BRIEF HISTORY


1954       (a) Fr.Charles Braga, SDB was the Provincial and the cornerstone of Don Bosco Makati was laid down.
              (b) The construction of the first building was completed which housed the chapel, the convent, a youth                      center, and the auditorium.

               Some Salesian priests namely: Fr. Quaranta, Fr. Jua,. Fr. Righetti, Fr. Patrick Ryan, and Brother Nicolino Tambascia started to work at the Youth Center.

1955       (January) Religious clubs, youth groups and catechism classes were formed.
              (June ) The Grade School edifice was built. Enrollees for Grades V and VI and for first year in the                            secondary level were accepted.
1956       Thirty six Grade VI pupils were the first graduates from Don Bosco - Makati.
1959       The Gym was constructed.
1960       The first batch of high school seniors graduated.
1960's    Don Bosco - Makati introduced technical curriculum and offered the following courses:
               (a) 1964 - Wood working
               (b) 1967 - Graphic Arts
               (c) 1969 - Electronics and Industrial Drafting
1970       The construction of the swimming pool was completed and inaugurated.
1973       Don Bosco – Makati offered and Industrial Skills Training Program.
1976       The Salesians thought of re-shaping the school structure through the initiative of Father Jose Carbonell,                the Salesian Provincial.
1980       Construction of the new school structure was finished.
1983       Don Bosco – Makati implemented the new elementary school  curriculum.
1986       The computer center was created. Computer Technology was introduced in the Secondary Technical                Curriculum.
1987       DBTI – Makati underwent an intensive institutional self-study on the status of efficiency and the viability of                the system of education of the school.
1989       DECS  granted the Grade School Department a level 1 Deregulated Status.
1991       Refrigeration and Air Conditioning courses were introduced in the Technical Curriculum of the High                School.
1992       After a formal peer evaluation initiated by the PAASCU, DECS gave the Grade School a level II                Deregulated Status and became an accredited school.


               The Grade School emerged to have the Best Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in
the Division of Pasay City Schools. Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) was integrated in Drafting of the Technical curriculum through the assistance of the Advance Technology Solutions  (ATS) Technologies INC., of Singapore. Equipment and facilities for the Electronic Data Processing (EDP) were installed for the networking of all
records in the Accounting, Registrar, Testing and Personnel Offices.


1995 – 1996  The Grade School Department underwent another PAASCU visitation.


1997       The relevance of the existence of Don Bosco – Makati was questioned and the Provincial of the                Philippine – North Province through the Rector announced to all school personnel the decision of                moving Don Bosco – Makati somewhere in Calabarzon.
1998       The Provincial chapter decided to keep Don Bosco – Makati where it is presently located to continue                the mission of St. John Bosco.
1999       The construction to convert the library into a Multiple Intelligences Center started.
2000       The Multiple Intelligences Center was inaugurated and opened for use of the school community
2001       The installation of air-conditioning units in some of the classroom started. Two sections in  the Preparatory                and Grade One levels were converted into air-conditioned rooms.


               The Internet Laboratory at the MIC keeps the school attuned with the demands of cyberage, enabling students to surf from the internet. The faculty rooms were likewise hooked up to cyberspace for teachers to have easy access to the internet. A number of OHP’s, multimedia projectors, computers were acquired for Teachers use in their technology-based instruction / lessons.


2002       Historical Techno – Cultural exhibits that highlighted the Salesian education and apostolate in the                Philippine Salesian – North Province were held.


               The Grade School passed the second PAASCU Interim visit and was granted another five years of Level II Accredited status by the Department of Educations.


2003       The High School Department passed the PAASCU Consultancy visit in the ares of instruction, faculty and                library and was scheduled for a formal Survey in 2004. Each classroom was installed with air-conditioning                unit. Television set, and an OHP for the enhancement of the teaching learning.


2000 – 2004   Don Bosco – Makati is geared towards the use of cyber-technology as tool for enriching the young.


2004        Don Bosco Technical Institute – Makati celebrates its Golden Jubilee.
2005        The Football field was rehabilitated.


               An intensive rehabilitation of the gymnasium was done during summer. The Grade School Multiple
Intelligences Center was expanded with the construction of the Innovation Learning Laboratory. The Guidance
And Counseling  Center was renovated and its facilities were upgraded. The canteen services were improved
Focusing in proper nutrition and variety of food. Policies and procedures were aligned with the school vision on
Servant –leadership through systematic document analysis.


2006       The renovation of the swimming pool started the construction and conversion of the school’s front fences into heavy steel. The Grade School department prepared for the PAASCU Interim visit in the areas of instruction and faculty. Partial implementation of the PMA’s as an evaluation tool. The construction of the Magone covered court started.