
r/Benilde

I AM LAZY AND HATE CLICKING!!! I was tired of clicking through 5 tabs to see what's due, so I built SmallSky! a simpler and more powerful dashboard for BigSky 😉
Hello r/Benilde, I'm only asking for a couple of minutes of your time to make your life easier!
I'm Joaquin Ross, a BS Information Systems student in batch 125! I made a Chrome extension called SmallSky because I genuinely couldn't stand opening BigSky every morning. Eight clicks to find what's due, what's new, and what's going on?!?!? The lack of cross-course search and a modern interface was frustrating, so I built the dashboard I wished I had and would like to share it with you all!
🌙☁️ GitHub (open source): https://github.com/Nyrrine/smallsky
🗣️💬 Discord (install guide): https://discord.gg/DTvRR5qxxh
Discord also has an update guide, announcements, suggestions, and a bug report channel.
What it does (so far)
- Up next - your most urgent unsubmitted requirements and quizzes, sorted by due date, with real submission detection
- My Classes - colour-coded tiles for every course, with custom photos (go crazy designing!!!) of your choice and what's due / what's new preview on each
- What's new - announcements with inline reading (no leaving the dashboard)
- Schedule - a full month calendar of every dated event, quiz, and assignment across all your courses
- Cross-course search - press ' / ' and find that one announcement about midterms from 3 weeks ago, like it's an email system
- Light + Dark theme - because God forbid someone doesn't want to get flashbanged by a light themed ui every time
- Background sync - toolbar icon shows how many things are due in 48 hours
- Update notifier - daily check for new versions, never invasive
Why you can trust it
- It's open source, so every line of code is on GitHub. If you're technical, browse it before installing!
- Runs entirely in your browser, thus no analytics, no servers I run, no data leaves your device, everything is just between you and BigSky, really, since submissions are still handled via BigSky
- Only talks to BigSky, as mentioned above! It uses your existing session cookie, just like the official UI does anyway!
- Well, my identity is here, I'm happy to show my face to prove it's nothing malicious since I genuinely want to help the student body with this extension!
A few honest notes:
- It's me, a student. Discord. Full name, school, and ID are right in the About panel. Reach me directly if anything looks off.
- SmallSky doesn't submit anything for you. Clicking an assignment opens the real BigSky dropbox in a new tab. Faster than the old flow — but the submission itself still happens on BigSky.
- No "submit from SmallSky" feature, ever. I'm not officially affiliated with Benilde or D2L. If my code ever broke mid-upload and someone missed a deadline because of me, that's not a risk worth taking.
- Always verify grades and submissions on BigSky itself before trusting anything you see here.
Installation
Picture-guided install in the Discord [https://discord.gg/DTvRR5qxxh\] (channel `#install-guide`). It's a 3-minute "load unpacked" extension — no Chrome Web Store yet because I haven't paid the dev fee. Sorry!!! 🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
I'll be uploading it to the Chrome Web Store soon if this project gets enough traction, instead of the small userbase it has right now, and once I muster up enough motivation, so the install is faster and cleaner, handling updates!
Want to support me? I'm looking for:
Anyone who uses a screen reader, keyboard navigation, or other assistive tech, please reach out. SmallSky has gaps I haven't been able to solve on my own. Let's fix that.
Bug reports, just open an issue in GitHub if you're technical or send a report in the bugs channel on Discord.
Feature ideas, again, just drop them in the Discord! I'd love to build what you have in mind!
Thank you for your time. If you plan on installing the extension or supporting the project by sharing it, I really appreciate it! 🩷
I don’t get the beef with dlsu and dls-csb
I don’t get why some get toxic in terms of these two school 😭 cause how I see them they cater their own speciality. Tbh it’s sad that as someone new in the community there is alr a division and stereotyping talaga huhu 🥲
What is Taft like?
Frosh here, I just want to know how is it living in taft and basically being in taft itself. Also may I know tips abt being safe in the area 😭 cause I heard so many snatching cases
Are Atrium & Taft campuses open this Online Modality Week?
Hi! I just want to clarify a few things for this week since it’s Online Modality Week.
(1) Are the Atrium and Taft campuses still open for students who need to go on-site?
(2) Is it allowed to attend online classes while inside campus (e.g., library, study areas, or common spaces), or are students required to stay off-campus during this week?
Thanks in advance ! <33 planning to do online classes kasi this week :((
SHS SCHOLARSHIP RESULTS...
has anybody received their scholarship results? academic or financial. huhu antagal
El poco guy
Finally jumped on the bandwagon and ate at El Poco, though I made the horrible mistake of bringing a car, so we ended up waiting forever for parking. Thankfully, there was this guy outside, probably in his 20s, helping people park and opening doors. I honestly don’t even know if he works there or not, but he was so kind. El Poco was so packed, yet he was still out there constantly looking out for available parking spots and even called us over when one opened up. Share ko lang because I’m still not sure if he actually works there, but ang bait niya talaga.
Blehhhhh
(I make jokes but she looks hot and thirsty, can we ensure she gets some water?)
registrar
bat ang tatamad ng registrar sa dac? i went there for straight 3 days last week to process my add/drop classes (since i'm enrolling in a special class) and paisa-isa yung bigay nila ng mga need ko ipass and ipa sign sa program chair. PLUS they don't reply to emails??? my records associate replies once a day so i have to go to him pa PHYSICALLY to talk to him and isa lang din naman sasabihin niya. then when i pass that said requirement, may sasabihin nanaman sila na may need pa like wtffff?????? why not just say it all in all from the get-go instead pareho tayo napapagod dito!!!!
do better pls. like alam ko pagod kayo and all but that's your job.
Xenocentric animation students
It's sad that a lot of people in this course often complain about the fact that the prof they have "keeps giving them Filipino themed" activities and homework. Saan ka nagaaral? Saan ka pinalaki? I'm not talking about students who came from abroad, no. I'm talking about Filipinos na hiyang hiya ipresent ang kultura nila with their artworks, if asked to do so by their teachers. Hindi ikaw yung prof. Magreklamo ka nlng sa sarili mo kung nararamihan ka sa pinapagawa pero wag kang magkaron ng "I'll die if Prof gives me another Filipino themed plate..!!" Mindset.
what a day to end my first day of classes,
basically this dude just introduced himself, basically is bragging that he is a conservative that passed the benilde hiring, is anti trans and is ignorant to the point that he would say that its against god word and is a disgrace, and is homophobic saying that same sex marriage is also a disgrace and that this is why western marriages are invalid because of same sex marriage and not only that he is also an avid trump fan since he said that he is pro life and not to mention he keeps making this weird remarks regarding about pronouns and said "buti nalang daw at wala daw pronounce" referring to our bigsky profile. and i am just scared as a gay guy thinking how am i going to pass this class and am i safe in this class and will i be targeted
Hi everyone! My girlfriend started her pasta business last week. She’s a full-time employee who’s finishing law school. Profits will help her with her tuition and law books/materials. Hope you can support a small business! Servings are generous and made with love! Legit masarap luto niya, no bias :) Cheese sticks and dynamites are also available! Thank you. 🙏
PS: Pick up can be from Benilde :)
I didnt get the scholarship, i actually dont know what to do since benilde has been one of my dream schools and i didnt have any backup schools.. At the same time, i dont think im financially stable to push through benilde:(
how to make friends
I wonder how you guys make friends esp now na dissolved na yung block section. Different people every sub and you only get to see each other once or twice a week. I wanna make friends esp with other courses so how do you guys do it? I’m an introvert pa naman hahahaha
If only benilde didn’t hate their students and gave them more than week to take a break. Especially when there are students who use that time to catch up on requirements. I don’t care if it is because so they can graduate faster, they’re tired but I guess they don’t really care about someone’s well-being.
To the students here, welcome to the third term. Just a piece of advice: please be mindful of your attendance. Monitoring your absences and lates is your responsibility as much as it is your prof's.
(Unfortunately) every end of term na lang or midterm consultation, I get complaints from students na FDA saying they're surprised na FDA na sila. Not all profs are strict with attendance but it's best to assume that all are. After all, coming to class is the bare minimum expected of all students.
Good luck on this sem and aral mabuti!
PAID RESERVATION FEE..
hello! I recently got an email from benilde stating that I have successfully paid the reservation fee and im on the next step. catch is I DIDNT PAY for anything and im only currently waiting for my scholarship results and im a upcoming SHS student, does this mean i passed the scholarship? btw my friend also got this email
To all the Frosh who got rejected from SMWWS or other scholarships: Don’t lose hope.
You can still get a scholarship by joining the Cultural Promotions Team (CPT). All you have to do is join the STAR Workshops (make sure to pick Media Advertising Production) and become part of our team. It’s a second chance to get that Benildean education funded while doing creative work and gaining knowledge that you could use for your future career.
Already a student (Non-Frosh)? You can join CPT right now! No need to wait for recruitment. You won’t be eligible for the scholarship right away, but you’ll be a full member of the org immediately.
🧷 Check link for details!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CsYWeHcen/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Guys, ask ko lang if may naka receive na ng email regarding sa scholarship results nila today?? 🥹🥹