International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL, in its commitment to provide quality and relevant education, has embarked on a new journey that has catapulted its educational standards to greater heights – the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). As the school braves the challenges and curricular innovations that an international curriculum entails, it has managed to integrate its own vision, mission, and core values to this new programme. Thus, creating a premium and challenging education for the Judenites. Here is a glimpse of what the SJCS IBDP is all about.
What is IBDP?
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a comprehensive and balanced two-year pre-university curriculum that caters to students aged 16–19. It is one of the three international programs handled by the International Baccalaureate® (IB), the leading provider of internationally recognized academic programs worldwide.
The IBDP requires students to choose courses in each of the six (6) subject groups namely: Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics and The Arts.
Students are to remain in these courses for two (2) years, acquiring a depth of knowledge and a plethora of experiences that prepare them for what lies ahead. At the heart of the IBDP are its core components – Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS), Extended Essay (EE) and Theory of Knowledge (TOK). These three components must be complied with by students to be a bonafide IBDP graduate.
Why IBDP?
Top universities in the country such as the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DSLU), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) accept IB graduates and grant course credits. More than all these, the greatest benefit that the IBDP can offer each learner is the unique learning experience manifested through the breadth and depth of knowledge, and skills gained in the programme which brings education into a whole new light. IB graduates love to learn, and that profound love for learning translates into international minded and life-long independent thinkers and learners who embody the IB learner profile and are able to think independently as they become more culturally aware in their engagement with people in this rapidly changing, globalized world
Diploma Programme Coordinator
Mrs. Genalyn D. Alfonso, LPT, MA
Assistant Diploma Programme Coordinator
Ms. Maria Lourdes S. Tiu, MBA, MA Ed
Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature
Ms. Cyrene T. Garcia, LPT
Group 2: Language Acquisition
Mr. Juan Felipe Chojolan, MA
Mr. Fei Hong Bin, MA
Mrs. Yang-Wu Xiu Xiu, MA
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
Ms. Audrey Shane T. Dionida, RPm
Mr. Raymundo M. Obaña, II, LPT
Mr. Elsewhere Rial S. Perez, MBA
Group 4: Sciences
Mrs. Bernardita S. Bautista, LPT
Mr. Hans Daniel V. de Castro
Mr. Dave Arthur R. Robledo, LPT, MST
IDr. Sara Ysabel R. Balajadia
Mr. Howell O. Martinez
Group 5: Mathematics
Mrs. Bernardita S. Bautista, LPT
Ms. Thelma R. Mendez, LPT, MA
Group 6: The Arts
Mrs. Genalyn D. Alfonso, LPT, MA
Ms. Eunice Mariefranz L. Ching
The Core
Creativity, Activity, Service
Mr. Rommel A. Villas, LPT, MA
Extended Essay
Mrs. Genalyn D. Alfonso, LPT, MA
Ms. Cyrene T. Garcia, LPT
Theory of Knowledge
Mr. Anthony M. de Lara, LPT, MA
Mr. Kenneth E. Rayco, LPT, MA
Modular Subjects
Chinese
Mr. Fei Hong Bin, MA
Filipino
Ms. Kimberly A. Billones, LPT
Values Education
Mr. Anthony de Lara, LPT, MA
Mr. Rommel A. Villas, LPT, MA
