1. SCHOOL : GENERAL INFORMATION AND ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

 1. School: General Information and Academic Administration

School profile

The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) began in 1905. UIC is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. 

(Source:  Main Campus https://www.facebook.com/RVMUICDAVAO/photos/a.1947937795434119/2837965769764646/?type=3&theater)

After I made observations, I know that UIC has three separate campuses: Fr. Selga campus (Main), Bonifacio campus (Annex) and Bajada campus (basic education). During me in davao city, I stay at dorm Fr. Selga campus (Main). In this dormitory we live with other international students and UIC students. This UIC dormitory is for women only and has a rule that all gates and doors will be closed at 9 pm. The facilities during our stay here were well prepared, such as providing a separate kitchen because we respect those of us who are Muslim. This made us feel comfortable while staying in the UIC dormitory. 

The place where we carry out internships is at the Bajada campus which is around 20-30 minutes from the main campus. We will go to Bajada campus using a jeep. The Bajada campus houses the grade school and high school facilities of the university. 

In 2000 UIC Bajada was first established on 7 hectares of land located in Dumanlas, Bajada, 8000 Davao City. This campus offers basic education starting from pre-school, elementary school, middle school and high school. UIC have Vision. Mision and goal : 

Vision

A globally recognized Catholic university

that nurtures faith, builds passion for excellence and

develops lifelong learners with compassion for service

that impacts transformation in a fast-changing society.

Mission

We commit ourselves to:

1. provide an excellent educational experience to students to help them become globally competitive and adaptive to change;
2. inculcate among students the values of serving others with humility and love, working for justice, promoting peace, and preserving the integrity of creation;
3. engage in research activities in collaboration with local, regional, national and international partners;
4. uphold the dignity of the persons especially the poor;
5. promote and strengthen our Filipino culture and values; and
6. administer the university following Catholic doctrine.

Goal

The University of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic School that is an instrumentality of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary that aims to provide within its community of students and personnel Catholic values. Its goal is to provide an educational program and environment animated by Catholic doctrine, beliefs, teachings, traditions, and practices, the exercise of which is protected by, among others, Article III, Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

In order for us to approximate our vision and live our mission, we dedicate all our human resources to transform the members of the UIC family to become enlightened, empowered, pro-active and liberated Christian leaders living in a humane and harmonious community for love of God, country, and the world.

Core Values

Faith, Excellence, Service

Profile of an Ignacian Marian Graduate

Ignacian Marian leader:
a responsible global citizen
imbued with profound faith in God,
inspired by the spirituality of humble service,
committed to a continuous search for excellence

Academic Support System

     There are three buildings on the Bajada Campus for elementary to high school. While carrying out my internship here, I was placed in a high school according to my major in Biology, so I teaching and observed in grade 10 (ST. Anne, ST. Thomas, St. Anthony) and grade 7 (Vides) just observerd. 

The facilities here can be seen in that each classroom has an LCD TV, fan, very long whiteboard which can make it easier for students to study the material provided by the teacher. UIC also provides several useful rooms such as a library with complete facilities (AC, computers for searching for books, lecturer's room, and comfortable tables and chairs) to support student learning. Prayer room and clinic. 

School Facilities include : 

1. Library
2. Audio-Visual Room (AVR)
3. Clinic
4. Science, Biology and Chemistry Laboratories
5. Computer Laboratory
6. Mother Ignacia Gymnasium
7. Prayer Room
8. School Canteen
9. Lounge Teacher
10. Speech Laboratory
11. Guidance Center
12. Auditorium 
13. Internet Access in all zone school
14. School Bus for Student

 

Teaching System 

      The teaching and learning process here is carried out in a full day school, which is only 5 days. The learning process for each class starts at 07.30 in the morning and ends at 04.45 in the afternoon. The subjects taught at this school are Science, AP (Araling Panlipunan), TLE (Technology and Livelihood Education), English, CLVED, MAPEH, Filipino, Mathematics, and Robotics. Every class teacher Advisers have their own advisory time, start at  07.15-07.30.The learning process in class is given 1 hour. It's different if the class I teach on Thursday and Friday has 2 periods.

Materials and other learning sources

     The material taught is in accordance with the K-12 core curriculum. During the lesson the teacher has books that can be borrowed from the school library. Likewise, students also have books as learning guides. Apart from using books, teachers can complete and search for material on the internet (online books).

Measurement and evaluation system

     As an evaluation of the learning process carried out, this school holds exams. Here there are monthly exams which will be held every month and periodic exams will be held at the end of each quarter. At the end of the year, there will be awards for students who successfully maintain their grades. It's not just a test. A form of evaluation is also carried out through quizzes at the end of the learning process.

Curriculum 

     UIC High School teachers have also prepared for the intensified application of the UbD Framework and the initial implementation of the K to 12 program by undergoing the training, “Curricular Visioning and Benchmarking” that puts emphasis on the teacher as a curriculum leader. The training’s lecture-workshop construct enhances teaching effectives. The training initiative is an innovative approach to re-tool the faculty to effect curricular change and to expand learning opportunities. The teachers productively engage in the workshop activities, leading to a review of the Development Program on Instruction.

Teaching plan (of your major)

      Teachers make their own lesson plan but still in line with the curriculum, also based on the scopes and sequence monitoring that will be made right after entering the new quarter.

In order to get the aim of UIC, the lesson plan is designed by the following elements :

• transfer goal
• essential understanding
• essential question

I. Preliminaries

• review
• focus
• motivation
• APK (Activating Prior Knowledge)

II. Lesson Development

• learning objectives
• collaborative activities
• broadening of concept
• integration

III. Evaluation Assessment

IV. Summary / Action

V. Purposive Assignment / Enrichment

VI. References

An example of a lesson plan that I made is as follows:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rjvPvVbWbmFtX4VchMwh2NQ6RFKjbqBV/view?usp=drivesdk