The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School is a Filipino school which seeks to prepare its students not only to live as responsible and productive members of Filipino society but to make a critical difference in the currents and ideas that can direct the growth of Filipino life. Faced with the challenges of a developing nation in a world open to diverse cultural influences, the student must be prepared to appreciate the richness of his cultural heritage and be challenged to contribute to its enrichment.
Above all, the Atenean needs an understanding of his world from the perspective of his Catholic faith and its teachings.
As a Jesuit school, the Ateneo is guided by the Jesuit philosophy of education. The Ateneo’s distinctive quality is its Jesuit or Ignatian identity. As a Jesuit or Ignatian inspired school, its thrust is the formation of its students into “well-honed instruments in the hands of God.” Central to this thrust or formation is Cura personalis, the personal care and concern for the individual person. Cura personalis aims to lead a person to a realistic knowledge of self, realizing one’s strengths and talents and also accepting one’s weaknesses and shortcomings. Ultimately, though, this knowledge leads to a freedom of self, a freedom to commit. In Ignatian tradition this means committing to Christ- “to see Christ more clearly, to love him more dearly and to follow him more nearly.”
Importantly, the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School is a Catholic school which emphasizes an understanding of the world from the perspective of the Catholic faith and its teachings.
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History
The ATENEO DE MANILA started in 1859 as a government-sponsored primary school called Escuela Municipal. It was located near the old Sta. Lucia gate in Intramuros at the corner of Anda and Arzobispo streets. Its first director was Fr. Jose Fernandez Cuevas, S.J.
Six years later, in 1865, the Jesuits added a secondary school and changed its name to Ateneo Municipal de Manila. In time, it became a full-fledged colegio in the full sense of the European scheme of education. An AB degree meant a two-year humanities course after grade school and high school.
The revolution against Spain in 1898 and the arrival of the Americans introduced significant changes in the Ateneo. In 1902, when the traditional subsidy from the city of Manila was discontinued, the name Ateneo Municipal de Manila was changed to Ateneo de Manila. The American Jesuits of the Maryland- New York Province, under the leadership of Father Francis Byrne, S.J., took over the administration of the Ateneo from the Spanish Jesuits of the Aragon Province. It was also during this period that Father John Hurley, S.J., introduced the military drill and POST as a form of discipline for students.
In the evening of August 13, 1932, a fire destroyed the Ateneo de Manila buildings in Intramuros. The school moved to Padre Faura in Ermita where the Manila Observatory, the San Jose Seminary and the Jesuit Novitiate were located.
During the Second World War, classes were suspended until July 1946, when high school classes were resumed at the Hijas de Jesus Retreat House at Plaza Guipit, Sampaloc. School year 1946-47 saw the transfer of the Ateneo to the old Padre Faura campus, where classes were held in provisional quonset huts.
On January 1, 1952, the Ateneo de Manila High School moved to the new campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City together with the college department. In 1959, the Ateneo became a University.
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, commonly known as the K-12 Reform, prompted the re-organization of Basic Education in the Ateneo de Manila. Before the K-12 Reform, the Ateneo de Manila Grade School consisted of Prep and Grades 1 – 7 while the Ateneo de Manila High School consisted of 1st – 4th year levels. In SY 2013-2014, the Junior High School was created. It was envisioned to be a transition stage towards a 6-year high school program. The intended restructuring for the Ateneo de Manila Basic Education program was completed in SY 2016-2017. The completed structure consists of 6 grade levels in the elementary years known as the Ateneo Grade School, 4 grade levels in the junior high school years known as the Ateneo Junior High School and 2 grade levels in the Senior High School.
The Grade School, Junior High School, Senior High School and Loyola Schools are integral parts of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Mission/Vision
The Ateneo de Manila Basic Education unit is a premier Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit educational institution that forms servant-leaders who have an intimate and faithful relationship with Christ, are competent in every aspect, compassionate with others, with a well-formed conscience, and a commitment to serve the country and the global community.
Ateneo de Manila Basic Education Mission
As a premier Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit educational institution, the Ateneo de Manila Basic Education unit aims to hone and enrich one’s talents and character through structures and age-appropriate opportunities guided by the Ignatian tradition and pedagogy.
In Junior High School, the young man discovers himself, hones his talents and abilities and develops his leadership skills. As he matures in faith, he grows in understanding that he is part of a larger community called to deepen his love for country and to contribute as a steward of God’s creation.
In Senior High School, the student nurtures the ability to grasp abstract ideas in the classroom in order to deal with concrete and practical issues that are presented in life. In view of the challenge to hone one’s skills further, the student discerns what can be done as a soldier of Christ and as a committed compatriot of the Filipino nation. Responding to the greater call to be a positive transforming difference can only be heeded by being Christ-centered, compassionate, committed, competent and having a well-formed conscience. Ad majorem Dei gloriam!
Leadership
Mr. Jonny Salvador Principal
Administrative Offices
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