Learnings and Values of Purisimians: The Heart of CPC Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Abstract

Jubilee anniversary of learning institutions is always a milestone that honors the impact of their identity and philosophy through time. Knowing how the school-training experience of alumni developed gives premium why a school commemoration of its jubilee anniversary could be relevant. Relative to the diamond jubilee anniversary celebration of Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion (CPC), this phenomenological qualitative study looked into the values its alumni (i.e. Purisimians) learned, developed, and practiced. It probed the things Purisimians felt happy and grateful being part of CPC as a Catholic school. It involved a non-probable sample of 60 Purisimian respondents from Academic Year 1948 to 2023 and different educational units of the college. In gathering the data, 3 researcher-made open-ended questions were asked. Qualitative Data Content Analysis Method guided the process of analyzing the gathered data. The study obtained 3 major results: values related to self and others were learned by Purisimians while studying in CPC; Purisimians demonstrated the values they learned and developed from CPC in their personal and social life; and Purisimians were pleased for the growth and development they achieved out of their CPC Catholic education. From these results, 3 conclusions were drawn: good values are learned in CPC; the personal and social lives of Purisimians are the loci where the values they learned in CPC are manifested; and Purisimians are happy and grateful to acknowledge their personal growth and development because of their CPC Catholic education.