INVESTITURE RITES - St. Scholastica's College

“In the changing educational landscape here in
the country and abroad, we were “forced” as it
were, to do our soul searching and question our
place and space in Philippine education. Down
through time, with pressures within and around
us, we thought we could be otherwise, but time
and again, from one concern to the next, we have
found that our mission – our reason for being,
remains the same.”
“I call on our academic community to commit anew
to important elements of our life in this institution.
First, to education as mission and vocation.
Around this time 105 years ago, our first five
German Sisters were busy preparing for their
“Philippine Mission”. Nine days later, on August
15, 1906, they set sail to the other half of the
equator to answer the call of evangelization,
specifically, “for the instruction of children”… Our
foremothers showed us the example of service,
the spirit of sacrifice and singleness of purpose. ..”
“Today, let us add to the pages of our history. Let
it be said of us that the reason we are here is
because we believe in the transformative power of
education and because we feel called to the
vocation to teach. Let our hearts burn again with
the passion to serve, with the passion of being
“teachers on a mission” after the heart and mind
of the one great teacher, Jesus Christ.”