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The USI Night High School (USI-NHS) is an independent branch of the Basic Education Department of Universidad de Sta. Isabel that caters a five-year Secondary Level Education (or High School) to specifically less-privileged girls or women who works during the day, so that they could study or finish High School after working hours.〔A large percentage of the Night High School students are domestic helpers, who are usually stay-in, and handles most of the household chores of their employers. It is reported that there are students who finishes the chores as late as 11:00pm to 12:00am, and that's the only time they could start working on their school homeworks. There had been incidents of students collapsing inside the classrooms. There were also cases of students who suffers maltreatment to violence from their employers.〕 The USI-NHS Secondary Education Curriculum has been reengineered to give more emphasis to Technology and Livelihood Education, in anticipation of the great percentage of its graduates who can't afford College Education as they are less-privileged or belonging to less-privileged families. In spite of the students' being less-privileged, they are encouraged to live up to the Vincentian doctrines inculcated by the university, where "service to the poor, is service to God". For being educated in, or a graduate of the Universidad de Sta. Isabel is already a privilege (grace) given by God, therefore they too should extend God's grace to others who are also less-privileged, and the poorest of the poor. ==History of USI-NHS== Inspired by the charisma of St. Vincent de Paul, the administration of the, then Colegio de Sta. Isabel, headed by its President, Sister Justine I. Rosales, D.C. thought of opening a night secondary classes for working girls / women. A survey was made by Dr. Milagros Reyes, head of the Research and Development Office, to the nearby Barangays of Naga City to find out the feasibility of opening a high school night classes in CSI. In the school year 1998-1999, Sister Justine I. Rosales, D.C., the school president opened the Night High School with Mrs. Josephine T. Ensano appointed as the principal. It started with twelve (12) students only in the first year, after campaigning from the different offices in the city where there are employers with household helps. The following year SY 1999-2000, the two year levels had fifty (50) students. In SY 2000-2001, the three year levels had eighty-five (85) students and it consistently increased to four-hundred forty-seven (447) last school year for the five year levels, in its tenth year. Government recognition was granted last August 2, 2002. The Night High School had its six batches of graduates from 2003 with the first batch of eighteen (18) students. In 2004, another eighteen (18) students, in 2005, sixteen (16) students, in 2006, there were 28 graduates, in 2007, 35 graduates and in 2008, 39 graduates. Hopefully the NHS graduates will keep increasing through the years. Every year, the department is also improving in many ways. There are very good committed veteran teachers who volunteered to teach. These teachers are also teaching in the Basic Education Day Dept., some are from the Higher Education Dept., and others are co-academic personnel who are teachers themselves and some from other schools teaching during the day. In 2004, some qualified 50 students in the first year until their fourth year were granted by FAPE with the ESC program of the government financial assistance to private school students. Now, in its 5th year of the program, there is a total of 283 ESC and EVS grantees enjoying the four years assistance of P 5,000.00 each every year. 5th year Students who were not able to pay their tuition fees were helped by the H.S. Batch ’69, their yearly scholarship program. The department has acquired instructional materials such as computers, TV set with DVD, radios and karaoke, Science apparatuses, overhead projector and books through the donations from the USI alumni abroad, the Lilia Tan Foundation and the ESC and EVS grantees. The students have sets of textbooks for rent, which are increasing in number every year. It is hoped that more donations and financial support be received in the years to come. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USI Night High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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