The Santa Cruz Mission School, Inc.

The Santa Cruz Mission School, Inc. (SCMSI) is a non-stock, non-profit Catholic institution organized in Lake Sebu, Province of South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines for fifty (50) years now. It was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC-Registration No. 36994) on December 9, 1968 as a Non-Governmental Organization to assist the Indigenous Peoples (T’boli, Manobo, B’laans, Ubo, Kalagans, and Maguindanao Muslims) to realize their full human potentials as individuals and as peoples.

As a school, it aims to provide quality and relevant formal and non-formal education that will develop productive and self-reliant community members thru a comprehensive education program which channels to the community its triad functions in INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, and EXTENSION.


SCMSI VISION
The Santa Cruz Mission School, Inc is responsive to the educational needs of indigeous cultural communities and envisions a catholic education. It will bring identity upliftment to the life of the indigeous people and empower them to become self-reliant.

SCMSI MISSION
The Santa Cruz Mission School, Inc. commit itself to:Adopt an indiginized Curriculum that will cater to the needs of the indigenous people.
Uplift their spiritual aspect through evangelization patterned to their cultural beliefs.
Preserve and enrich their identity as indigenous people through education that would enhance total human development.
Actively support the indigenous people in their continuing struggle for self-reliance and self determination.