La Consolacion College Caloocan

I am a new student transferee in this school, and I am certain in saying that no one from my previous school, apart from one other person (who is also a transferee that I know), would enjoy staying here. This school has all sorts of problems and even this review will undersell these points and predicaments as there are too many to be given enough clarity and attention. This review will focus on the general aspects of this school which are: students, school system (this element will be highlighted the most, as it is the worst), and facility. I might make a second part to this review if I deem it necessary. Before I start with this review, however, I would like to say that I am emotional as of writing this as there are many unfortunate events in my life that have forced me to open up (both related to this school and not) and although I will not tell the details of my misfortunes, it is best to know this factor as it still heavily influences my overall biases and feelings towards this school. And though this school deserves it, fairness is a quality that I deeply value, along with hard work, and compassion despite these qualities not being recognized by the school. Bare with me as I try to maintain fairness in this review. Additionally, I would like to say that I have tried my best, despite it not being enough. I tried my best to work in this school, I tried my best to love it, but it was all in vain, unfortunately. Assuming that you are a student, you may refer to this as an "edgy" or "nonsensensical" way to get revenge, but it is not for retribution. Because if it were then I would have used blunt and explicit vocabulary. Also, my overall experience in general is very negative, despite what I have said so far though, there was still a bit of positivity since I still enjoyed my time, however, it is for a far-fetched but still a related reason. To summarize this review for those who do not have the time to read it in its entirety, all I can say to shorten this review is a quote I made: "You and the others can give everything you have, but most of the time, 'they' won't. You can struggle, but sometimes, some things are in vain and there is nothing else to be done. But despite it all, try to still find fun and peace even in your own little way." Proceeding with the review, starting with what I think is the best part about this school, the students. Most, (but not all) students are welcoming, approachable and are some of the greatest people I have ever met. I had the most fun in this school when I was with them. But they can also be the ones who bring the trouble and the issues. Maybe I just got unlucky, but in my section, there are many distressing events and noise. Yet, nothing changes. No matter how many sermons or issues we encounter because to put this bluntly, some students are just stubborn and you are negatively affected by this. For the school system, this school encourages systems of injustice. For the first one, in the simple quote of: "Ang Kasalanan ng Isa ay Kasalanan ng Lahat." Connecting with the previously given point about the students, imagine if a single student does something risky like if he or she were to break a chair or any school equipment most of the time every single student in the class is also affected as they all have to pay for it. Even if it is a small action like the others being loud; you still get punished despite not being a part, sometimes it is minus points, sometimes they fail you immediately. For the facilities, they are fine most of the time, until they stop working. However, there are broken air conditioner units that are very risky. The water pressure is sometimes too weak and the water fails to reach the higher floors. The Tvs for presentations stop working sometimes. There are more faulty equipment. For me, I feel as if the school had done injustice to one of Mother Mary's title as the school was named after it. Because this school does not bring consolement, only torment. Do not enroll in this place as a transferee, but if you adapt easily, then you might enjoy it here.

I am speaking based on my experience from this school. DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. They will want you to accomplish a lot of tasks in a short amount of time. The teachers will not hesitate to embarass you in front of the class and the head principal doesn't have any empathy for their students! I got called in the guidance office because I wasn't keeping up with school, I told them about my problems but the principal doubted me and thought I was lying. She invalidated my feelings which was hard for me because I wanted them to understand my side. This school gave me trauma and caused me to vomit ofren because of anxiety. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH.

Part 2: I could not complete the review that I have written weeks ago, this is my second part to that review. I will be updating this review overtime due to my busy schedule. But this review will focus on the schedule, the assigned works, and more But to start, the schedule is not good. More specifically when the 2nd semester begins. Originally, the schedule for us was confusing due to it not being finalized well. Even the teachers were confused. And even when it was finalized, the schedule was still a mess, 2 hours of straight Practical Research and English for Academic and Professional Purposes on thursday and tuesday respectively. For the works on the other hand, they are questionable due to the many reports and tasks they assign you, sometimes they even task you with multiple works without even teaching the process and I will get to that when I get back to this review.

I attended LACO from 3rd grade to 8th grade (2014-2019), and I would say it was the most terrible experience I’ve ever had. First of all, the tuition was a little bit expensive for a school like that. On top of that, every time there was an event like Foundation Day, the school would turn off the air conditioning and refuse to let students inside the classrooms. We were forced to stay outside the classroom, doing nothing except watching the events. Even though these were just event days with no actual classes, we weren’t allowed to leave the school. They can be very kuripot. The teachers also had a toxic culture where they believed they had the right to disrespect and humiliate students just because they could. If a student made a mistake or forgot something, it would make them feel bad about themselves. At times, they would even degrade students, which caused me a lot of anxiety, especially regarding the HUGE amount of schoolwork. The workload was overwhelming to the point of being mentally and emotionally draining. The staff and security guards were also rude to students, feeling mo sila ang nasa itaas. They acted like hypocrites, only being nice when parents and visitors were around. Another issue was the forced donations. Every year, there was a Christmas Caroling and a donation envelope, which were supposed to be voluntary. However, in reality, the school made it mandatory. They wouldn’t let students slide if they didn’t contribute; the teachers would even write the students names down if they gave money or not. and some donations were required to be 100 pesos. Moreover, some of the gay male teachers gave me pedophilic vibes, which made me extremely uncomfortable and concerned that it's so normalized. Despite all of this, I am grateful for the great friends I made during my time there. However, the school system itself is terrible and SO STRICT. It made me feel unconfident, lowered my self-esteem, and made me feel dumb if I didn’t follow their rules or meet their expectations. Worst of all, it gave me ANXIETY. I genuinely hope the system changes and treats their students with respect, like they want to be respected and be KIND, Libre po maging mabait sa kapwa tao. Disclaimer: This is my personal experience and opinion. I am not saying everyone sees the school the same way, but this is what I personally went through :)

This school is low quality because of the toxic attitude of senior high school head