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St. Xavier's has been thrust into a E-Learning scenario during the COVID-19 pandemic. In organizing for online learning, we have sought to take our students' most important needs into account: the need for structure during a time when much of what was ' normal ' has been upended ; the need for social- emotional wellbeing and pastoral support and the need to engage in the relationships and community that are at the heart of Xavier's experience.
At the same time , we have sought to continuously challenge our students using variety of educational technologies and best practices in E-Learning. We are mindful of the ways that we can guide our students into an independence, appropriate for their age and development , help them establish organizational skills to keep pace with their online coursework and support them as they internalize a sense of accountability that will foster leadership and maturity.
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Xavier's Way Of Learning Experiential Learning Activities & Event Celebrations Students' Section Parents' Section Our budding Artists
LEVERAGING NEW-NORMAL : A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
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What's Inside
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
St. Xavier's is paying special attention to the ways that we can maintain a strong sense of community online spaces. In addition to the relationships created within classes, students participated in various virtual activities, competitions, tours and celebrations. Students and parents were invited as a family to attend regularly scheduled online sessions called 'Parent- Teacher Conference'.
Through E-Learning , we have set our sights on helping our students become proficient in the skills required in the digital age - skills that will benefit them throughout their career. The best hope of our E-Learning programme is to create lasting advancement to our teaching and learning practices, elevating education at St. Xavier's and eliciting greatness from our students and ourselves.
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"Education is the movement from darkness to light ." Allan Bloom
Experiential Learning
We are all shaped by our experiences. No amount of textbook- learning can replace the wisdom, clarity, and knowledge that are drawn from experiences. Knowledge only helps when learners are able to make connection amongst what they know. And true knowledge seldom happens without experience. In this unprecedented time, it was indeed a challenge to emulate Experiential Learning in eLearning programs run by schools. But St. Xavier's High School Ghaziabad carved a niche for itself by going beyond traditional training with online simulation in these pandemic period too and by creating opportunities for reflection with scenarios in eLearning. Being aware of the fact that it's only by "doing" that students actually learn- the crux of Experiential learning, we focused on active doing and experimentation with situations that are close to the real work environments, paving the way to "learning by doing". Xavier's leveraged the power of shared learning with social learning successfully which helped students to get access to information and share their reflection with peers, fostering experiences. Learning is always fun with little gamification, which makes experiential learning more engaging and motivating. Xavierians actively posed challenges to their peers and learnt the practical utilization of knowledge and skills, they had acquired.
"Never stop learning : for when we stop learning we stop growing." Loyal Jack
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Emotional literacy allows us to understand our feelings and express them. It also helps to interpret the feelings of others which develops empathy and ability to work in team. Emotional literacy was taught to students by using feelings chart and modeling the management of emotions and helping students name their emotions followed by discussion on their reactions. It was quite harder to do when wearing masks. So, a fun activity was done with Grade 5 students and they were taught to read facial expressions from the eyes. As the game continued more nuanced feelings were discussed. Soon students became expert at reading facial expressions of others wearing masks.
Activities & Events
"The roots of education are bitter , but the fruit is sweet." Aristotle
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An online debate competition was held where students from grade IV to Vlll had participated to hone their public speaking skills. The participants spoke eloquently on various topics. The highlight of the event was the rebuttal round as a volley of questions were answered confidently by both the sides, 'For and Against'.
Activities & Events
Grade IV & V
watching cartoons.
Aaranya SinghAaranya Singh Grade - IVGrade - IV
Akshada GahawarAkshada Gahawar Grade - IVGrade - IV
Samriddhi ChandSamriddhi Chand Grade - VGrade - V
Arnav PantArnav Pant Grade - IVGrade - IV
" Develop passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow." Anthony J. Angelo
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Kamakshi OjhaKamakshi Ojha Grade - VIIIGrade - VIII
Aditya SinghAditya Singh Grade - VIIIGrade - VIII
Atul AnandAtul Anand Grade - VIIGrade - VII
"The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence." Rabindranath Tagore
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AksharaAkshara Grade - VIIIGrade - VIII
" Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world. " SHUTTER UP CHALLENGE !!!
Activities & Events
to our aspiring shutterbugs of grade VII & VIII. They were
asked to snap images that captures
Nature's Beauty aimed to tap their
creativity and harness their unbound imagination.
"The capacity to learn is a gift ; the ability to learn is a skill ; the willingness to learn is a choice." Brian Herbert
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Virtual Talk Show
"Dark is beautiful : the battle to"Dark is beautiful : the battle to"Dark is beautiful : the battle to end theend theend the world's obsession with lighter skin."world's obsession with lighter skin."world's obsession with lighter skin." Xavierians of grade VII took part in the talk show where they expressed their views on the topic Colour discrimination '. They discussed various methods measuring of racial discrimination .
Recitation is one of the important and effective modes of learning and appreciating a piece of literature. taking all these facts into consideration the young Xavierians of grade III came up with different poems and recited them with a great zeal and enthusiasm. Here, are the glimpses of the best recited poem by the students.
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"Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think." Albert Einstein
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To commemorate the birth of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, Grade I to VIII celebrated Math Week , the Xavierians participated in plethora of activities and paid respectful tribute to the man who knew infinity. This mathweek offered Xavierians to remember the tradition the excellence.
Activities & Events
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin
MA THEMANIA
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" There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood." By - Elder M. Russell Ballard
Celebrations
" No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother' love." Edwin Chapin
MOTHER'S MOTHER'S
DAYDAY Despite the lockdown and all other restrictions around. The teachers of St.Xavier's made the mothers felt special on this Mother's Day . In a virtual celebration various activities like singing, dancing , skit etc. were presented just to bring a smile on mothers' face.
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MOTHER'S MOTHER'S
Dussehra
Dussehra marks the victory of Lord Rama over the evil king Ravana. Xavierians celebrated this auspicious day virtually with great zeal where the assortment of enthusiastic children picked and presented the 'Baal-kand', 'Ethical lessons of Ramayana' through their paintings and the act of ' Goddess Durga and Mahishasura.'
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Celebrations
"Life should not only be lived, it should be celebrated." Osho
DIWALI DIWALI DIWALI
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As India celebrates the 74th independence Day, we at Xaviers went on to celebrate this independence day with unprecedented patriotic fervour through the virtual platform.
In the Creation of new India, Team xaviers and our dear xavierian's with great passion and enthusiasum participated in activities like poster making and showcased their favorite freedom fighters.
Beautiful dance, song and a short skit by our Xaviers staff.
The little children took patriotism to new heights with their soulful participation in all their ONLINE AND OFF LINE activities.
Freedom in the mind, fath in the words and Pride in our Souls. with this we wish you all lots of love and happiness to everyone!
As India celebrates the 74th independence Day, we at Xaviers went on to celebrate this independence day with unprecedented patriotic fervour through the virtual platform.
In the Creation of new India, Team Xaviers and our dear Xavierian's with great passion and enthusiasm participated in activities like poster making and showcased their favorite freedom fighters.
Beautiful dance, song and a short skit presented by our Xavier's staff.
The children took patriotism to new heights with their soulful participation in all their ONLINE AND OFFLINE activities.
Teachers' Day Celebration "A Tribute To Teachers" Proud Xavierians organized a live event to show their gratitude to their teachers. The bond of love between students and teachers was beautifully expressed. Senior students conveyed a strong message to their fellow juniors to respect their teachers and made them realize the dedication and relentless efforts of teachers. It was indeed an emotional and overwhelming experience.
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world" Mahatma Gandhi On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, Xavierians paid tribute to Gandhiji by showcasing biography of Bapu depicted through paintings made by them, dance performances and enactment on Bapu's journey to freedom. Honorable Headmistress Ma'am gave an inspiring message to students to adhere to the ideals preached and practiced by Gandhiji to promote a culture of peace, tolerance, compassion and non violence.
Celebrations
Indepedence Day
"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breathe of life. What would a man not pay for living ? Mahatma Gandhi
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Margaret Thatcher rightly said ," Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions , a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends," and Xavierians ensured that despite Christmas being a virtual celebration this year, Christmas cheer and spirit were maintained.They participated in various activities to keep the zeal alive.
Celebrations
"Peace on earth will come to stay , When we live Christmas every day." Helen Steiner Rice
Grade 1 & 2Grade 1 & 2Grade 1 & 2 Made AppetisersMade AppetisersMade Appetisers
Grade III & IVGrade III & IVGrade III & IV --- Dance PresentationDance PresentationDance Presentation
Grade I & IIGrade I & IIGrade I & II Sung Christmas CarolsSung Christmas CarolsSung Christmas Carols
Grade V to VIIIGrade V to VIIIGrade V to VIII - Singing Competition- Singing Competition- Singing Competition
Art Exhibition By keeping social distancing norms in mind, the school organised an art exhibition from 21st Dec,2020 to 25th Dec, 2020 to exhibit the artistic skills of Xavierians,where they have showcased their imaginary world through their art.
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THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF 
As "Aarav" means "Peaceful". So I am very senstive and emotional child. One day my mother was crying for some reason…after looking at her, I also started crying. I respect my parents and love them alot. We together get united as 3A's - Anubhav, Archita and Aarav I am a keen observer and more inclined towards creativity from a very young age and made it a point to spend some time every day to do any creative work from drawing to making structures with building blocks. I love singing whether it's devotional song like "Krishna Manmohana , More Kanha , More Krishna" or title song of movie "Joker". These are some qualities which I liked the most about myself. Aarav Balupuri , 1 B
I don't copy others and I love the way I am .
I take my criticism in a positive way.
I like if people appreciate me.
I love to drink turmeric milk. It makes me strong.
THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF 
Nayaan Arora , 1 A
When I grow up I want to be a doctor. I want to serve the humanity. A good doctor is respected everywhere. If I become a doctor, I will make sure that I'll be very kind to the poor and needy people. I will not charge any fee from them and I shall be helping the helpless. I will study Biology to make my dream comes true. One day, I will serve my nation. Aditya Mishra , 5 A
Students' Section
" Change your language and you change your thoughts." Karl Albrecht
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Title-  Wonderful Significant Memory ( A self Composed Poem)
Missing those old school days And also the friends' kidding ways.
Those friends can’t go out of the mine, As they are helping and very kind.
Memorizing that playing ground, And also the sonorous bell sound. Remembering those maddy gossips, And that wonderful game ‘Water-Sips’.
Oh! How can I forgot the loving teachers, As they had done all things for my future. Also recalling those atmosphere molecules, But now all things are there in my new school. 
Bhavni Gupta ,VI  B
Amazingly in my dreams.
Never saw such a beautiful sky .
Shragvi Yadav, VII A
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When I Grow up….
When I grow up, I will help my environment. Yes, this environment which is being destroyed by careless people. Why do people destroy this beautiful environment? Just for fun but this fun has a limit. I will plant many trees. We need green India. Pollution has been the root cause of this destruction of environment. From seas to land, and even mountains; every place has been covered with debris and litter. Trees are the best gift of nature. But some people are unaware of this. So ,they cut them to make chairs, houses and toys. This is the current situation of the environment on our Earth,
Students' Section
"Education is not the preparation for life ; education is life itself." John Dewey
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We can buy air purifiers, but do you think that people who are living on streets or those who are poor can't afford to buy an air purifier? They have to breathe impure air. If you see the pollution level in India, you will be shocked.
If you agree with me, then please take a pledge with me that “I will never destroy this environment. And never burst any type of crackers again.
“SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT” Naysa , V A
Thank you from the core of my heart! A school is not just a building made of concrete but is the place where children grow into mature individual. A school is home away from home where the student discovers themselves and are guided into the right path. And specially in the present scenario I would like to thank each and every one from St. Xavier’s Ghaziabad. We moved from Delhi to Aditya City in March 2020 and the worst experience for everyone happened, Lockdown-Uncertainly, frustration, no one know what to do? And to the worst daughter being the blue eye girl from her last school she feels out of space and no friend to play with in that scenario. But thanks to the facility and the support team of St. Xavier’s Ghaziabad. Initially there is some issues due to unplanned scenario as everyone is new to the concept of virtual classroom but gradually everything settled. Even though the class are virtual the involvement of the facility is beyond expectation! I would like to thank each facility of IVA .
Ravi R Singh F/O Aaranya Singh - IV A
When we shifted to this remote location of Ghaziabad, we were astonished to see St Xavier school at this location. And as always, when our
child took admission there, they shown how a brand name is maintained.
Later they again surprised us, during corona period when they provided finest facilities for
online classes and that too by offering a decent discount to the parents in the name of corona relief. It is really a gentleman gesture by the
school for their children, in terms of facilities and to the parents in terms of relief.
I trust the school management, more then any
other school, I have seen ever. Thank you St.Xavier high school.
Lakshna Sharma M/O Abhidha Sharma - Vi A
Parents' Section
"The first step is learning to monitor your thoughts ; to think about what you are thinking about . " Neal Donald Walsch
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I am very happy with the school in terms of quality infrastructure, standard of education, quality of teaching and extracurricular activities as well. The teachers take all possible efforts to make each child work to the best of their ability. Nakul Vaid F/O Mannat Vaid - III B
St. Xavier's high school is one of the finest school in Ghaziabad. School is continuously improving every year. The extracurricular activities and online classes are way better than most of the schools. The new teaching methodology implemented by the teachers make online learning interesting and fun for children. I am fully satisfied with my child's overall academic development. Vinod Bakshi F/O Sadhye Bakshi) - IIIB
We thank all the teachers for putting such immense effort into the online sessions. Shragvi has been able to adjust well, thanks to the patience of her teachers .The faculty has been making sure that every child is comfortable with the technology and receives their complete attention it really is a commendable effort by all of them . i personally feel very comfortable and happy with the online sessions .i once again thank all the teachers of St.Xavier's High School, Ghaziabad .
Savita Yadav M/O Shragvi Yadav -VII A
Our Budding Artists
" There is no abstract art . You must always start with something, afterwards you can remove all traces of reality." Pablo Picasso
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Warli Art
Our Budding Artists
"The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. " Aristotle
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