The idea of putting up a school was conceived by the three enterprising, experienced, and hardworking teachers, namely: Rose, Flor and Nelly, whose obsession in life is to have a school which they can call as their very own. They shared the beautiful vision with a retired Public Schools District Supervisor, Mrs. Nila C. Quieta, who helped them turn the vision into reality.
At the end, a corporation was born out of a commitment forged into by five incorporators whose primary objective is to provide quality education to the children of Butuan City in particular and to the whole region in general.
The school started its operation in the School Year 1992-1993 with 88 Nursery, Kindergarten 1 and 2 pupils. It was housed in Quieta’s Residence at 218 Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. Year after year, the enrolment has grown tremendously, so the administrators planned for expansion. A more spacious lot in Purok 1A, Upper Doongan, Butuan City was bought in 1996.
The plan progressed into the construction of a new school building which the school is now using as its permanent home since School Year 2003-2004. Because of its new location, two of the Board of Directors, Nila C. Quieta, and her son, Denilo C. Quieta, voluntarily withdrew their membership from the corporation leaving the three incorporators determined to go on with their endeavors.
The school has climbed to excellence in the past years. It has produced winners in various inter-school contests in the Divisional, Regional, and National Levels. Each pupil carries with him the marks of a true Cherian – God-fearing, respectful, well-mannered, brilliant, and fluent in speaking in English.
In the School Year 2010 – 2011, the school ventured into a new challenge of branching out to San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. The satellite school bears the same mission-vision, philosophy of education, curriculum, programs, rules and regulations as the mother school. It started with 78 Nursery and Kindergarten pupils and three teachers.
1991 – The school was conceived in October.
1992 – Registered with Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9
– School opened on June 16
– Granted permit to operate preschool on July 2
1994 – Granted Government Recognition for Preschool on Sept. 23
1996 – A 2,500 sq m lot in Barangay Upper Doongan was bought.
1999 – Granted Government Recognition for the Elementary Course on July 29
2002 – Construction of the first story of the three-story building started on Nov. 8
2005 – Granted Permit to operate High School on March 16
2007 – Construction of the 2nd story started on January 7
– Speech laboratory was installed in May.
– Science Laboratory was completed in July.
– Granted Government Recognition for the Secondary Level in December
2010 – The three-storey school building in Butuan City was completed in April
2010 – Preschool and Grade 1 classes were opened in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur in June
2012 – A 2,850 square meter lot in Brgy. Alegria, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur was bought
2013 – The construction of a two-storey building in Brgy. Alegria started in January
2014 – ECSCI- San Francisco Branch was granted Government Recognition for Preschool in September
2015 – ECSCI- San Francisco Branch was granted Government Recognition for the Elementary Course in July
– The school (main campus) was certified as a FAPE (Fund for Assistance to Private Education) member school which gives fifty (50) Grade 7 students the privilege to
receive tuition subsidy from the government
– The second story of the school building in Brgy. Alegria was constructed for the opening of its Grade 7 level.
2016 – ECSCI, SFADS was granted a permit to operate Grades 7 – 9.
2018 – The 2,251 sq m lot adjacent to ECSCI main campus was purchased in April for expansion.
2019 – Another lot with an area of 1,700 sq m in Brgy. Ampayon near Camella Prima was purchased for expansion.
Enfant Cheri Study Centre, Inc. envisions the Cherians to be effective communicators, critical and creative thinkers and globally competitive individuals who are prepared for the next phase of their life’s journey, the tertiary education or the world of work.
Enfant Cheri is committed to the youth’s holistic development in pursuit of academic excellence complemented by a kind and firm discipline exercised within the context of academic freedom and school-parent partnership.
It seeks to strengthen the learners’ belief in a Supreme Being regardless of religious denominations, race and ethnicity.