Xavier School
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Xavier School, or Kuang Ch'i (Simplified Chinese: 光启学校 / Traditional Chinese: 光啟學校)°, is a private, Jesuit school for boys in Greenhills, San Juan, Philippines. Since its inception, it has catered primarily to the Chinese-Filipino community in Metro Manila. It is composed of a kindergarten (nursery & preparatory), grade school (grades 1 to 7) and high school (grades 8 to 11). Its current director is Fr. Johnny Go, SJ.
[edit] History
Xavier was founded in 1956 by Jesuit missionaries who were expelled from China in the 1950s. The school was initially located on Echague Street, Manila, and moved to its current, seven-hectare site in Greenhills in 1960.
Xavier is one of the first private institutions to incorporate the 3-day workshop called Days with the Lord (DWTL).
[edit] 50th Year Anniversary
The school is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. An opening mass ceremony held last June 9 was led by the Archbishop of Manila, his Eminence, Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, and the provincial Jesuit, Father Danny Huang. The guest of honor, current mayor of San Juan, JV Ejercito also took part in the opening rites of the celebration.
