The Sisters of Mary Immaculate School is dedicated to the holistic formation of its member molding them to be ENLIGHTENED for excellence.
The Sister of Mary Immaculate School shall be a center of integral human and Christian education of the children and the youth, capable of facing life responsibility, and enlightening them with the certainty of faith.
E – Eucharist-centered, Church- oriented and Marian-devoted
N – Noble in deeds, thoughts and words
L – Leader with compassion
I – Innovative and inquisitive
G – Grateful and generous
H – Humble amidst triumph
T – Trustworthy and talented
E – Ecumenical
N – Nationalistic
E – Enthusiastic servant of the Church and society
D – Docile to God’s will and dedicated to social transformation
The SMIS Philosophy of education is established upon the basic principles of Christian education, stating:
“Therefore children and young people must be helped, with the aid of the latest advances in psychology and the arts and science of teaching, to develop harmoniously their physical, moral and intellectual endowments so that they may gradually acquire a mature sense of responsibility in striving endlessly to form their own lives properly and in pursuing true freedom as they surmount the vicissitudes of life with courage and constancy.”
(Declaration on Christian Education, Sec. 1 para.2. The Document of Vatican II, 1966 p. 639).
The SMIS embraces the founder’s love and fondness of Mary as adviser and guide. It honors the Immaculate Mother by exalting her virtues, following her ways and desiring ardently to generate Christ in the souls through prayer, sacrifices and apostolic actions. As the founder venerated Mary, he also proclaimed Jesus as our model.