Southville International School and Colleges High School class 2008 and Teaching Certificate Program class 2017 alumna, Teresita Ssen “Winwyn” Marquez, was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana in the recent Reina Hispanoamericana pageant in Bolivia.

Winwyn bested 26 other lovely candidates and won the Reina Hispanoamericana crown. Winwyn also won the Ipanema Girl, Miss Personality (first runner up), Traditional Costume (third place), and Best Smile (finalist) and Miss Silhouette (finalist).

During the pageant’s question-and-answer portion, Winwyn was asked how she would promote the Hispanic-American culture despite the language barrier.

“Language can be learned but the will and determination to contribute to the organization … [Read more]

Education Objectives

The Education Department aims to produce graduates who demonstrate the following core competencies:

1. Excellent character in teaching and in dealing with learners with special needs.

• Demonstrate understanding of learners with special needs and methodologies of educating them.
• Demonstrate compassion and concern for learners with special needs.
• Possess interpersonal skills and collaborative attitude in dealing with parents of learners with special needs as well as with the school personnel and people in the school community.

2. Professional competence and research orientation in the practice of the profession considering the international standards.

• Possess open-mindedness to and interest in innovations

Graduates of the BEED Special Education programs are teachers who:

• have the basic and higher level of literacy, communication literacy, critical thinking, learning skills needed for higher learning;
• have a deep and principled understanding of the learning processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in their students;
• have a deep and principled understanding of how educational processes relate to larger historical, cultural, and political processes;
• have a meaningful and comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter they will teach;
• can apply a wide range of teaching process skills ( including curriculum development, lesson planning, materials and development,