Being in charge of the Mindanao State University’s community high school branches, one of them is the MSU-Balindong, the External Units has a goal of providing and equipping the students with the basic knowledge, skills, and values to grow academically, socially, and economically for the total development of a well-rounded personality.
In line with the University’s vision to be premier-supra university in MINSUPALA region, the External Units envision academic excellence and the development of a well-rounded person.
In pursuing its vision, the External Units propose the following mission statements:
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To pursue relevant and responsive basic education;
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To prepare the students academically, physically, emotionally, and morally to whatever course they may pursue after junior high school;
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To tap the students’ inherent potentials to be able to serve the community and be an asset to society;
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To inculcate the Filipino values such as loyalty, commitment, industriousness, self-reliance, honesty, and love of country; and
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To develop a culture of excellence, peace and love of God.
Pursuant to these national secondary school objectives and those of the Mindanao State University, the MSU-External Units Continuously seek to provide a high level of instruction that will:
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Upgrade the educational preparation of socially-deprived students who are planning to seek admission to the university or other institutions of higher learning;
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Encourage scholarship by developing habits of honest, clear, constructive and critical thinking;
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Enable students to develop the wholesome values of integrity, devotion to duty loyalty to one’s own group but accompanied with tolerance and acceptance of others’ differences and the ability to cooperate with an understanding and true appreciation of the democratic way of life;
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Aid students in attaining physical well-being and developing wholesome play, good sportmanship, and sound creation;
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Help develop the arts and crafts of the community so that students may learn some skills necessary to hold future jobs or earn a living; and
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Improve the socio-economic conditions of the community it serves by helping in the campaign for health and sanitation; development of cottage industries, peace and order, literacy, and food production.
