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A N N U A L R E P O R TX A V I E R S C H O O L / X S E T F
SY 10 -11
of the XAV IER EDUCAT IONThe IN TERNAT IONAL IZAT ION
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Inanincreasinglyinterconnectedworld,theXaverian
strivestobeamanwithothers.Drivenbyafaith
thatdoesjustice,herespondswithcompassion
t
opeoplein
n
eedin
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ju
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soc
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MessagefromthePRES IDENT
OureffortstomaketheXaviereducationatparwith
international standards started many years ago .
We adopted the Singapore Method in Math andSciencein2008,theuseof the HanyuShuipingKaoshi
(HSK)ortheBeijinglanguageproficiencyexam(2007),
and the iPSLE (2007)asbenchmarking too ls,among
manyotherimprovements.
In the coming years , we wi ll continue to seek
new deve lopments and engage in educationalexper imentation to find even better ways o f
offering our students a truly g lobal education .
LuceatLux!
Fr.JohnnyC.Go,SJ
President
Inanageofrapidchange,XavierSchoolhasintroduced
many innovationsnotonly to remain relevantasan
educational institutionbutmore importantly, tobe
responsivetoourstudentsneeds.
Last schoo l year , we opened the Internat iona l
BaccalaureateDiplomaProgramtoour High 3 students.
Throughthisprogram,weprovideanopportunity for
selectedstudentstopursueanalternativepre-university
programrecognizedworldwide. Atthesametime,we
pursuenewmethodsofteachingandassessmentthat
canonlyenhance theeducationofall our students.
TheXavierChinaExperience(XCE)sentarecordnumber
ofstudentslastyear.Thesuccessofthisprogramprompted
us tomake thisuniqueexperiencemandatory forallXaverians.WenowhavethreeXCEprograms inplace:
Guangzhoufor Grade7,Kunmingfor High2(from2011),
andBeijingfor High4. Startingwiththe Grade7class
ofSY2011-2012,theXCEnowbecomesaprerequisite
forgraduation.
Anew development I am very excited about isourpartnershipwiththeTonyBlairFoundationsFacetoFaith
program. Thisprogram, a seriesofdialogue among
studentsfromdifferentculturesonmoralandreligious
topics,allowsourboystoreachoutbeyondtheconfines
oftheclassroomto learn fromtheirpeersaroundthe
world.
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Last summer , 41 IB students spent five weeks inBeijing. Their schedule included Mandarin classeseverymorningand intheafternoon,lessonsin Math,English,Science,andSATreviewclass .Tripstovariousplaces likemuseums,BeijingUniversity, Great Wall ,
Xian,andmanyother importantcultural siteswereamongtheoff-campusactivities.
IB TEACHERS
Atpresent,acomplementof 20 IB-trained teachersare involved in theprogram.The IBO requireseveryIB teacher to unde rgo a series of extens ive andspecialized training . In add ition, each teacher is
expectedtomaximize learningthroughthe IBOnlineCurr iculum Center (OCC ). Through the OCC , the IBteacherhasaccess to theprofess ionalonline forumandaglobalnetworkofIBpractitioners.
Amultidisciplinary app roach is encouraged,whereteacherscollaboratewithpee rs fromothersubjects,speciali sts from other departments , and outs ideprofessionalswhosharetheirexperienceandexpertise.Thisprovidesaholisticandreal-worlddimensiontotheconcep
ts and
theories le
a
rned i
nthe
cla
ss room
.
RESOURCES
Theschoolhas investedsubstantially inthepurchaseof current publications resulting in the LRCs rich
collection of books and other printed material forIBsubjects,givingbothstudentsand teachersa richresourcetoconducttheirresearchinourownlearningcenter.
In add ition, Xavier Schoo l hasmade arrangementsforstudentstoconducttheirresearchinotherlibrariesofuniversitieslike DLSU,UP,andUST.
OnlineProgramsAndE-resources
Turn itin - an online program that ensures contentoriginality,propercitation,and intellectualpropertyprotection.
GoCh inese Prog ram -anonlineprogram thathelpsstudentslearn Mandarin.
EBSCOhost-apremiumresearchdatabaseservicethatprovidesaccesstomagazines,ebooks,casestudies,anda
rticles.
Ejournals-peer-reviewedjournalsinvariousdisciplines.
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The future d irection fo r Xav ie r Schoo lsIBDP includes fourpossib le movements : (1)ExpandingIBCourseOfferings
Inthecomingyears,theschoolplanstoexpandtheIBDPcourseofferings.TheVisualArtsclasswillbeintroduced
in
SY2011-2012.Am
ong
thepossible
a
dditiona
lcou
rsesareBiology(Group2)Psychology(Group4)and MusicArts(Group6).
(2)ImprovingAccesstoXSIBDP
ThefirstIBcohortwasintentionallylimited,giventhenumberoftrainedteachers.Withagreaternumberofthe HSfacultyhavingcompletedtheirofficialIBtraining,theplan istoexpandtheprogramtomorestudents.
ForSY2011-2012,74thirdyearstudentswereacceptedtotheprogram.Therapidgrowthislikelytobeduplicatedfor the succeed ing schoo l year.AsofAugust 2011 ,126 High2studentsareseekingadmissiontotheIBDPforSY2012-2013.
Inthefuture,thegoalistoaccommodateintotheprogramasmanystudentsasareinterested.
(3)CascadingtheIBWayofLearning
TheschoolwantstosharetheIBpracticesandprogramswiththerestofthe HScommunity,andthiscanonlybepossibleifmoreXSteacherswillbetrainedandexposed
totheIBsystem.TheschoolplanstosetasidetimetogiveIBteacherstheopportunitytocascadethesepracticestotherestofthefaculty.
LookingAhead
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4) MYPandPYP
Currently,studiesarebeingdonetoexploreofferingtwo
moreIBprogramsinXavierSchool.ThesearethePrimary
YearsProgram(PYP)andthe MiddleYearsProgram(MYP).
Thiswilllikelybeimplementedintandemwiththeshift
toDepEdsdirectivetofollowaK+12basiceducation
program.
ThePYP (for studentsaged 3 to12) focuseson the
developmentof thewholechildasan inquirerwho
can constructmeaningprincipally through inquiry-
basedlearning.The MYP(forstudentsaged11-16)is
designedtohelpstudentsfindasenseofbelonging
in the ever-changing and increasingly interrelated
worldand to fosterapositiveattitude to learning.
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RespectforCulturalDiversity
TheInternationalProgramsOffice(IPO),
established in2008,aims tohelpour
studentsacquiretheskillsnecessaryto
live inaworldrapidlytransformedby
globalization.
Theofficehasthemissionofdeveloping
programs that increase exposure to
diversepeoplesandculturestoprepare
themforlifeinthemulticulturalsocieties
ofthe21stcentury.
By Mr. Brian Maraa, IPO Coordinator
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THEXAVIERCHINA EXPERIENCE(XCE)
Theoldestandmostestablishedoftheseendeavorsisthe
XavierChinaExperience(XCE).AlreadyconnectedtoChina
throughouruniquehistoryandidentityasaChinese-Filipinoschoo l, Xavier aims to enhance and deepen student
understandingofChinathroughtheXCE.
First introduced in2004,theXCEsendsselectedGrade7
students to live inChina forsixweeks tostudyChinese
languageandculture. Duringthistime,studentsspendtwo
hours in Chinese class every day, take culture classes
conducted in Mandarin,andgoonweekly fieldtrips toculturalsites.
Studentsarealso required to study theusual subjects,
followingaspecialacademicprogramdesignedtocapitalize
ontheirdailyexperiencesinChina.Forexample,students
interviewChineseresidents fortheirsocialstudiesclass ,
investigate the effectiveness of Chinese products for
scienceprojects,andreflectontheirexperiences inCLE.
TherealpoweroftheXCE,however,liesnotinitsacademic
designbutinitsformativeimpact. Asitisthefirsttimefor
manyofour students tobeaway fromhome, theyare
compelledtobecomemoreindependent. Asaresult,many
studentscitetheXCEastheirmostmeaningfulexperience
in
school.
Xavier
ha
srespondedbyexp
andingp
a
rt
ic
ipat
ion
intheprogram.The Grade7XCE,nowheldin Guangzhou
accommodates130studentswhoparticipateeveryyear.
XCE:BEIJING FORHIGHSCHOOL
ForstudentswhodidnothaveachancetojoinXCEin Grade
7,theXCE:Beijing wasinitiatedin2008,thistimefor High4students. Inadditiontotheintensivelanguagestudyand
cultural exposure , academic courses are des igned
accordingtointerdisciplinarythemes. Real-worldexperiences
andassessmentsaregiven,suchasvisitstomuseumsthat
promotesustainabledevelopment,researchanddiscussions
withFilipinoandChinesebusinessmen,presentationsatthe
Philipp ineembassy,and interviewswith local residents.
The High 4 students find the formative expe riences
tobemostmemorable. Participantstreasuretheirweekly
exploration, aday inwhich students explore Beijing
ontheirownterms. Workinginsmallgroupsandguidedby
ateacher,theychoosewheretogo,whattodofortheday,
andhowtonavigatethecityusingonlypublicbusesand
subways. Invariably,students lose theirway. They takethewrong turn, get on thewrong bus, and can take
hoursfindingtheirwayback. Studentscitethesemoments
--dealing with unscripted , real-li fe problems--as the
most significant educational expe riences of the trip.
ParticipationinXCE:Beijinghasrisenfrom40participants
in2008to65inSY2010-2011,plusanextrabatchof41 H3
IBstudentsduringthesummer.
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2011: XCEYUNNAN
Confident with the success of these programs , the
a
dm
inis
trat
ion
began
con
sideringman
datoryp
a
rticipat
ion
inXCE;studentswouldhavetoattendoneoftheXCEs in
order tograduate.Theproblem,however,wascapacity.
WhilethetwoXCEprogramscanaccommodateupto230
students, somebatcheshaveasmanyas 300 students.
Furthermore,itisdifficultforourIBstudentstoleavetheir
studiesduringtheacademicyear.Thesolutionwastoadd
onemoreXCE.
XaviersthirdXCE,theXCE:Yunnan,willbelaunchedthisyear
forH2students. SetinsouthwestChina,Yunnanprovince
hasoneof themostecologicallydiverse landscapeson
earth.Snow-coveredmountainsatthebaseoftheTibetan
plateaulietothenorth,whiletropicaljunglesthriveinthe
south.Suchdiversityhasresultedinculturaldiversityaswell.
Yunnanishometomorethan20ofChinas56recognizedethnicminorities. Ithasbecomeapopulartouristdestination,
with itscapital,Kunming,recognizedasoneofthemost
beautifulanddevelopedcities in thesouthwest reg ion.
Liketheo
ther
twoXCEprogr
am
s,theH2XCE:Y
unnaninc
lu
desan intensive languageprogram.ThisXCEwillalsohavea
specializedcurriculum,featuringcourseslikeEthnicMinorities
inChina,ChineseReligions,Ethnobotany,andTravelWriting.
Tosupplementtheircoursework,studentswillvisithistorical
andculturalsitesaroundKunming.Uniquetotheprogram
aretwoexcursions,each4-5daysinduration.Thefirstwill
bringthestudentstoLijiang,anortherntownatthefootof
SnowMountainandhometoTibetansandthe Naxihunter-nomads;thesecondtripwillbeto Xishuangbanna,where
studentswillseeTheravadaBuddhisttemplesandwander
throughtheWildElephantReserve.
NEWREQUIREMENT FORGRADUATION
XCE:Yunnanwillaccommodate84studentsforSY2011-2012.
Thiswill bringthetotalnumberofstudentstravelingtoChinato279,withroomtospare. Forthefirsttime,Xavier
finallyhasthecapacityforeverystudent inabatchtohave
joinedanXCEatleastonce.
The Grade 7 studentsofSY 2011-2012 ,andall students
thereafter,arenowrequiredtoattendoneoftheXCEsasa
prerequisiteforgraduation. Forthesebatchesofstudents,
Xavierwill subsidize $200 foreach studentjoining the
program,provided thatthestudenthasnotjoinedanXCE
before. Furthermore,ashasalwaysbeen thepractice,
studentsattendingXavieron scholarshipmay request
financialassistanceforXCE.
If all goes according to plan,within five years , every
Xaviergr
a
duat
esha
llha
vespent
sixweeksin
Ch
ina
,ma
kin
gthe XCE one of the hallmarks of a Xavier education.
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FULLCIRCLE
Longago,St.FrancisXavierdreamedofgoingtoChina.
HegotasfarasaShangchuanIsland,justoffthecoastof
Guangzhou,buthenevermadeittothemainland.Fellow
Jesuitmiss ionariessuchas MateoRiccieventuallymade
theirmarkinChinesesociety,onlytobeexpelledfromthe
MiddleKingdomtwice,mostrecentlyinthe1950s. Aswe
know,someoftheseJesuitscontinuedtheirmissiontoserve
theChinese communitybyestablishingXavier Schoo l.
Itisthereforeonlyfittingthatwecontinueinthetradition
ofthesegreatpioneers. ThestoryofXavierSchoolcomes
fullcirclewhenour Grade7studentsvisitSt.FrancisXaviers
burialplaceonShangchuanIsland,whenour High4students
praybefore MateoRiccisgraveinBeijing,andwhenany
ofourstudentsinteractwithpeoplearoundtheworldin
aspiritofopennessandhospitality.
In this light,oureffortsat internationalizationarenot
just innovationspreparingourstudents for the future;theyaredeeplyrootedtraditionsthatbringusbacktothe
richnessofourpast.
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INITIALIMPACTOF SINGAPOREMATH
GlobalBestPractice:SingaporeMath
By Ms. Rosie Moscoso
Singapore MathwasintroducedinXavierSchoolin2008
toenhancethestudentsproblemsolvingskills,encourage
amorepositivedispositiontowardsmath,andincrease
studentcapacitytovisualize,analyze,andcommunicate
mathematics.
TheconceptualframeworkofSingapore Mathiscenteredonharness ingthestudentsproblemsolvingskillsby
developingfiveinterrelatedcomponents:concepts,skills,
processes,attitudes,andmetacognition.Themethod
highlightsreasoning,communicationsandconnections
where students are taught to communicatemath
effectively,searchforpatternsinmath,andconnecttheir
learningtorealworldsituations.
Inthehighschoolunit,themathdepartmentconsidered
theexpectationsofthelocaluniversitieswithregardto
mathcompetenciesandskills.ToensurethattheXaverian
isnotdisadvantagedincollege,the HSmathdepartment
selectedtheNewSyllabus Math(NSM)asthemaintextbook
becauseitcloselyapproximatestheregularmathprogram
ofXavierSchool.Oncethecurriculumissuewasresolved,
the HS
mathdep
a
rtment
decided
toa
dopt
the
conc
ret
e-pictorial-abstractapproachtolearningmathaswellas
someofthebestpracticesoftheSingapore Math Model.
TheconsultantoftheNSM textbooks,Dr.YeapBan Har,
conductedseveralworkshopsformathteacherswhoalso
attendedothertrainingprograms,includingatleasttwo
summertrainingattheAteneodeManila.Tosolicitfull
supportfromourXavierparents,themathteachersthen
conducted introductoryworkshopsforparents.These
provedevenmorebeneficialtothemathteachers,who
becamemoreconfidentincommunicatingandteaching
mathusingtheSingaporeapproach.
Therehasbeennoscientificstudyyetregardingtheeffect
ofSingapore MathonstudentlearninginXavier.However,
acloserlookatthePSATresultsforthepastthreeyears
revealssomepositivesigns.
It must be noted that the Singapore Approach to Learning Math
was introduced to all H1 classes during SY 2008 - 2009. These students
took the PSAT during SY 2009 - 2010* when they were in H2, and again inSY 2010 - 2011 in H3. The second batch of students who were introduced
to the Singapore approach took the H2 PSAT in SY 2010 - 2011.**
100%
80%
70%
60%
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
68%
89%
92%
H2 H3
90%
95%93%
88%
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The H2data indicates amarked improvement in the
performanceofstudentswhostudiedSingapore Mathas
comparedtothosewhodidnt (2008-2009).95%ofthe
batchearnedscoreshigherthantheinternationalmeanin
2009;similarly,93%ofthebatc
h in
2010exceededthe
internationalmean.ThisissupportedbytheH3 resultswhere
92%ofthebatchscoredhigherthantheinternationalmean,animprovementoverpreviousyears.
Whilethedataisyettoolimitedtoindicateatrendand
stronglinktoSingapore Math,theinitialfindingssuggest
thatmostXaverianshavegainedabetteranddeeper
unders
tandingofb
a
sic
Math
concep
t
s.Thisiss
u
pportedbythedataindicatingfewerfailuresin Mathoverthelast
twoyears,evenastheassessmentshavebecomemore
challengingandcreative.
TheXavier Mathprogramhaslongbeenabannerprogram
ofXavierSchool.Studentsconsistentlymedallinginlocal
andinternationalcompetitions,andstrongperformancein
thePSATaswellaslocalbenchmarkingtoolsindicatethat
theschoolenjoysaleadingpositioninthissubjectarea.
ThroughtheSingapore Mathmethodandcurriculum,we
hopetopreservethatstatusformanymoreyearstocome.
The Grade 7 students have been taking the
InternationalPrimarySchoolLeavingExamination
(iPSLE)since2007asaninternationalbenchmarking
exerciseinacademicstandards.TheiPSLEisalsoan
accurate evaluation measure to assess how
effectivelyweimplementtheSingaporeanmethods
inteachingmathandscience.
TheSingaporeExaminationsandAssessmentBoard
(SEAB)conductedanauditofXavierSchoolasaTestingCenterlastAugust1-8,2011.SEABAuditors
Mr.Jayachandranand Mr.JoshuaAngcheckedthe
schoolscompliancewithSEABstandardsasregards
facilities,personnelrequirements,andprocedures.
The 2011CentreAuditReport forXavierSchool
sentlastAugust25,2011statedthatwecomplied
withandsatisfactorilymettherequirementssetby
theSEAB.
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FacetoFaith:ADialogueBetweenCultures
Last March28,2011,Fr.Johnny Go,SJattendedtheFace toFaithCoordinatorsmeeting inDubai in
preparationforthe launchoftheprogram inthe
Philippines.Beganin2008bytheTonyBlairFaith
Foundation, the program seeks to promote
unde rstanding and app reciation of religions
throughdialoguebetweenfaiths.
XavierSchoolwastappedtobetheleadschoolin
thePhilippines. Inthisinterview,Fr. Goexplainswhy
thisprogramisrelevanttoreligiouseducationand
itsotherbenefitsforXavierSchoolstudentsfacing
thechallengesofthe21stcentury.
DescribetheFacetoFaithprograminmoredetail.
FacetoFaithisaprogramdesignedfor12to17year
old students to learnnotonly aboutdifferent
religions,butalsoabout respectanddialogue.
Itcomeswithaflexiblecurriculumthatanyschool
canadoptandcanbe incorporatednotonlyinto
ReligiousEducationclasses,butalsoinanyofthe
HumanitiessubjectslikeEnglish,Filipino,andSocial
Studies. Butthebestpartabouttheprogramisthatstudentslearnnotsomuchfromtheusualexperts,
orfromteachersortextbooks,butfromtheirpeers.
Through videoconferencesmoderatedby trained
facilitators, students canencounter students from
placeslikeIndia,Australia,theUK,andLebanonandtalk
about their faith. Ive never come across any
program like it,and Im reallyexcited thatwearefinallylaunchingithere.
HowdidXavierSchoolgetinvolvedinthis?
Wewerejust GooglingforsomeideasfortheChristian
LifeEducationcurriculumweweredesigningforour
InternationalBaccalaureatestudentsinthirdyearand
fourthyearhighschool,andwefoundthesiteoftheTonyBlairFaithFoundation(TBFF).Wesentoutanemail
andpromptlygotaverypositiveresponse. Beforewe
knewit,TBFFsentIanJamisonfromtheUKandSimmi
Kher from India last September 2010 tomeetwith
educatorsandschooladministratorsfromalloverthe
country. Thisledthefoundationtoorganizethefirst
teachertrainingworkshopjustlastJunehereinXavier
School.
Whoareparticipatinginthisprogram?
Asofthelastcount,thereare16countriesasidefrom
thePhilippines(werethenewcomer): Australia,Canada,
Egypt,India,Indonesia,Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,Pakistan,
thePalestinianTerritories,Italy, Mexico,Singapore,UAE,
theUK,andtheUSA.
HowisXavierSchoolintegratingthisinits
curriculumandinstruction?
Wereoffering it initiallytoour IBDiplomaProgram
studentsfortheirChristianLifeEducationclasses. But
were
a
lsocon
sideringofferi
ng i
ttoo
u
r7th
gra
dersduringthethirdquarterforwhatwecalltheFlexible
Curriculum.
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Whatdoyouforeseewillbethechallengesin implementingthisinXavierSchool?
Ithinkthemostimportanthurdleswillbethebiasesand
stereotypesthatourstudents,aswellasweourselves,might
beharboringunconsciously. Toengageintruedialogue
requiresanopennessthatmayleadtoaquestioningofour
ownpreconceptions.Weshouldbewillingtodemolishour
long-heldstereotypes. Itsoundseasiersaidthandone,
ofcourse. Dialogue,afterall,ismuchtrickierinreallife!
HowisthisprogramrelevantforFilipinostudents
oftodayandeducationingeneral?
TonyBlairbelievesthatmanyoftheproblemsintheworld
arecausedbyreligiousmisunderstandingandintolerance.
These are the very enemies of interfaith dialogue.
Thereisanotherenemyofinterfaithdialogue: Religious
indifferenceorrelativism.OneofthemostimportantinsightsIgainedintheDubaiconferenceisthattoleranceandopen-
mindednessareactuallycompatiblewithacommitmentto
aparticularfaithortradition. Icanengageinrespectful
dialoguewithpeopleofotherfaiths,andintheprocessor
evenasaresultoftheexperience,growinappreciationof
andcommitmenttomyownfaith. Thatsoneofmyhopes
forourstudentswhowillbeundergoingFacetoFaith.
Howdoyouhopethisprogramcanbenefitthe countryingeneral?
Asyouknow,wehaveourowntroubleshere. Theresso
muchdiscriminationandprejudiceagainstour Muslim
brothersandsistersonourpart--andIimagine,vice-versa.
Ifouryoungpeopletoday,ourfuture leaders,willlearn
how tobeopenand respectful towards thosewhose
cultureorreligionisdifferentfromtheirs,iftheycanengage
inauthenticdialoguewiththem,andbestofall, iftheycanactuallybecome friendswiththem, Ithinkwewill
have done a great service towards strengthening
peaceinourowncountry.
Formoreinformationontheprogramgoto
t
on
ybla
ir fa
ith
foun
dat
ion.org
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The HanyuShuipingKaoshi (HSK) is
Chinas national standardized test
designed to evaluate the Chinese
proficiencyofnon-native speakers,
includingforeignstudentsandoverseas
Chinese.Thisexamisusedtobenchmark
ones level vis--vis everyone else
studyingChineseallovertheworld.Itis
composed of three parts, namely:
Listening, Reading Comprehension
andGrammar.
Data fromthe HSKexam isusedby
XavierSchooltoprovideabasisforthe
continuing enhancements to the
reformedChinesecurriculum. Itisalso
agoodopportunity tomonitor the
students Chinese proficiency and
comparetheirperformancetoother
studentsstudyingChineseasasecond
language.
OnOctober20,2007,the High1and
High4studentstookthefirst HSKBasicexam.Atthattime,theHSKwasdivided
intothreecategories:Basic,Elementary
toIntermediate,andAdvancedlevel.
Theinitialresultshowedthatwhileonly
31% ofH1studentspassedatleastthe
basic level (Grade C), this ratehad
more thandoubledat 73%passing
ratefor H4students.
In 2010, to adjust to the growing
numberofstudentsstudyingChinese
globally,theNewChineseProficiency
Test (New HSK)was launched.There
aresixlevelsintheNewHSK.Theschool
is targeting levels 2, 3, and 4 as
benchmarklevelsforXavierstudents,
defined inthefollowingdescriptors:
GradeSchool
Level 2- can communicate simply
anddirectlyondailytopicstheyare
familiarwith,reachingtheadvanced
stageofbeginnerlevel.
HighSchool(Regular)
Level 3 - can completebasic com-
munication tasks indaily life, study
andwork.IftravelinginChina,Level3
canhandlemostcommunicationtasks
theyencounter.
HighSchool(Advanced)
Level4-candiscussarelativelywide
rangeoftopicsinChineseandareable
tocommunicatewithnativespeakers.
HSK:InternationalBenchmark
Level2LevelofExam Taken Level3 Level4
Examinees
%ofPassers
Grade7
91.7%
H4Regular
88.4%
H4Advanced
70.6%
The resultsfromthenew HSKshowthatthegreatmajorityofourstudentsare
attainingtheirbenchmarklevelsfor Grade7(level2)andfor H4(levels 3 and4).
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MessagefromtheCHAIRMAN
I am p leased to report that
ourcommunityhasraisedthe
fundsnecessary tocomplete
the first phase of campus
developmentforXavierSchool
Nuvali . We thankour friends
and benefactors , especially
the Hen ry Sy , S r . fam i ly ,
RichardL.Lee,andRamonAng,
whosege
neros i
ty wil l
a
llowustoopenthenewschoo lby
June2012 !
Nowwefocusoureffortsonceagainonourmiss ion
tomaketheXaviereducationaccessibletothosewho
cannotaffordourtuition.Weinviteourparentsand
alumn i to help us search formore scho lars for
Greenhills,andespeciallyfortheXS Nuvalicommunity,whereone infourstudents istargeted forfinancial
assistance.Notonlydowereachouttomorestudents
inneed;butwe shall be transformingour schoo l
tobeamorecaringandsociallyrelevantcommunity.
Wehavestarted receivingdonationsbutwil lneed
helpinbuildingupthetrustfundfor Nuvali.Ourwork
continues.
Godbless !
Yourfriend,
Fr.IsmaelZuloaga,SJ
TheXSETFReport
(Chairman)Rev.IsmaelZuloaga,SJ(President)Rev.Johnnyc. Go,SJ
Fr.JoseCecilioJ. Magadia,SJFr.Arturo M.Borja,SJ
Fr. GuyPeterV. Guibelondo,SJFr.ErnestoO.Javier,SJFr. NemesioS.Que,SJFr. ManuelA.Uy,Jr.,SJ
Mr.RodolfoP.AngMr.Carlos G.Chung
Mr.Johnip G.Cua
Mr.MiguelA.TanMr. GregorioT.YuAmb.FrancisChua
XSBoard10-11
(Chairman)Rev.IsmaelZuloaga,SJ(President)Rev.Johnnyc. Go,SJ
Mr.JoselitoCampos,Jr.Amb.FrancisChua
Mr.CarlosChungMr.LawrenceCobankiat
Mr.JohnipCuaMr.Emerson Go
Mr. HansSyMr.MiguelA.TanMr.FrederiskTiu
Mr.ArnoldE.VelascoMr. GregorioT.Yu
XSETFBoard10-11
GuardiansoftheTrust
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XSETFReportHighlights
OurXSETFfundbalanceclosedtheyearbyhittinganewhighofP191M fromP189 M the yearbe fore .SinceXavierSchoo l's fundrais ingefforts thepastcoupleofyearscentered ondonationsforthenewbuildingsofXavierSchoo lNuvali ,donationstotheXSETFdecreased toonlyP6.4M forthelatestperiod.
Furthermore,giventhecontinuousdrop inmarketrates, interest/dividend incomecame inatP12 .5M,slightlybelowlastyear'sP13M. Nevertheless,thefundwasstill abletofinanceclosetoP18M ofscholarshipexpenses , benefiting 241 de serving grantee s orapproximately6%ofthepopulationofXavierSchoolGreenhills.
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Interest/Dividend Donations
06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
Nowthat
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phaseofdevelopmentof the Nuvali campus hasbeenachieved,renewedfocuswillbegiventoraisingnewmoneyforXSETF-Nuvali.Thefundwillspecificallysupporttheschoo lsmiss iontotargeta25%Grant-
in
-Aidpopu
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choo l i
n
theso
uth.Over thenext three years,anambitious targetof
P200M hasbeensetwhichwillmorethandoublethecurrentXSETFFundbalance. Wearelookingforwardtoeveryone'sgenerousandwholehearted support.
MarianoJohnTan(XS'79)presentedtheXSETFwithitsfirst
majordonationtojump-startthefundraisingtosupporta
25% Grant-in-AidstudentpopulationinXavierSchoolNuvali.
Thedonationisbeingmadeinhonorofhisbelovedmother,
Dolores. AsidefromsendingalltheirsonstoXavier,Dolores
andherhusband MarianoTan,Sr.havebeenlong-timeavid
supportersofXavierSchoolandtheXSETF.
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XSETF:
AllforXavier
On May5,1966,theXavierSchoolEducationalandTrustFund, Inc. (XSETF) wasestablished on theprinciplethatnoboywhoisotherwisequalifiedshould be deprived of a Xav ier education forfinancial reasons alone . On behalf of all thescholars,(past,present,andfuture,)XavierSchoo lexpressesitsheartfeltgratitudetoallourgenerous
benefactors.
AstheschoolpreparesfortheopeningofXSNuvaliinJune2012,theXSETFhasbeguntheworkofraisingfundstofinancetheGrant-in-Aidstudentsofthenewschool.
Therearenowtwotiersofdonorcategories. Thefirsttier istheOrderoftheThreeKnights,namedafterthreegreatmenwhoplayedkeyrolesinthespread
ofCatholicisminChina:St.FrancisXavier,SJ, MatteoRicci,SJandXu Guangqi.
Thecategories for the second tierofdonorsarebasedontheclassificationofMandarinofficialsinImperialChina.The rankofcivilianofficialsweresymbolizedbydifferenttypesofbirds,apracticedatingback to the 14thCentury (MingDynasty).
OrderofFrancisXav ier
ForDonationsof
P30MillionandAbove
Thedonationcan finance the full tuition,miscellaneous fees,booksandsuppliesoffifteen (15) scholars from Nursery to High
School.ThedonorwillbeacknowledgedintheDonors' MonumentintheNuvalicampus,theXSETFDonors'BoardinXavier Greenhills,the XSETF annual report and the annualgraduationsouvenirprogram.
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O rderofXuGuangqi
ForDonationsof
P10 MillionandAbove
Thedonationcan finance the full tuition,miscellaneous fees,booksandsuppliesoffive(5)scholarsfrom Nurseryto HighSchool.
Thedo
norwillbe
acknowledgedi
ntheDo
nors
'
MonumentintheNuvalicampus,theXSETFDonors'BoardinXavier Greenhills,theXSETFannual reportand theannualgraduationsouvenirprogram.
AngeloKingFoundation,Inc .
O rder ofMa tteoR icc i
ForDonationsof
P20 MillionandAbove
Thedonationcan finance the full tuition,miscellaneousfees,booksandsuppliesoften(10)scholars from Nursery to HighSchool.
Thedo
norwillbe
acknowledgedi
ntheDo
nors
'
MonumentintheNuvalicampus,theXSETFDonors'BoardinXavier Greenhills,theXSETFannual reportand theannualgraduationsouvenirprogram.
Chua GiokHong&ChanSiokYun
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OrderoftheWhiteCrane
AlumniAssociationofXavierSchool2001-2005
AyalaLand,Inc.
JoseYaoCampos
O.T.KangScholarshipFoundation
San MiguelCorporation
WilsonSy(Class1970)
FamilyofJohnTiuKaCho,Sr.
NeliaD.Wongchuking
GregandZsaZsaYu
Xavier'72DragonsFoundation,Inc.
XavierSchoolBatch83 Foundation,Inc.
XavierSchoolParents'Auxiliary2006-2007
OrderoftheGoldenPheasant
ForDonationsof
P2 MillionandAbove
ThedonorsnamewillappearintheXSETFDonorsBoard and be acknowledged in the annualgraduationsouvenirprogramme. AdonationofP2millioncanfinancethefulltuition,miscellaneousfees,booksandsuppliesofone(1)scholarfromNurseryto HighSchool.
ForDonationsof
P6 MillionandAbove
ThedonorsnamewillappearintheXSETFDonorsBoardand be acknowledged in the annualgraduationsouvenirprogramme.AdonationofP6millioncanfinancethefulltuition,miscellaneousfees,books,supplies,transportationandmealsofthree(3)scholarsfromNurseryto HighSchool.
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AngBiao(Class1967)BenChanKokBinJefferson G.Cheng(Class1981)DolmarRealEstate
DevelopmentCorporationTheFrenchBakerEmerson Go(Class1965)Mr.& Mrs.Reynaldo Go
William
C. GoWeeKon
g(Class1960)Lance Gokongwei(Class1983)KoaSunLen& GoChuAiLaSuerteCigar&CigaretteFactoryLamcoFamilyVicenteT.LimAlfonso& MaryNgFamilyofMr.RalphNubla,Sr.WillyOcier(Class1973)VicenteA.Perez,Sr.Procter& GambleFamilyofPabloAlcazarTan
Unioil GroupWongchukingFoundationRobertT.Yao&LeeEngYao
XavierSchoolClassof1981XavierSchoolClassof2008Xavier GradeSchoolClassof2005
Donationsinmemoryof:Fr.JeanDesautels,SJFr.CorneliusPineau,SJFr.DanielClifford,SJFr.LouisPapilla,SJFr.JoseCaycedo,SJFr.RafaelCortina,SJFranciscoR. Marquez
Mr.AntonioB.Yu
X-ShopHome2007-2012
XS80LuceatLuxFundFoundation,Inc.
'84XavierStallionFoundation,Inc.
XavierSchoolClassof1965XavierSchoolClassof1973XavierSchoolClassof1975XavierSchoolClassof1979
AAXS2002 HomecomingCommitteeClasses'62,'67,'72,'77,'82,'87,'92,'97,'02
AAXS2003 HomecomingCommitteeClasses'63,'68,'73,78,'83,'88,'93,'98,'03
AAXS2004 HomecomingCommitteeClasses'64,'69,'74,'79,'84,'89,'94,'99,'04
Indicatesdonationsreceived fromnewdonorsorpreviousbenefactorswhomade freshdonationsduringtheperiod SY2010-2011 .
AdonationofP100,000 qualifiesfortheOrderoftheEasternEgretandcanfinancethefulltuitionandmiscellaneousfeesofone(1)scholarforoneschoolyear.
ForDonationsofP1 MillionandAbove
AdonationofP1millionqualifiesforthe
OrderofthePe
ac
oc
kandcan
perpetua
llyfinanceahalf-scholarshipforoneschoolyearfromNurserytoHighSchool.
O rde r of thePeacock O rde r of theEas te rnEgre tForDonationsofP100,000andAbove
XavierSchoolClassof1966
XavierSchoolClassof1978XavierSchoolClassof1982XavierSchoolClassof2002XavierSchoolClassof2003XavierSchoolClassof2006XavierSchoolClassof2007XavierSchoolClassof2009Xavier GradeSchool
Classof2010
AAXS2005 Homecoming
CommitteeClasses'65,'70,'75,'80,'85,
'90,'95,'00,'05
XavierGradeSchool StudentCouncil04-12
Artem
isSa
lt
Corporation
BeelineFoodsCorporationCampos,Lanuza&Co.MichaelSyChua
EdwardChristopherDee
DonaSalustianaDee
Foundation,Inc.
WilliamT. Gatchalian
MatthewGue
EstateofGoSoHuiEng
Mr.& Mrs.LuaBeninodeOcampo
Mr.& Mrs. GregorioZ.Sycip
Symbiosis2006Symbiosis2007
Symbiosis2008
CharlieTan (Class1990)& HenryTan (Class1993)
ClementTiuTan
ElenaP.TanFoundation,Inc.
MarianoJohnTan,Jr.
(Class1979)
SalomeTanFoundation
UBSAG
UnitedLaboratories,Inc.
WongchukingHoldings,Inc.
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XAVIER
SCHOOL
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SETFANNUAL
REPORT
SY1
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11PRODUCEDN
OVEMBER
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Xav ie r Schoo lNuva l i Open ing in June 2012 .
XavierSchoo l/64XavierStree t, Greenh il ls ,
SanJuan, Metro Manila,Phil ipp ines ,1502+63.2.723.0481/www.xs .edu.ph