- Xaverius College
Xaverius College, in
Borgerhout , nearAntwerp ,Belgium , is one of seven schools operated by theJesuit priests inFlanders , the northern and western part of Belgium where Dutch is spoken.Xaverius College holds about 800 students, girls and boys, between 6 and 18 years old. It is a mix of old and new buildings around the recreation areas and the
monastery garden . A group of Jesuits live in the monastery but they no longer teach as they used to. The long corridors on the monastery's ground floor are lined with the masterpieces ofAlfred Ost , a well known Flemishart ist. During his lifetime he was a poor man. He would visit and eat with the Jesuits in the monastery. Instead of paying them with money, he drew big scenes on the white walls.Classes are small and intense. Classes include English, French, German,
Latin , Dutch,Mathematics ,Physics ,Chemistry ,Biology ,Religion ,History ,Geology ,plastic arts andsport s. The School day begins at 8:20 and ends at 4:10. There's plenty of homework, too. Wednesday is half day—4 hours.Many graduates of Xaverius have gone on to distinguish themselves in life. Xaverius College has also been attended by some Americans under the auspices of
The American Field Service .Every year each class makes a trip during the
Easter vacation. Eleventh year students visitParis , and 12th year students visitItaly .External links
* [http://www.xaveriuscollege.be/ Xaverius College] web site
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