University of San Jose-Recoletos
Graduate School of Education
Magallanes Street, Cebu City, Philippines
SHS VISION
The Senior High School Department of the University of San Jose-Recoletos envisions to
become a certified leading provider of excellent and holistic quality Christian communityoriented education in the Philippines that produces global learners from various tracks
and strands with character, competence and commitment towards sustainable
development and societal transformations.
SHS GOALS OR OBJECTIVES
Specifically, the Senior High School Department aims to:
1. become the leading SHS institution for excellent and quality Christian Education in
the region and in the Philippines;
2. develop the culture of research and other scholarly works among its students, faculty,
administrators and staffs as basis for critical judgment and decision-makings;
3. internationalize the multi-cultural education in the Philippines through the student
cultural exchange program;
4. imbibe the Josenian core values in becoming excellent, productive and global citizens
through their acquired leadership capabilities and entrepreneurial skills;
5. develop individuals with effective and profound responses on sustainable
development initiatives and high ethical standards in social, professional, intellectual
and spiritual challenges and technological practices.
6. produce future innovators and creators of new knowledge in all fields of learning
through holistic and transformative learning experiences;
7. strengthen linkages amongst industry practitioners within the community locally,
nationally and internationally;
8. provide balance learning opportunities for a comprehensive and holistic development
of learners through the curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
“BREAKING BARRIERS, EMPOWERING LIVES”
IDEAL SHS GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
SHS GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
Communicative Competence
Social Responsibility and Civic Competence
Collaborative and Creative Learning Skills
Complex Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Skills
Innovative Leadership Skills
Moral and Ethical Responsibility
Empathy and Resiliency
DESCRIPTION
Exemplifies
effective
and
proficient
communication skills both in oral and in writing
as a means of interacting with diverse people
in the community successfully
Becomes a contributing agent of social good
and service orientation to others with the
awareness of the interplay between and
among the academe, industry, community and
government agencies as indicator of being
functionally-literate citizens
Demonstrates innovative skills through
collaboration and creation of new knowledge,
ideas and concepts as a manifestation of
intellectual rigor with appropriate utilization of
technology for the development of self, local
and global communities
Exhibits the ability to analyze situations
accurately to provide right and effective
solutions on critical issues and be open-minded
on possible results through active listening,
research, reflective reasoning and skillfullyconceptualized synthesis as a guide to belief
and action
Possesses outstanding leadership qualities and
self-reliance, and takes initiatives with smart
choices and sound decisions for others
including his or her own family, community,
and work environment
Becomes an ambassador of multicultural
diversity, respect and sensitivity across local
and global moral issues and living the Catholic
faith, church teachings leading to a life of
prayer in the community and environment to
be an upright individual
Assumes full responsibility and accountability
for his or her own actions, as well as being
responsive to the needs and well-being of
others and sees challenges positively as growth
opportunities
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“BREAKING BARRIERS, EMPOWERING LIVES”