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Southville Holds Free Parenting Seminar



Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) parents can learn how to help their children maximize their learning potential by attending the seminar on “Building Study Habits and Testing Skills” to be held on February 18, 2012, 9:30 am, at the School of the Future (SOF) Centre, Luxembourg Campus.

Initiated by SISC’s Parent Volunteer Forum headed by Ms. Irene Kirchhoff, in coordination with Scholastic, Inc., the seminar will strengthen parents’ skills in helping their children improve test scores and study habits, and become more resourceful and self-reliant. There will be tips on how to study more effectively, and how to strengthen … [Read more]

Southville Calls on Aspiring College Scholars



January 14, 2012 – This is the date of Southville International School and Colleges’ last leg of competitive examinations for the Top Outstanding Performing Students (TOPS). The prestigious, competitive search is open to graduating high school students who have outstanding academic records and leadership potential.

 

Courses granted for scholarship are as follows: AB Mass Communication, AB Media Arts, BS Business Administration major in Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Management with BS Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management with BS Psychology, BS Information Technology, BS Nursing, BS Psychology, BS Tourism and Bachelor of Elementary Education with Specialization in Special Education (SPED).… [Read more]

Southville Launches Media Center



Discover and experience art in technology as Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) launches its state-of-the-art Media Center this January 20 and 21.

 

The new SISC Media Center is equipped with the most up-to-date facilities and equipment in broadcasting, audio-visual production, video editing, recording, graphic design, and animation. It houses an electronic newsroom, animation and broadcast studio, drawing room, computer laboratories, audio booth for AM and FM radio applications, and a comfy lounge. As a central hub for Multimedia Arts and Mass Communication students, the Center supports instructional tools to ensure that SISC students are at the forefront of … [Read more]

Parade of Nations Highlight Southville’s 21st Year



With a very timely theme “Promoting Environmental Sustainability through the 5Cs”, the Basic Education Division of Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) held its annual Parade of Nations last October 3, 2011.

 

The event kicked off with the colorful processional led by the students, each class representing a nation. They showcased national costumes, presented bits of information about the country, and performed impressive song and dance numbers as part of the cultural presentations.

 

Honorable Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje was represented by Director Ramon Espeleta for the keynote speech. In his talk, he … [Read more]

College Launches 1st Stock Investment Tournament



The 1st SISC Stock Challenge is an online stock trading competition open to all students of Southville International School and Colleges.  It aims to educate and help first-time investors in understanding how the stock market works.

 

The contest is accessible through the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) website (www.pse.com.ph) which provides players with real-world trading experience while using virtual money. The facility, which is patterned after existing Internet trading facilities of brokers, runs using real-time prices of the PSE.

 

Once a team registers, it will be allocated an initial virtual sum of money. Team members can then … [Read more]

College of Education Partners with Learning Centers



Southville International School and Colleges (SISC), represented by President Marl Ferenal, recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Director of Ridgeway Child Learning Center (RCLC), Mr. Ryan Almoite, and the Administrator of Advance Resource and Creative Solutions School, Inc. (ARCS), Ms. Redencion Uy to provide the venue, facilities and training to SISC Education students during their practicum. Also present during the event were the Dean of Education, Dr. Virginia Caneo, Head of Student Affairs, Ms. Floribel Ferrer and SISC supervising instructor, Ms. Phi Anh de Castro.

 

The event marked the formal collaboration between SISC, RCLC and ARCS. These … [Read more]

Southville Holds IB Diploma Programme Graduation



The 5th Commencement Exercises of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme of Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) was held last June 4, 2011, with Dr. Melva Diamante, President of Southville Foreign University (SFU), as the keynote speaker. Dr. Genevieve Ledesma-Tan, SISC Chief Executive Mentor, Dr. Marl Ferenal, SISC President and Ms. Marie Ann Mirando, IB Coordinator, graced the event.

Leading the IB graduates of Batch 2011 were the awardees for Scholastic Excellence namely Thae Hoon An (Gold Medal), Eun Seo (Gold Medal), You Kyum Kim (Gold Medal), Son Yong Kim (Silver Medal) and Dong Yeop Lee (Silver Medal). Merit … [Read more]

Celebrated Artists Join the Roster of SISC Multimedia Arts Faculty



Southville International School and Colleges’ quest for quality education continues with the hiring of two new award-winning faculty members for Multimedia Arts.

 

Ms. Rica Arevalo, whose film Ganap na Babae won an award for excellence in cinematography in the recently concluded Soho International Film Festival will be teaching Film Appreciation and Video Production to the Multimedia Arts students.  Ms. Arevalo finished her bachelor’s degree at the De La Salle University with a degree in Communication Arts and her master’s degree Communication Management form the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

 

Not only is she the first Filipina to receive

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Masscomm Students Join Blued Project



Seven Mass Communication students of Southville International School and Colleges joined The Blued Project, an inter-university design and marketing contest in search of Blued Clothing’s very first Stylepreneurs. They were Jahdiel Abigail Mae Gay, Clarissa Jean Torres, Monica Diaz, Nicollo Ramon Alessandro Lopez, Mary Camille Arce, Jaresa Felipe, and Bernard Lomibao.

Participants were asked to come up with an Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) campaign on how to promote the brand, and a design proposal for the clothing line. Other contenders are students from Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Lyceum of the Philippines University, and University of Sto.Tomas.

The presentation
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Southville Invites Students for its Science Week



Southville International School and Colleges (SISC), together with the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology, cordially invites grade school and high school students to participate in its forthcoming Science Week on March 1-4, 2011.
The first day of the weeklong program will feature a lecture forum in Biology and the opening of the interactive Science Exhibit provided by the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology. The exhibition comprises of twenty attractions including a Van De Graff Generator. Expert tour guides will explain the underlying scientific principles behind these exhibits.

On the second day, there will be a lecture forum in

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