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TOWARDS 21st-CENTURY LEARNING AND CHARACTER FORMATION

XS Web — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:14:48 +0000

The following presentation was made by Fr. Johnny C. Go, SJ, the School Director, during the Parents’ Orientation from May 31 to June 4, 2010.

Parents Orient 2010

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Sands of Sadness

XS Web — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:01:06 +0000

by Gene de Guzman, Grade School Social Studies Teacher

Time is flux. Everybody knows when and where it stops but it always starts. Distance is the essence of space. Everybody knows its geography and the endurance it requires. Time and Distance are the best tests of love and in them are stored all the jewels of our passing years. Even our moments of despair and our bitter plaints. (more…)

TOMORROW’S XAVERIAN TODAY

XS Web — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:10:17 +0000

What are our goals and dreams in Xavier School this coming school year?Here are the 6 Cs redefined for the 21st Century, as illustrated in a video presented by Fr. Johnny Go during the Parents’ Orientation this year. Created by Galvin Ngo and voiced by Brian Marana, both from Xavier School’s NExT Team.

Reflections from the F&S Vacation with the Lord

XS Web — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:31:27 +0000

Last May 14-16, 2010, a group of 40 Xavier School faculty and staff attended a three-day silent retreat at St. Scholastica Retreat House in Tagaytay City. Dubbed as “3-Day Vacation with the Lord”, the group was accompanied by seven retreat directors: Fr. Art Borja SJ, Fr. Guy Guibelondo SJ, Fr. Rudy Fernandez SJ, Sr. Mel Benedictos RC, Sr. Sheila Jaso RC, Sr. Yna Onate RC, Ms. Aida Endaya and Ms. Rory Valdellon. (more…)

Xavier FLIPS OUT!

XS Web — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:57:27 +0000

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! (more…)

Important Announcement: Classes Open on June 15

XS Web — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:16:40 +0000

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. (more…)

Henry Sy Foundation Supports XS Nuvali

XS Web — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:15:32 +0000

Xavier School is pleased to announce that the Henry Sy family has formalized its support for Xavier School Nuvali. The Henry Sy Foundation signed the Deed of Donation with Xavier School last May 11, 2010 at SM Mall of Asia, to support the school’s new campus. (more…)

A Summer Above the Rest

XS Web — Mon, 31 May 2010 01:08:04 +0000

by Patrick Wee, Beijing Summer Program participant

Normally, Xaverians spend their summer playing their PS3s, Wiis and DSs, apart from updating their Facebook accounts daily. Well, I, for the past three years went to Xiamen to try out something new. I had fun, but comparing the three summers to the one now, I’ll have to say that this year is the summer well above the rest.

Believe it or not, I was planning to go to Xiamen, again, for the fourth and final time, until I heard from our Chinese teacher that Xavier is offering a special summer program. At first, I didn’t want to go, but, in the end, after I heard that we were going to Beijing, I finally decided to cancel my Xiamen Tour and try this new thing out. Who said I wasn’t adventurous?

The activity was set from April 1 to the 30th. Packing was quite hard for me, considering that only 19 kilograms was allowed for us to carry going to China. Wherever go, my family and I, for that matter always have overweight baggage. One friend speculated why this was so. He told me that since we were physically challenged in size, our clothes and other things will ultimately be bigger, and since on earth, mass is equal to weight, so, you get the equation.

But luckily, on the day we were going to fly to Beijing, all went well, and my baggage was 19.0 exactly. Our accompanying teacher or laoshi as we call her, had a baggage three times the allowed weight. When I looked around, I found that she had to bring with her two extra boxes of Dried Mangos to bring for the school authorities in Beijing. When one of my friends asked, why Dried Mangos? My laoshi paused for a second, and finally answered: “Basta, gusto nila ‘yan!”

We got to Beijing successfully and after an hour’s ride, got to our school. The college we were in was one of the better colleges in the city. In fact, when we got there, we were welcomed into a hotel-like dormitory already filled with our South-east Asian soon-to-be-friends from Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia and Thailand. The dormitories were very comfortable with hotel-like standards. Our rooms have a TV set, a refrigerator, but best of all, a beautiful view of the city skyline outside our windows. It became the home we knew for the month we were going to stay in Beijing.

Classes started as soon as we got there. In Day 2, we had our diagnostic test, and true enough, all Xaverians became part of the intermediate and advanced classes. See, Xaverian’s Chinese isn’t too bad after all. For the next month, we had intensive Chinese Language Training, Chinese Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Arts and Crafts, not to mention, special computer classes and sports periods.

Xaverians Win In Local Elections

XS Web — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:15:00 +0000

Congratulations to the Xaverians who won in the recent elections for local office! May they serve their communities with honor and compassion. (more…)

In Memoriam: Francis Matthew Ty (+)

XS Web — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:53:56 +0000

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. (more…)