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School Spirit Week Generates School Pride



School Spirit Week Generates School Pride

Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) held its School Spirit Week last September 17 – 21, 2018 to unify the student body and create a greater sense of school spirit. It aimed to highlight the many aspects of the SISC community in a unique and fun way, and for its members to have more pride for their school, more pride for what it stands for, and more pride for being a Monarch.

The week featured an Open Mic and Bet On Your Teacher where participants, both students and teachers, showed off
their talents. There was a Photo Booth where students [Read more]

SISFU Partner University DMU named University of the Year



SISFU Partner University DMU named University of the Year

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK, one of the partner educational institutions of Southville International School Affiliated with Foreign University (SISFU), has been named University of the Year for Social Inclusion by The Sunday Times Good University Guide.

DMU was chosen due to its diverse population and the success of its students in exams and graduate job prospects. Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard said that the award is a recognition of DMU as an institution where all staff and students are afforded the respect, inspiration, space and support to reach their full potential.

SISFU President  Dr. Melva Diamante has nothing [Read more]

Southville Business Students Qualify for BIDA Awards



Southville Business Students Qualify for BIDA Awards

“It is with great joy that our team made it to the BIDA Awards. Our business model is something we are proud of.  Through contests like this, we are able to promote our advocacy of environmentalism and sustainability,” shares Joaquin Basilio Rodriguez and John Philip Crawford, Southville Business students in an interview.

Joaquin and John’s business paper made it to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 12th Search for the Best Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA) under the SERVICE Category. Their entry is  entitled DLVRD: ECO FRIENDLY BIKE COURIER SERVICES. The business provides courier services thru the use [Read more]

Southville Invites Renowned Speakers to Learning Workshop



Southville Invites Renowned Speakers to Learning Workshop

“The human potential is endless as long as we learn how to TIP it, and TAP it to be able to reach the TOP of our potential,” explains Ms. Phi Anh De Castro, Southville International School and Colleges Parenting Education Center Officer, of the upcoming learning workshop “Transformative Learning & Change Using Whole Brain Literacy (WBL) set on October 6, 2018, 9:00-4:00PM, at the Luxembourg Hall.

The seminar will feature renowned speakers Dr. Perla Rizalina M.  Tayko and Dr. Gloria S. Chavez who will expound on discovering  and appreciating the patterns of thinking needed to learn and lead.  Furthermore, [Read more]

Southville Grade Schoolers Earn Perfect Scores in Nationwide English Test



Southville Grade Schoolers Earn Perfect Scores in Nationwide English Test

Two Grade School students from Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) topped the Standards Based
Assessment (SBA) in English for Grade 2 last academic year. Getting perfect scores were Rymmel Renzo Macapagal of Gr. 3 – Courtesy and Japjot Singh of Gr. 3 – Wisdom who will be recognized in an awarding ceremony to be held on November 8, 2018 at the Bayview Park Hotel.

The SBA is a battery of tests that focuses on accepted standards for each grade level based on national norms and international standards. The test was taken by hundreds of private schools in different parts [Read more]

Southville Hosts Celebrity Book Talk with Filipino Historian Xiao Chua



Southville Hosts Celebrity Book Talk with Filipino Historian Xiao Chua

The Southville College Library will hold its 4th Celebrity Book Talk with Filipino historian Michael Charleston “Xiao” B. Chua as the guest celebrity.  Mr. Chua will talk about “Books That Inform, Books That Inspire, Books That Entertain and Books That Persuade” on October 5, 2018.

The event aims to foster a reading culture through the active promotion of literature. This is in line with Southville’s commitment to spread the love for reading among its stakeholders especially its students.

Mr. Roderick Ramos, the College Library Head, shared his excitement of the upcoming event. “I am positive that the Book Talk [Read more]

Southville IB Holds Exhibit on Mental Awareness



Southville IB Holds Exhibit on Mental Awareness

The exhibit will showcase “Food of the Future”, a wide range of craft-works done collaboratively by SISC IB student volunteers to portray how neglecting the environment we inhabit will result in such food to be on our tables in the near future.

Further, the event will also feature “The Lighthouse Project”, a visual art exhibition-centered on mental health advocacy-by SISC IB student volunteers. Profits earned from the artworks will all be donated to Talang Dalisay-an organization dedicated to a likewise advocacy.

The Exhibits will be on September 22, 10 AM – 7 PM at Cortes de Las Palmas.

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Southville opens Tourism Expo 2018 to high school students



Southville opens Tourism Expo 2018 to high school students

The College of Tourism is set to hold Tourism Expo 2018 on September 20 and 21, 2018.

With the theme “Transforming our World, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, the event will have Attorney Reynaldo L. Ching as keynote speaker and will feature various activities such as a Quiz Bee, Poster Making Contest and the Search for the Junior Ambassadors.

Ms. Nancy de Guia, Tourism Dean shares, “We are excited about this event. The theme is very timely and we are one with the world in spreading Sustainable Development Goals.”

The celebration is open to high school students who [Read more]

Southville Mathletes Distinguish Themselves at National and International Contests



Southville Mathletes Distinguish Themselves at National and International Contests

Students from Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) came away with top honors at Math Competitions held internationally and locally.

Kristner Sheyn Saludo of Gr. 5 – Loyalty won a gold medal in the Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge conducted last July 6 – 9, 2018 before adding another gold in the World Math Invitational held in Seoul, South Korea last July 13 – 17, 2018. She also came home with a bronze medal from the 2018 Hua Long Geng
International Golden Cup Mathematics Competition done in Xiamen, China last August 10 – 14.
Deeyon Rouche Tolentino of Gr. 6 [Read more]

Southville BS Accountancy Celebrates JPIA Night



Southville BS Accountancy Celebrates JPIA Night

The Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants – Southville International School and Colleges (JPIA-SISC) chapter, held its annual JPIA Night on September 6, 2018 at the Luxembourg Gym of SISC.

JPIA Night is an annual event where the Accountancy students gather for one night and celebrate each other’s hard work in the course. This year’s theme, “Starry Starry Night”, brightened up the evening along with the elegance and sophistication dresses and suits wore by the JPIANs. The celebration began with a prayer led by the President-elect, Joji Yoda which was followed by an opening remarks delivered by Dr. Victor C. Manabat, [Read more]