San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and Schools
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San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and Schools (SLRCSS) is a school in Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga serving preschool through the sixth grade and fourth year. It was founded on September 28, 1990 by a group of like-minded educators.
, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten
) and grade one
. Grades two
and three
were added to its elementary course offering in SY 1992-93, grade four
in SY 1993-94, grade five
in the succeeding school year and had its first elementary graduates in SY 1995-96.
The founders of the school also wanted create a high school
, but due to the calamity that devastated Pampanga and the nearby provinces on October 1, 1995, the school had to defer its plan. Instead of opening a high school, a branch was established at the L&S Subdivision, Angeles City
in SY 1996-97. In the SY 2003-04 the Angeles Branch was transferred to the border lots of Holy Angel Village Phase 1 and Angeles Industrial Park
. Initially, its course offerings were from nursery school
to second grade
. In SY 1997-98 third three followed, then grades four to six were added to its elementary course offering one grade after another in the succeeding school years. It had its first batch of elementary-level graduates on March 2001.
, Science
and Mathematics
. Early Childhood Education
is an additional major for BEEd.
That year, the new building (part to be an extension of an older existing 3-storey building) was also opened to students.
. The next school year another three-story building was completed (although in the SY 2003-04 the ground floor of the said building was already in use). Also in the SY 2004-05 a San Lorenzo Ruiz statue was inaugurated as part of the mini park - the SLRian Park.
2nd Grade: Love and Joy
3rd Grade: Happiness and Justice
4th Grade: Peace and Truth
5th Grade: Harmony and Unity
6th Grade: Kindness and Honesty
Jade Street beginnings
Initially registered at SEC as San Lorenzo Ruiz Child Study Center and Special Studies (SLRCSCSS), it was opened in the school year 1991-92. The school started with an enrollment of 50 pupils in a three-bedroom bungalow on a 375 square-meter lot on Jade Street, Saint Agustin Village, City of San Fernando, Pampanga the Philippines. Initially, it offered preschool (nurseryNursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
) and grade one
First grade
First grade is a year of primary education in schools in the United States and English-speaking provinces of Canada. It is the first school year after kindergarten...
. Grades two
Second grade
In the United States, second grade is a year of primary education. Second grade is the second school year after kindergarten. Students are traditionally 7–8 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs....
and three
Third grade
In the United States, third grade is a year of primary education. It is the third school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 8 – 9 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs....
were added to its elementary course offering in SY 1992-93, grade four
Fourth grade
Fourth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fourth grade is the fourth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 9 or 10 years old, depending on their birthday. It is a part of elementary school. In some parts of the United States, fourth grade...
in SY 1993-94, grade five
Fifth grade
Fifth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fifth grade is the fifth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 10 – 11 years old, and are preteens...
in the succeeding school year and had its first elementary graduates in SY 1995-96.
Move to Dolores
Due to the unprecedented growth in enrollment, the school had to move its grade school in SY 1994-95 to its present site in a 15,068 m2 campus at Villa de San Lorenzo, Saint Dominic Corinthian Annex, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The preschool was transferred the following school year.The founders of the school also wanted create a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, but due to the calamity that devastated Pampanga and the nearby provinces on October 1, 1995, the school had to defer its plan. Instead of opening a high school, a branch was established at the L&S Subdivision, Angeles City
Angeles City
The City of Angeles , located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly-urbanized city. Its name is derived from El Pueblo de los Ángeles in honor of its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios , and the name of its founder, Don...
in SY 1996-97. In the SY 2003-04 the Angeles Branch was transferred to the border lots of Holy Angel Village Phase 1 and Angeles Industrial Park
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
. Initially, its course offerings were from nursery school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
to second grade
Second grade
In the United States, second grade is a year of primary education. Second grade is the second school year after kindergarten. Students are traditionally 7–8 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs....
. In SY 1997-98 third three followed, then grades four to six were added to its elementary course offering one grade after another in the succeeding school years. It had its first batch of elementary-level graduates on March 2001.
A teaching college
In the 1999-2000 school year, San Lorenzo College of Education opened offering a Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEEd) and a Bachelor in Secondary Education (BSEd). Both courses offer common majors: EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
is an additional major for BEEd.
That year, the new building (part to be an extension of an older existing 3-storey building) was also opened to students.
Further changes
In 2003 the school inaugurated the plans constructing the SLR Ecology GardenEcology movement
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. The next school year another three-story building was completed (although in the SY 2003-04 the ground floor of the said building was already in use). Also in the SY 2004-05 a San Lorenzo Ruiz statue was inaugurated as part of the mini park - the SLRian Park.
Sections
1st Grade: Faith and Hope2nd Grade: Love and Joy
3rd Grade: Happiness and Justice
4th Grade: Peace and Truth
5th Grade: Harmony and Unity
6th Grade: Kindness and Honesty