Rizal attended Ateneo Municipal in Manila from 1872 to 1877. He excelled academically, becoming the top student in his class. He engaged in many extracurricular activities including writing poetry, painting, and sculpture. Rizal developed a love of learning and used his time at Ateneo to explore various subjects including literature, science, and the arts. He graduated with highest honors, having achieved great success during his time as a student at Ateneo.

3.  ATENEO MUNICIPAL
- a college under the super
vision of the Spanish Jesuits.
- formerly known as
EscuelaPia, a charity school for
poor boys in Manila which was
established by the city gov’t in
1817 and later became Ateneo
de Manila.
Triumphs in
Ateneo

5.  SAN JUAN DE LETRAN
COLLEGE - Dominican –
owned college and a rival of
Ateneo de Manila
Triumphs in
Ateneo

6. RIZAL ENTERS ATENEO
 JUNE 10, 1872
- Jose, accompanied by
Paciano, went to Manila.
 Jose took and passed the
examination in COLLEGE OF
SAN JUAN DE LETRAN but he
enrolled in ATENEO when he
came back to Manila.

7. RIZAL ENTERS ATENEO
 FATHER MAGIN FERRANDO
(college registrar) - refused
to admit Jose Rizal
because ;
1. He was late for
registration
2.He was sickly and
undersized for his age

8. RIZAL ENTERS ATENEO
Rizal was
then
eleven
years old.

9. RIZAL ENTERS ATENEO
MANUEL XEREZ BURGOS
– Nephew of Father Burgos,
- However, upon the intercession
of him, Jose was admitted at
RIZAALte-neSou. rname used by Jose Rizal
because Mercado
became under suspicion by
the Spanish authorities.
MERCADO – surname used by
Paciano

10. RIZAL ENTERS ATENEO
 At the time Jose studied in Ateneo,
this college was located in
Intramuros, within the walls of
Manila.
 He first boarded in a house outside
Intramuros, on Caraballo street, a 25
minute walk from college.
TITAY – owner of the boarding house
where Rizal boarded to settle the bill
owed by Titay by about Php300.00

11. JESUIT
SYSTEM OF
EDUCATION IN
ATENEO

12.  Reasons why Jesuit System was
advance than other college:
 It trained the character of students by
rigid discipline and religious instruction.
 It promotes physical culture, humanities
and scientific studies.
 Aside from academic courses leading to
AB, it offers vocational course in
agriculture, commerce, mechanics and
surveying.
 They were given splendid professors.
 They acquired prestige as an excellent
college for boys.
JESUIT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ATENEO

13.  TWO GROUPS OF STUDENT
1. Roman Empire(internos/boarders)
-RED FLAG
2. Carthaginian Empire
(externos/non-boarders)
-BLUE FLAG
JESUIT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ATENEO

14. JESUIT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ATENEO

15. 5 RANKS IN EACH GROUP
best – emperor;
2nd best – tribune;
3rd best – decurion;
4th best – centurion;
5th best – standard bearer;
JESUIT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ATENEO

16. RAYADILLO
– official uniform of Ateneo
students in Rizal’s Time.
-hemp-fabric trousers” and
“striped cotton coat”
JESUIT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ATENEO

17. RIZAL’S
FIRST
YEAR IN
ATENEO

18. On his first day of class in
the Ateneo:
 Rizal first heard mass at the college
chapel and prayed to God for
guidance and success.
 he saw a great number of boys,
(spaniards, mestizos, and filipinos)
FATHER JOSE BECH – first teacher of
Rizal in Ateneo.
RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR IN ATENEO

19.  Being a new comer and
knowing a little Spanish, Rizal
was placed at the bottom of the
class.
He was an Externo, hence he was
to the Carthaginians, occupying the
end of the line.
After the first week,
Calamba boy
progressed rapidly.
RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR IN ATENEO

20. At the end of the month, he
was the brightest pupil in
the whole class, and he
was awarded a prize.
RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR IN ATENEO

21. To improve his Spanish, Rizal
took private lessons during the
noon recess.
WHERE?
RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR IN ATENEO
and
paid it for Php 3.00

22.  In the second half of his first
year in Ateneo, Rizal did not
try hard enough to retain his
academic supremacy.
He placed second at the end
of the year, although all his
grades were still marked
Excellent.
RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR IN ATENEO

23. SUMMER
VACATION (1873)

24.  Rizal returned to
Calamba for his
vacation.
He didn’t enjoy the
vacation.
 Saturnina(Neneng)
brought him to Tanawan
He went to Sta. Cruz and visit
his mother and told his
Excellency in Ateneo.
SUMMER VACATION (1873)

25.  When the summer vacation
ended, Rizal turned to Manila for
his second year term in Ateneo.
He is now living at DOÑA PEPAY, an old
landlady with widowed daughter and four
sons.
At this time, Rizal boarded
inside Intramuros at no.6
Magallanes St.
SUMMER VACATION (1873)

26. SECOND
YEAR IN
ATENEO
(1873-74)

27. Nothing unusual happened to
Rizal during his second term in
Ateneo.
He again became an emperor;
He also received excellent
grades in all subjects and a gold
medal.
At March 1874, he returned to
Calamba for his vacation.
SECOND YEAR IN ATENEO (1873-74)

29.  Rizal gladdened Doña
Teodora’s lonely heart when
he visited her in the provincial
jail.
 In the course of their
conversation, Doña Teodora
told her son of her dream.
 Rizal interpreted her dream
that she would be release
from prison.

30. DoñaTeodora was released in
the jail after 3 months like
what Jose Rizal said.
St. JOSEPH – Rizal was
comparable because of his
interpretation about his
mother’s release.

31. TEENAGE
INTEREST IN
READING

32. As a normal
teenager, Rizal
became interested
in love stories and
romantic novels.
TEENAGE INTEREST IN READING

33. FAVORITE NOVELS OF RIZAL:
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
-by Alexander Dumas
UNIVERSAL HISTORY
- by Cesar Cantus
TRAVEL IN THE PHILIPPINES
-by Feodor Jagor
TEENAGE INTEREST IN READING

34. THIRD
YEAR IN
ATENEO
(1874-75)

35.  Shortly after opening of
classes, his mother arrived
and joyously told him that
she was released from
prison.
He was happy of course, to
see his mother once more a
free woman.
•He only got 1 medal in his
Latin subject, then on
March 1875 he returned to
Calamba.
THIRD YEAR IN ATENEO (1874-75)

36. FOURTH
YEAR IN
ATENEO
(1875-76)

37.  JUNE 14,1875 – Rizal became
an internee in Ateneo
 FATHER FRANCISCO
SANCHEZ
- a great educator and scholar.
- Rizal’s favorite teacher
- He inspired young Rizal to
study harder and to write
poetry.
Rizal won 5 medals and
topped in all subjects and on
March, 1876 he returned to
Calamba.
FOURTH YEAR IN ATENEO (1875-76)

38. LAST YEAR
IN ATENEO
(1876-77)

39. Rizal excelled in all
subjects.
He finished his last year at
Ateneo in a blaze of glory.
He obtained the highest
grades in all subjects –
Philosophy, Physics,
Biology, Chemistry,
Languages, eLtAcST. YEAR IN ATENEO (1876-77)

40. Graduation with Highest
Honor
 Rizal became the pride of the
Jesuits and he obtained
highest grades in all subjects.
 He received the degree of
Bachelor of Arts with highest
honors during
commencement exercise in
March 23, 1877

41. EXTRA CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES IN
ATENEO

42.  He was an emperor and a campus
leader outside.
 Secretary of the Marian
Congregation (religious society)
Member of Academy of Spanish
Literature
Member of Academy of Natural
Sciences
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN ATENEO

43. In his leisure hours: in
Literary
 Rizal cultivated his literary talents
under the guidance of Fr.
Sanchez.
 FATHER JOSE VILACLARA
– advised Rizal to stop
communing with the muses but to
pay more attention to practical
studies (Philosophy and Natural
ScienceEXsTR)A CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN ATENEO

44. In Fine Arts:
 Rizal studied painting under AGUSTIN
SAEZ ,famous Spanish painter
 Sculpture under ROMUALDO DE
JESUS, a Filipino sculptor.
He engaged in gymnastics and
fencing
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN ATENEO

45. SCULPTURAL WORKS IN
ATENEO
 THE VIRGIN MARY
- he carved an image with
Batikuling (Phil. Hardwood) with his
pocket knife.
 FATHER LLEONART
– requested Rizal to carved an
image of SACRED HEART OF JESUS

46. Anecdote on Rizal the
Atenean
 Felix M. Roxas
- One of Rizal’s contemporaries in
the Ateneo.
- He revealed an incident of Rizal’s
Schooldays in the Ateneo which
reveals the hero’s resignation to pain
and forgiveness.

47. Anecdote on Rizal the
Atenean
 Manuel Xeres Burgos
- In whose Rizal boarded shortly
before he became an internee in the
Ateneo.
- He illustrated Rizal’s predilection
to help the helpless at the risk of his
own life.

48. POEMS
MADE BY RIZAL
IN ATENEO

49. DoñaTeodora was
the first one to
discover Rizal’s
poetical talent
while Fr. Sanchez
helped Rizal to
develop his talent.
 Mi Primera Inspiration (My First
Inspiration)
- dedicated to Rizal’s mother on
her birthday.
POEMS MADE BY RIZAL IN ATENEO:

50. POEMS MADE BY RIZAL :
In 1875, inspired by Father Sanchez,
he wrote more poems:
 FELICITACION
 EL EMBARQUE: HIMNO A LA FLOTA DE
MAGALLANES
 Y’ ES ESPAÑOL: ELCANO, EL PRIMERO
EN DAR LA VUELTA EL MUNDO
 EL COMBATE: UZBIZTONDO, TERROR DE
JOLO

51. POEMS MADE BY RIZAL :
LA TRAGEDIA DE SAN EUSTAQUIO
UN RECUERDO A MI PUEBLO
ALIANZA INTIMA ENTRE LA RELIGION
Y’ LA BUENA EDUCACION
POR LA EDUCACION RECIBE LUSTRE
LA PATRIA
EL CAUTIVERIO Y’ EL TRIUNFO:
BATALLA DE LUCENA Y’ PRISION DE
BOABDIL
LA ENTRADA TRIUNFAL DE LOS REYES
CATOLICOS EN GRANADA

52. POEMS MADE BY RIZAL :
 EL HEROISMO DE COLON
 COLON Y’ JUAN II
 GRAN CONSUELO EN LA MAYOR
DESDICHA
 UN DIALOGO ALUSIVO A LA
DESPEDID DE LOS COLEGIALES

53. RIZAL’S POEMS ON
EDUCATION
 Through Education Our Motherland
Receives Light
 The Intimate Alliance between
Religion and Good Education

54. RIZAL’S POEMS ON
RELIGION
AL NIÑO JESUS
- Rizal wrote this in 1875
when she was 14 years old.
A LA VIRGEN MARIA

55. FIRST ROMANCE OF RIZAL

56.  SEGUNDA KATIGBAK
– a 14 yr. old
Batangueña from Lipa
whom Rizal first fell inloved
with but Segunda was
already engaged to Manuel
Luz
FIRST ROMANCE OF RIZAL

57.  MARIANO KATIGBAK – brother of
Segunda
 LA CONCORDIA COLLEGE – where
Segunda and Olimpia (Rizal’s sister)
studied
Jose Rizal remained in
Calamba, a frustrated lover,
cherishing nostalgic
memories of a lost love.
FIRST ROMANCE OF RIZAL

58. Prepared by:
Mar Carlo B. Lesula