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Just when you think next week is going to be just another uneventful week of preparation for class opening, THINK AGAIN!
Xavier School announces the launch of “FLIP OUT!”–a video competition among our teachers and staff to capture the frenzy of the last week of class preparation. Trust Xavier to think of an awesome way to spice up the last week before classes! Read the rest of this entry »
Date: 31 May 2010
To: The Xavier School Community
From: The School Director
Subject: REVISED SCHEDULE FOR CLASS OPENING
After due consultation about the various new initiatives to be implemented in Xavier School this school year, I have decided that it would serve the best interest of our students to reschedule our class opening to the next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Xavier School is deeply saddened by the untimely departure of Francis Matthew Ty who would have been a Grade Six student this school year. He joined our Creator on May 25, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the ways in which our faculty in the Early Education, Grade School, and High School are preparing for the new school year is a refresher workshop on “Understanding by Design,” a framework for designing curriculum. UbD, as it is also known, was introduced over five years ago in Xavier School because it was identified as a tool that could help promote Ignatian Pedagogy in the classroom. Read the rest of this entry »
The Health Services, in cooperation with Faces and Figures Skin Slimming Spa Wellness and the Health Cube Multispecialty Clinic and Diagnostic Center, would like to invite the Xavier School Faculty and Staff to a Wellness Fair on May 19, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
RICCO-RENZO GALLERIES in cooperation with SM SUPERMALLS and CHANNEL [V] PHILIPPINES and RJ TV & RJ 100FM, presents “ICONS of ROCK: The Birth of Legends”. The roving group exhibit kicked off with a bang last friday, May 7, 2010 at The Cyberzone, 4F SM City North EDSA Annex, Quezon City and will touch down in selected SM Malls. Organized by Simkin de Pio of the XS Art Department, with works by Sherwin Coronado, GS Social Science teacher, the show, curated by Nilo Ilarde, features a broad range of Filipino contemporary artists and their renditions of both local and foreign rock and roll icons. The show will hold its grand finale at SM Megamall on July 19-23. Read the rest of this entry »
by: Clarisse Arcadio, GS English
Last May 7, 2010, nineteen middle level administrators (MLAs) along with a few other selected teachers from different departments participated in the Book Selection Activity. This activity happens twice a year – once during the summer and the other during the International Book Fair, which will happen some time in September. The purpose of this activity is for the school to acquire relevant and much needed reference materials early enough.
Last Friday, we left school a little past 8:30 a.m. Our first destination was Forefront Books, which was located somewhere in the Gilmore residential area. It was my first time to be part of this activity, so I did not really know what to expect. My task as the Assistant to the English Department Chair was to choose reference materials that would help the teachers improve the classroom lessons and experiences especially for the Reading and Language subject areas. I suppose that there was really nothing much to it, but it being my first time, I was a little unsure. Once we arrived at the venue and entered the building, we immediately scanned the shelves, checking the titles of the books to see which could be useful. We were asked to simply place the books we chose on a smaller rack. These selected books would then be sent to Xavier and then the teachers of each department would evaluate them based on the relevance and price. The place was a little cramped but the books were overflowing, and we really did not mind the tiny space as we helped each other out by getting books that we deemed necessary for other subject areas and passing it on to the representatives. Once we were satisfied with our selections, we were grateful to be served a simple mid-morning snack.
Our next stop was McGraw-Hill publishing company located in the Ortigas area. We followed the same process as the first venue. They, of course, offered a different selection of books and materials, so we were able to accumulate several stacks. We did not stay that long, however, since it was almost lunch time. We had lunch at El Pueblo which was within the vicinity.
The last venue for the Book Selection activity was Fully Booked at Bonifacio High Street, Taguig. We were especially anticipating this one since it is the largest Fully Booked branch with a Starbucks branch inside it to boot. What a treat for us! This time there was much room to spread out. In fact, we got lost among all the floors and shelves, and filled one to two baskets each. When all official tasks were accomplished, we met at the exit and happily traveled back to Xavier School.
Selecting books is not quite an easy task, but it is an enjoyable necessity that must be accomplished, and I’m sure that the next Book Selection activity in September will be another adventure for us.
For library updates, please visit the iLRC website.
The Jesuit scholastic known as Bro. Jhaw, who taught Filipino for two years in Xavier High School, is now Fr. Joseph Haw, SJ. He was ordained a priest last April 18, Saturday, along with six other Jesuits.
The dream of Xavier School Nuvali was hatched 14 years ago, in 1996, when Ambassador Benny Tan and the late Fr. Gene Moran requested our alumni to meet about the possibility of opening a second Xavier School. In September of that year, the late Fr. Louis Papilla met with that first group of alumni—a group that included Mike Tan, Carlos Chung, Harry Chua, Alex Ty, Art Dy, Maning Uychiaoco, Rudy Ang, Dobbin Tan, and Johnip Cua. Read the rest of this entry »
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