Early Education in Calamba and Binan

Education in Calamba and
Biñan
 Rizal's first teacher was his mother, Doña Teodora, a remarkable woman of good character and
fine culture. She was patient, conscientious, and understanding, encouraging her son's talent for
poetry and stimulating his imagination with stories.
 As Jose grew older, private tutors were employed, including Maestro Celestino, Maestro
Lucas Padua, and Leon Monroy, who taught him Spanish and Latin. However, Monroy
passed away five months later. Following his death, Rizal's parents decided to send him to a
private school in Biñan.
Jose goes to Biñan Laguna
 In June 1869, Paciano,Rizal’s brother accompanied him to Biñan to

continue his studies.They proceeded to their aunt’s home where Jose
will stay.
First Day in Biñan School

 Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz - fomer teacher of Paciano.
 The school was made in (Nipa,) doubled as the house of the

Maestro.
 During Rizal’s first day in Biñan School,the teacher asked if he

knows Spanish and Latin;replied “A little Sir” but the boys in the
class laughed at him especially the teaher son Pedro.
First School Brawl
 Jose challenged Pedro to a fight. The latter readily accepted, thinking
that he could easily the Calamba Boy who was smaller younger.
 After the class in the afternoon, a classmates names Andres

Salandanan challenged him to an arm wrestling match. They went to a
sidewalk of a house and wrestled with their arms. Jose, having the
weaker arm, lost and nearly cracked his head on the sidewalk.
 Jose Rizal led a frugal and methodical life in Biñan. His time was well
budgeted from 4 o’”clock in the morning such as hearing mass, eating
time, studies and leisure time at times her played in the street with
friends and other boys when there was the moon. He concentrated on
his studies diligently and he excelled in Spanish, Latin and all subjects.
 Having finished his studies in Biñan, Rizal returned to Calamba on

board the motorboat “Talim”. His parents planned to transfer him to
Manila to continue his studies.
EDUCATION AT ATENEO
 June 10, 1872, Paciano accompanied Rizal to take the entrance examination at College of San Juan de Letran and passed it.
They returned to Calamba to stay for few days with the Family and to attend town fiesta. Don Francisco changed his mind and
decided to send Rizal to Ateneo Municipal
 Paciano accompanied Rizal to Manila to enroll at Ateneo Municipal Magin Fernando, the school registrar, refuse to admit him
for these reasons: he was late for registration and he was sickly and small for his age. With the intercession of Perez Burgos, a
nephew of father Burgos, he was admitted to the Ateneo that was located in the Intramuros within the walss of Manila. Rizal
was just quiet and observant of the different activities in class.
 The Jesuits system of education was more advanced. Its discipline was rigid and the methods are varied. It promoted physical
culture, humanities and scientific studies. It also establish vocational courses in agriculture, commerce and mechanism as a
religious institute, its principal purpose was to mold the character and the will of the boys, to comply more easily with the
percepts of the church. The students hear months before the beginning of the class, which was opened and closed with
prayers.
 Rizal’”s first professor in Ateneo was Fr. Jose Beach. Jose Rizal progress well in his studies that after a month the ‘’emperor’’
and was considered the brightest in the class. He was awarded a prize, namely, “a religious picture’’ which he was so proud of
because it was the 1st he never received at Ateneo. He spent his leisure hours by taking private lesson to improve his Spanish
at Sta. Isabel College. He paid three pesos for Spanish lessons
First year at the Ateneo de Manila (1872-1873)
 June 1872 – first day of classin Ateneo
 Fr.Jose Bech – first professor of Rizal
 Rizal was placed at the bottom of the class since he was a newcomer and
knows little Spanish. He was an externo and was assigned to Carthaginians. At
the end of the month, he became emperor of his Empire. He was the brightest
pupil in the whole class.
 Took private lessons in Santa Isabel College and paid 3 pesos for extra
Spanish lessons.
 Placed 2ndat the end of the year, although all his grades were still marked
Excellent.
Summer Vacation (1873)

 March 1873 – Rizal returned to Calamba for summer vacation.
 His sister Neneng (Saturnina) brought him to Tanawan to cheer him up.
 Visited his mother in prison at Santa Cruz without telling his father.
 After vacation, he returned to Manila for his 2ndyear term in Ateneo.
 Boarded inside Intramuros at No. 8 Magallanes Street.
 Doña Pepay – landlady and old widow with a widowed daughter and four
sons
Second Year in Ateneo (1873-1874)
 Rizal lost the leadership but he repented and even studied
harder, once more he became emperor. He received excellent
grades in all subjects and a gold medal.
 He had 3 classmates from Biñan who had also been his
classmates in the school of Maestro Justiniano.
Third Year in Ateneo (1874-1875)

 Shortly after the opening of classes, his mother was released
from prison.
 Rizal did not make an excellent showing in his studies.
 He failed to win the medal in Spanish because his spoken was
not fluently sonorous.
Fourth Year in Ateneo (1875-1876)

 June 16, 1875 – he became an inferno in Ateneo.
 Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez – inspired him to study harder
and write poetry. Rizal described him as “model of uprightness,
earnestness, and love for the advancement of his pupils”.
 He returned to Calamba with 5 medals and excellent ratings.
Last Year in Ateneo (1876-77)
 June 1876 – last year of Rizal in Ateneo.
 The most brilliant Atenean of his time, “the pride of the Jesuits”.
 Obtained highest grades in all subjects.
Graduation with Highest Honors

 Excellent scholastic records from 1872-1877.
 March 23, 1877 – Commencement Day. 16 year old Rizal received from his Alma Mater the degree of
Bachelor of Arts with highest honors. Extra-Curricular Activities
 An emperor inside the classroom and campus leader outside.
 Secretary of the Marian Congregation.
 Member of Academy of Spanish Literature and the Academy of Natural Sciences.
 Studied painting under the famous Spanish painter Agustin Saez.
 Studied sculpture under Romualdo de Jesus, noted Filipino sculptor.
 Engaged in gymnastics and fencing.
 Fr. Jose Villaclara advised him to stop communing with the muses and pay more attention to practical
studies such as philosophy and natural science.
Sculptural Works in Ateneo
 Carved an image of The Virgin Mary on a piece of batikuling (Philippine hardwood).
 Father Lleonart requested him to carve an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ateneo students placed the
image on the door of the dormitory and remained there for many years.
Anecdotes on Rizal, The Atenean

 Felix M. Ramos – one of Rizal’s contemporaries in Ateneo.
 Manuel Xeres Burgos – whose house Rizal boarded shortly before he became an inferno.
Poems Written in Ateneo

 Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration) – first poem he wrote for his mother’s birthday.
 In 1875, inspired by Father Sanchez, he wrote more poems such as: Filicitacion (Felicitation), El
Embarque: Himno a la Flota de Magallanes (The Departure Hymn to Magellan’s fleet), Y Es Espanol:
Elcano, the first to circumnavigate the world), and El Combate: Urbiztondo Terror de Jolo (The Battle:
Urbiztondo, Terror of Jolo).
 In 1876, Rizal wrote poems on various topics: Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblu (In Memory of My Town),
Alianza Intima Entre la Region Y La Buena Educacion (Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good
Education), Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre La Patria (Through Education the Country Receive Light), E
Cultivero Y El Triunfo (The Captivity and the Triumph: Battle of Lucena and the Imprisonment of Boabdil),
and La Entrada Triuntal de Los Reyes Catolices en Granada (The Triumphal Entry of The Catholic
Monarches into Granada).
 A year later, in 1877 he wrote more poems: El Heroismo de Colon (The Heroism of Colombus), Colon y
Juan II (Colombus and John II ), Gran Consuelo en la Mayor Desdicha (Great Solace in Great Misfortune),
Rizal’s Religious Poems
 Al Niño Jesus (To the Child Jesus) – a brief ode; written in 1875 when he was 14 years old.
 A La Virgen Maria (To the Virgin Mary).
Dramatic Work in Ateneo

 Father Sanchez, his favorite teacher, ask him to write a drama based on the prose story of St.
Eustace the Martyr.
 Summer 1876 in Calamba - he wrote the religious drama in poetic verses.
 June 02, 1876 - finished the manuscript.
 He submitted the finished manuscript entitled “San Eustacio, Martir” (St. Eustace, the Martyr) to
Father Sanchez in his last academic year in Ateneo.
First Romance of Rizal

 16 years old - Rizal experienced his first romance.
 Segunda Katigba - a pretty 14 years old Batangueña from Lipa; sister of his friend Mariano
Katigbak.
 His sister Olimpia was a close friend of Segunda in La Concordia College.
 Segunda was already engaged to Manuel Luz. His first romance was ruined by his own shyness
and reserve.
 Segunda returned to Lipa and later married Manuel Luz. Rizal remained in Calamba, a frustrated
lover, cherishing nostalgic memories of lost love

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Education in Calamba and

 In June 1869, Paciano,Rizal’s brother accompanied him to Biñan to

First Day in Biñan School

 The school was made in (Nipa,) doubled as the house of the

 During Rizal’s first day in Biñan School,the teacher asked if he

 After the class in the afternoon, a classmates names Andres

 Having finished his studies in Biñan, Rizal returned to Calamba on

Summer Vacation (1873)

Third Year in Ateneo (1874-1875)

Fourth Year in Ateneo (1875-1876)

Graduation with Highest Honors

Anecdotes on Rizal, The Atenean

Poems Written in Ateneo

Dramatic Work in Ateneo

First Romance of Rizal

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