March 14, 2020
Fellow Sienans,
Blessed be God forever!
The effects of CoViD-19 are upon us. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a pandemic and the Philippine President has put the country under a state of public health emergency and now, the whole of National Capital Region on community quarantine. A number of other regions have pursued the same path to control the further spread of the disease. Being in close proximity to and having students and personnel coming from areas directly affected by the said disease, Siena College of Taytay has taken some drastic but thoughtful measures considering the safety and security of everyone in the SCT family—
- ALL ACTIVITIES scheduled for March and April 2020 have been CANCELLED.
- Only Completion Rites and Commencement Exercises will be postponed until further notice.
- Face-to-face or physical TEACHING-LEARNING UNDERTAKINGS or classes will no longer be held even after the declared suspension of classes (until the 19th of March) in the whole Province of Rizal.
- Since there shall be no more face-to-face or physical meetings, the remaining TEACHING-LEARNING UNDERTAKINGS shall be transmitted ONLINE. Teaching-learning undertakings during this period will include, but will not be limited to, discussions, presentations, performance tasks, quizzes and major examinations.
- For the Integrated Basic Education Department (IBED)–
- teaching-learning undertakings shall be conveyed online by the class advisers starting immediately after the release of this announcement;
- students will submit their accomplished tasks to their respective subject teachers through the given media platform and on the specified deadlines by the teachers;
- IBED Classes will end on the 3rd of April 2020;
- Report Cards will be distributed on the 11th of May upon settlement and completion of obligations and other requirements. The conduct of distribution shall be announced at a later date.
- Students will only be allowed to be on-campus to get their belongings also on the 11th of May. This no-contact policy has to be strictly implemented for a period of time. Rest assured that the remaining teaching-learning undertakings could be accomplished even without the aid of the things they have left in school.
- For the Service Education Department (SED) or College Department—
- For Non-Graduating Students –
- Online classes are scheduled from March 16 to April 3, 2020 and April 13-15, 2020
- Students who need to consult with their adviser or panel regarding their thesis or feasibility studies may do so online.
- For Graduating Students – Online examinations will take place as scheduled, March 23 – 24, 2020
- For the Graduate School
- All classes shall be conducted online as scheduled by the respective professors.
- Details for the third trimester enrolment will be posted.
- Offices (on skeletal force) will open at a staggered basis from 9:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon starting on the 18th of March. More specific schedules will be released immediately after the release of this announcement.
- Details for summer classes are also being prepared.
- Offices will be closed during the Holy Week (April 6-12, 2020). It is reserved for us to pray and meditate in silence.
These measures have been undertaken by the school to lessen the exposure of our students and personnel to COVID-19
Through all these, let us continue praying that this pandemic will finally end. Our God is much greater than any virus and in His perfect time, we know that, with great faith, all these shall pass.
May God bless us more.
Sister Caroline S. Capili, OP
