MCSFA HISTORY
The Mandaue City School for the Arts is situated on the hilly side of Sitio Kapasanan Barangay Casili, Mandaue City with 2,000 square meters lot donated by the city government. This is an educational entity subsidized by the city government of Mandaue and mandated to implement the prescribed basic education program with special focus on the arts to implement the science geared towards the improvement of the quality of life.
It responds to the theory that it can help fulfill the hopes of mankind which are in what the arts can do to develop human personality – a mission laid down on the shoulders of those interested enough to develop the artistic and academic capabilities of children.
The Mandaue City School for the Arts is an educational innovation that opens up the world of the arts to the less affluent, to those who cannot afford private specialized instruction. Opened in July 1998, children identified with special talents and arts inclination as initial beneficiaries with two teachers. The teachers at the school are performers who work in their specific arts discipline. This entity is operated by the Division of Mandaue City, with the all-out support of the Mandaue City Government, Department of Education Region VII and non-government organizations.
The school started with two classrooms donated by the Mandaue (Host) Lions Club represented by its president, Mr. Stanley T. Ong. Five years later, four building were added, a Performance Hall, a two-storey four-classroom building that serves as a dance studio and visual arts room. Mr. and Mrs. Semon Chuahe of the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry donated a two-classroom building.
The school is donated to implement the prescribed general elementary program with special focus on the arts. However, a decision was made by the DepEd Mandaue and City Government with the full support of DepEd Region VII, parents and stakeholders to open a Secondary Level to continue developing these exceptionally talented children which will allow them to grow and broaden their horizons of acquired skills in both Academics and Arts. In June 2004, the First Year High School with 27 students was launched. Finally in March 2008, the school produced its first batch of graduates in the Secondary Department.
The Mandaue City School for the Arts continues to yield graduates who can cope up with the demands and changes of times with the basic education and arts skills ready to be in the world of global competition as a productive individual.