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| Motto: | Ut Cognoscant Te (That they may know you) |
| Established | 1963 |
| Type: | Oblate School/Private / Roman Catholic sectarian school |
| Principal: | Mrs. Nora C. Manuel (Grade School) Mrs. Maria Victoria Maliwat (High School) |
| Location | Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Campus: | Urban (3.5 hectares) |
| Sports: | Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Volleyball |
| Colors: | Green █ and Gold █ |
| Mascot: | Fighting Irish |
| Website: | www.ndgm.edu.ph |
The Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM), a private, sectarian, Catholic high school located in Caloocan City, was originally founded as an all-male school in 1963 by Rev. Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate as per request of the Archdiocese of Manila under Archbishop Micheal J. O'Doherty in 1946. Currently, it has approximately 3,000 students from Kinder 1 to Fourth Year High School. Average tuition fee ranges from PHP 48,000-PHP 65,000 per annum (US$995-US$1,320). Considerably expensive, though its only a Primary and Secondary Learning Institution.
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Brief History
The Grade School Sector first opened in 1963 with only one building around the original 5.6 hectare campus before the neighboring Our Lady of Grace Academy of Caloocan City, a former all-girls school, administered by the RVM sisters, acquired the 2.1 hectare part of the lot. The High School Sector followed in 1965. From a student population of only 266 students and having only one building and courses from Kinder 1 to Grade 5, the school now has 10 buildings, the Grade School Main Building, Grade School Annex, High School Main Building, High School Science and Technology Building, the DMSTC Building for the school's vocational students, the Gymnasium, High School Canteen, the Kinder School Building, the air-conditioned School Chapel and the Campus General Services Office. The school was given its first PAASCU accreditation in 1976 for Grade School and 1979 for High School. It was given level 2, 5-year re-accreditation status since 1996.
Campus Buildings and Facilities
Grade School Main Building
It houses the school's Grade School Sector classrooms and has a covered Basketball court at its rooftop. All Classrooms of the school are air-conditioned.
Grade School Annex
It houses some of the Grade School Classrooms and the Grade School Computer Laboratories. It also has a covered court at its rooftop. The Grade School Library is situated at the 2nd floor of the building.
High School Main
It houses the High School classrooms for the 2nd to 4th Year levels. It also houses the High School Speech Laboratories, Electricity Laboratory and Electronics Laboratory. This is also where you can find the Rev. Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI Auditorium, the 400-seater auditorium of the school; and the High School Library, which is in the Mezzanine of the 3rd floor of the building.
High School S&T Building
It houses all the 4 Science Laboratories and 2 Computer Laboratories of the High School Sector. It also houses the classrooms of the Freshman level.
DMSTC Building
It houses the school's vocational institution, the De Mazenod Skills and Training Center, which offer vocational and technical courses, from Automotives, to Computer Secretarial. It also houses some of the Home Economics Labs of the school.
Gymnasium
It is were you can find the school's modern gymnasium, equipped with the latest sports equipment comparable to that of Philippines' leading universities.
Kinder School Building
This building houses the Kinder School Dept. of the school. The Audio Visual, headed by Ms. Magbanua, is now located at the Kinder School Building.
School Chapel
The School Chapel is located at the ground floor near the high school sector. It is used when there's a Class Mass and now also used as a Recollection place.
Computer Laboratories
There are 5 computer laboratories throughout the school. They are connected using 2 Mbit/s DSL connection and Windows XP computers.
Citations and Accreditations
Notre Dame of Greater Manila is a member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities(PAASCU) since 1976, and was recently awarded a 5-year re-accreditational status by the said institution, the highest in CAMANAVA area and among the highest in the Philippines. The school has also been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of around 152 Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines, and the Oblates Educational Association, a group of academic institutions around the world owned and administered by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It is also a member of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Kalookan Diocesan Schools Association (KADSA), an umbrella organization of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan. The school has been notable for being one among the members of the Philippine's largest Inter-school athletics organization's like the MILO BEST Pasarelle and SBP.
Academics
Grade School academics
- Character Education ( Damer's Deeds)
- Language (Grammar, Composition and Speech)
- Reading (Vocabulary, Comprehension and basic literature)
- Mathematics (Basic Mathematics. Operations, fractions, decimals, basic geometry and algebra)
- Science (General Sciences)
- Christian Living (Religious Studies)
- Filipino (Filipino Grammar, Literature, Comprehension and Vocabulary) - taught in Filipino
- Sibika at Kultura/HEKASI (History) (Philippine History taught in Filipino Language)
- MAPE (Music, Arts, and Physical Education)
- Work Education (Home Economics)
High School academics
English
- Freshman - Philippine Literature, Grammar and Reading
- Sophomore - Afro-Asian Literature, Grammar and Reading
- Junior - English-American Literature, Grammar and Reading, Journalism, Basic Thesis Writing
- Senior - World Literature, Advanced Thesis Writing
Social sciences
- Freshman - Philippine History
- Sophomore - Asian History
- Junior - World History
- Senior - Economics
Mathematics
- Freshman - Algebra I
- Sophomore - Algebra II
- Junior - Geometry and Statistics
- Senior - Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry
Science
- Freshman - General Sciences
- Sophomore - Biology/study of life
- Junior - Chemistry
- Senior - Physics
Christian Living
- Freshman - Old Testament
- Sophomore - New Testament
- Junior - Church History and Sacraments
- Senior - Morality and Vocation
Filipino
- Freshman - Wide study of the Language and Literature, Ibong Adarna
- Sophomore - Intelligent study of the Language and Literature, Florante at Laura
- Junior - Literature and introduction to Rhetorics, Noli Me Tangere
- Senior - Rhetorics and Literary Analysis, El Filibusterismo
Technology and Home Economics
- Freshman - Home Economics (Culinary Arts, Sewing), Computer - Macromedia Flash, MS Office
- Sophomore - Drafting, Basic Electricity , Computer - HTML, Java Script
- Junior - Electronic Components and Assembly, Computer - Turbo Pascal,Turbo C
- Senior - Basic Accounting, Computer - MS Visual Basic, Microsoft Access Database Management
Citizen Advancement Training 1 Unit - Philippine Army
- Seniors - required graduation requirement for all seniors. Training is done under the supervision of the Army Reserve Command(ARESCOM)-Philippine Army National Capital Region. Optional course for aspiring CAT officers for freshmen up to junior high school students.
- The course includes:
- Military discipline and courtesy
- Weapons training and nomenclature
- Basic First Aid
- Map Reading
- Camp Visits
- The course includes:
Scouting is also offered as an extracurricular activity and not as an academic requirement.
Special Programs
- The Grade School's Levamen Program - for gifted students in the fields of Mathematics and Language.
- The High School's Enrichment Program - synonymous with the Levamen program.
- The remedial program - for students with difficulties in Mathematics and Science for both Grade School and High School Students.
- Grant-In-Aid Program (GIAP) - designed to provide scholarships to deserving students who wishes to enroll in the school but doesn't have the capacity to pay the yearly tuition fee increase.
- Summer Classes - for those who have failures in the past school year; sometimes done in other schools with close link to Notre Dame of Greater Manila.
- College Career Orientation - orientations are being given to the 3rd and 4th year students in preparation for college life. This includes talks from various alumnus of the school as well as the orientation from different colleges and universities of the Philippines regarding their admission requirements and undergarduate degree programs. Institutions that gives orientations to the students include, but are not limited to, are the following: De La Salle University-Manila, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, FEU-East Asia College, and several others.
Department of Education's RBEC curriculum
- Notre Dame of Greater Manila High School Sector currently adopts the Department of Education's Revised Basic Education Curriculum for its 1st year and 2nd year high school programs. It is expected that the curriculum will be fully implemented for all levels by SY 2009-2010. Extra-curricular activities are currently offered to the 3rd and 4th Year levels only.
Administrators
- School Director - Rev. Fr. Oscar V. Lucas, OMI
- Grade School Principal - Mrs. Nora C. Manuel
- Grade School Asst. Principal -Mrs. Emerenciana F. Agustin
- High School Principal - Mrs. Maria Victoria D. Maliwat
- High School Asst. Principal - Mrs. Elenor Gavan
- School Chaplain - Rev. Fr. Howard Tatel, OMI
Notable alumni
Among the famous alumnus of the school are:
- Rev. Fr. Oscar V. Lucas, OMI, the current school director
- Rev. Fr. Ramon Bernabe, OMI, provincial head, OMI Philippine Province
- Chito Abel, Caloocan City 2nd District Councilor
- Arnell Ignacio, Movie actor, game show host, and comedian
- Dennis Padilla, Caloocan City Councilor and Actor
- Douglas Nierras, Stage Actor and a famous Dance instructor
- Philip Lazaro, Stage actor and comedian
- Miguel Naranjilla, Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Grand Contender
- Maotse Robles, Lawyer and Public Servant
- Mr. Marc Carpio, conductor of the Philippine Madrigal Singers (UP Madz)
- Mr. Fidel Calalang, conductor of UST Singers
- Mr. Bebong Munoz, law practitioner and fiance of singer-actress Jolina Magdangal
