both its elementary and secondary programs.

The following year, the school had initiated the strengthening of all its courses and programs responding to the changes in the academe and in the industry as well. One was the branching out of the Teacher Education course by offering a new major-Biological Science.

BSED-TLE was offered to supplement both the senior high school and college strands of learning in preparation for the full implementation of the K to 12program.

JPC Technical Department had galvanized its niche in the technical and vocational education and industries when it became an Accredited Competency Assessment Center for the following competencies: Computer Hardware Servicing, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage Services, Commercial Cooking and Bartending.

Determining the need for additional facilities that would cater the need for the development of sports and arts, John Paul College prided itself with the construction of the first-ever Olympic-sized swimming pool and auxiliary improvements in the existing facilities of the school. In August of the same year, the administrative board saw the need to open Marine Programs to keep with the trend in education. One requirement of this program is the quality certification of its management system by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The process was a daunting and tedious task as everyone geared up for the alignment of the school quality management system to the set standards of both local and international agencies.

This year had been a colossal milestone for John Paul College as it inaugurated the offering of its Marine Program under the Marine National Authority (MARINA). The newest program was a massive boost in the technical department.

Coupling  this  massive  success  was  when  the  school  was  granted  the  ISO  9001:2008 certificate of quality excellence by the Det Norske Verital-GL, an international-based certifying body. This had etched the school in history as the pioneer school in Oriental Mindoro having all of its programs certified by the ISO. Success came after the other as two of its programs; BS Computer Engineering and BS Accountancy were granted Government Recognition for having complied with all the requirements of the courses.

Reaping all fruits of its many successes, John Paul College did not falter on its advocacy that development should also come with a social responsibility. With this, JPC invested a great deal of its financial resources making the institution an environment- friendly school in response to the impending threat of global warming. Thus, the newly- installed solar panels provided an independent, sustainable and renewable source of energy.

John Paul College High School Department was one of the few schools granted with a permit to operate senior high school offering all the needed strands and features of the K to 12 program. It was also durring this year that the school completed the contruction of a twelve-room, three-storey building which housed the Senior High School Faculty and students.

With the school population growing in multitude, the construction of a 15-room, three-storey building began. The additional infrustructure would be housing students from the basic education and college departments. The building was competed on the subsequent year.

The year marked the golden era on school improvements. The influx of the pioneer graduates of K to 12 Program had cemented the status of the institution as the leading basic and tertiary education provider in the South of the Province.

The year created another milestone for the athletics and sports programs as it placed the institution on the pedestal. The recognitions helmed by the delegates only proved that the school was on the same caliber not only with the best in the region but with top-notch schools in the country.

On the same year, John Paul College had tied-up with the University of Perpetual Help Dalta System to cater the growing demand for graduate education. The synergy had proven to be a massive success with enrollees flocking by the numbers.

In terms of school population, this year had reached another feat, with figures running around three thousand. This was due to the relentless efforts of the community spearheaded by the top management and the marketing department. On the same year, the application for BSBA Marketing Management, a new specialization for the Business Administration program was approved by the Commission.

JPC Family’s journey to success is almost complete… its destination just a mile away…

Indeed, John Paul’s Metamorphosis is beautiful because it serves as a blueprint from which the lives of many human beings have been patterned, shaped, and molded. Thus, as the cliché says, “the legend that was John Paul continues…”