Roosevelt College Science High School

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Roosevelt College Science High School
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Principal Luzita L. Alcid
Grades 7 to 12
Nickname RCSHS, Dynamites
Website rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/programs/rcshs/

Roosevelt College Science High School (RCSHS) is a private, non-sectarian science high school located in the flagship campus of the Roosevelt College System off Sumulong Highway in Cainta, Rizal in the Philippines. Founded in 2002, it is a separate subdivision of high school students with a different uniform, curriculum, schedule, and administration from the regular high school.

Roosevelt College

Roosevelt College Inc. formerly Roosevelt College System is a private non-sectarian college system with five campuses in the Philippines. Named in honor of the American president Franklin D. Roosevelt, its former name was Roosevelt Memorial High School. It was founded in 1933 as Marikina Academy. The college offers courses from pre-school to postgraduate studies. Roosevelt College primarily serves the educational needs of the province of Rizal and eastern Metro Manila. Aside from Cainta campus, the flagship campus, Roosevelt College has campuses in Marikina City, Cubao, San Mateo, and Rodriguez.

Philippines Republic in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

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Faculty

In Mathematics, Science, English, and Research are handled mostly by faculty members from the College of Education of the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University and other prestigious universities in the Philippines.

University of the Philippines national university of the Philippines

The University of the Philippines System is a state university system in the Philippines, and is the country's national university. Founded by the American colonial government on June 18, 1908, it was originally a university conceived for the Filipinos. Act No. 1870 of the 1st Philippine Legislature was signed to establish UP to provide "advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training" to eligible students regardless of "age, sex, nationality, religious belief and political affiliation". UP has institutional autonomy as the country's national university as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500.

Ateneo de Manila University a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private Roman Catholic research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the Philippines. Ateneo offers elementary and secondary education exclusively to male students. The undergraduate and graduate programmes are coeducational and organised into four schools, collectively known as the Loyola Schools, which are located at its main campus at Loyola Heights. Four professional schools occupy campuses in different parts of Metro Manila.

Research and Experimentation

From freshman year to senior year(K-12: Grade 7-Grade 12), students were taught about research, first from learning about statistical analysis which is mainly taught in second year level to basics of creating the first few chapters of a thesis which is taught in third year and conducting the experiments and applications of the research to the environment.

Curriculum

RCSHS is unique because of its advanced curriculum. The courses prescribed in the Department of Education’s Basic Education Curriculum are taught with more breadth and depth. Aside from these, additional subjects such as Environmental Science, Advanced Biology, Advanced Chemistry, Earth Science, Computer Science, Research, and even Robotics are also offered. Likewise, the Mathematics program also covers topics which are normally tackled by Engineering and Science majors.

Tours

RCSHS has an annual visit from Philippine Science High School to help students in an advance learning in the field of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Field Trips in RCSHS are guided by Outbound Education to let students see the wonderful places here in the Philippines and teach students to be an environmental friendly at all cost.

Philippine Science High School System

The Philippine Science High School System is a specialized public high school system in the Philippines that operates as an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology. PSHS is considered as the top science high school in the Philippines and is viewed to be among the best in the ASEAN region by 2016.

Competitions

Science Quest

RCSHS competes annually in Regional Science Quest and National Science Quest where most students win.

Buwan ng Wika Celebration

It is an annual celebration in RCSHS to have a competition in Sabayang Pagbigkas where each year level are required to compete as a batch and it is a part of the Project Grade in the subject Filipino.

English Week Celebration

Every December, students are preparing for the Play Festival where instead students are just going to portray a certain literature students are required to make their own scripts to showcase creativity and talents in producing a play as part of the English project grade.

Christmas Celebration

Every December, students are required to make a facade based on the year's Christmas theme. Students showcase their creativity and talents in producing a facade as part of the Filipino project grade.

Science, Math, and Computer week Celebration

Every February, students are preparing to showcase their Science, Math, or Computer Science projects. Grade 7 students exhibit their Science Magic projects, Grade 8 students exhibit their Goldberg Machines, Grade 9 students exhibit their computer games while the Fourth year students exhibit their Research Projects. During this event, visitors are encouraged to come to RCSHS to witness the students' exhibits. At the end of the celebration, projects are awarded based on the judges' grade and the votes from the viewers.

Universities Passing Rate

De La Salle University

School Year No. of Examiners Passers Percentage
2013-2014 4 100%

University of the Philippines

School Year No. of Examiners Passers Percentage
2014-2015 15 33%

Ateneo de Manila University

School Year No. of Examiners Passers Percentage
2014-2015 5 60%

University of Santo Tomas

School Year No. of Examiners Passers Percentage
2014-2015 15 47%

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