The school’s humble and memorable beginning started from a dream. Sometime in 1985, Mrs. Susan C. Ramos, the School Directress, dreamt about the Blessed Virgin Mary weeping about the sorrowful plight of impoverished and unschooled children. Mrs. Ramos recalled the audible voice of the Holy Mother saying “How fortunate you are, you have wealth and a comfortable life”. The Directress did not realize what this dream meant until after her beloved mother, Mrs. Teofila Pineda Canlas, retired from the public-school service. Mrs. Canlas, whose fondness for children did not end after her retirement, conferred with her daughters, majority of whom are educators, on the idea of putting up a Pre-school in their hometown in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, Thus, in 1990, Mrs., Ramos, with the full support of her husband, Engr. Damian R. Ramos, started a Preparatory School in their ancestral home garage and called it Joshua Learning Center. The elder Canlas and her daughters served as teachers.