It is a boarding school. Set in the middle of trees, overlooking big parts of Laguna including the Laguna de Bay, it elicits a feeling of getting connected with the environment and yourself.
Who am I? What am I doing here? What is my role in this universe? These are some of the questions that would surface in your mind.
The buildings are small. Some of these must be dorms. Some classrooms. There were some artistic creations or structures along the way
This is the upper part of the campus. you go further down the road and you end up on a flat area with a pavilion with open sides. There is a stage. This is where students practice their dancing, stage craft and skills for their theater activities.
Walk to the edge and the grand vista of Laguna de Bay comes into view. Fishermen lazily moving about. They are nice figures with the murky water as backdrop.
At any given time, there are just about 200 students in the campus, all national scholars. With that limited number, admission to the school is very competitive.
The brainchild of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, it was established in the mid-70s through a presidential decree. It was meant to discover, develop and nurture child prodigies.
With an annual budget of about P110 million, the amount spent for every student throughout the duration of his stay is about half a million pesos.
It is not called a premier art school for nothing. It has produced internationally acclaimed stage performers and other award-winning artists.
Going there is easy. Just go to Los Banos and look for the campus of UP Los Banos. Almost anybody there can then give you the directions on how to get to Jamboree Site. The school’s gate is right there.
You must have a vehicle if you want to go around the campus as it is quite wide. Unless you are good for a real or serious hike.
If you like the campus and you have a child prodigy, do everything you can for him/her to be admitted by the school.**
