St. Francis Xavier School, Burgos

St. Francis Xavier School, Burgos
La Merced y San Francisco Javier
Location
Burgos, Spain
Information
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established 1956 (1956)
Director Javier Pérez de la Canal, SJ[1]
Headmaster José Luis López Ruiz
Grades Pre-K to baccalaureate
Gender Coeducational
Publication Nuestro Patio (Our Schoolyard)
Website XavierBurgos

St. Francis Xavier School, Burgos (La Merced y San Francisco Javier) in northwest Spain was founded by the Jesuits in 1956. It covers pre-kindergarten through baccalaureate and includes a technical training division.

Programs

The College, founded in 1956, is a part of the EDUCSI network of Jesuit education in Spain.[2]

Students in the baccalaureate program are required to do an hour of voluntrary service each week. Forty percent of the students[3] are prepared to take the Cambridge English: Advanced exam. Students and teachers are also involved in exchange programs in France.[4][5]

Vocational Training includes academic degrees in Administration, Commerce and Marketing, Carpentry and Furniture, Computer Science and Electricity – Electronics in Middle Degree, Higher Degree or Basic FP, according to specialties.[6] In the electrical area training is given in installing and repairing telecommnication and microinformation systems, as well as automated systems.[7]

The college community participates in the various social works of the Jesuits in the area.[8] A three-day sports event cosponsored by Xavier contributed to the support of migrants.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Directors. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Quienes somos | La Merced y San Francisco Javier". www.jesuitasburgos.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  3. ↑ Burgos, Diario de. "El 40% de los alumnos de Jesuitas se forma para los exámenes de Cambridge". Diario de Burgos. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  4. ↑ "Bachillerato | La Merced y San Francisco Javier". www.jesuitasburgos.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  5. ↑ "Que ofrecemos". www.jesuitasburgos.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  6. ↑ Burgos, El Correo de. "Jesuitas, 72 años al servicio de la FP". El Correo de Burgos. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  7. ↑ "FP Básica". www.jesuitasburgos.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  8. ↑ "Comunidad Cristiana | La Merced y San Francisco Javier". www.jesuitasburgos.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  9. ↑ Administrador. "Punto de partido para la hospitalidad". www.atalayaintercultural.es. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

Coordinates: 42°20′24.72″N 3°41′21.91″W / 42.3402000°N 3.6894194°W / 42.3402000; -3.6894194

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