Xavier, Guayaquil

Coordinates: 2°10′2.99″S 79°56′1.89″W / 2.1674972°S 79.9338583°W / -2.1674972; -79.9338583
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Xavier, Guayaquil
Unidad Educativa Javier
Location
Map
Vía a la Costa, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Information
TypeJesuit, Catholic
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
RectorFabricio Alaña Echanique, SJ
Staff230
GradesK + 6 + 6
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,564
WebsiteXavier

Xavier, Guayaquil, (Unidad Educativa Javier) is a pre-primary through high school founded by the Society of Jesus in Ecuador in 1956. It became coeducational in 2004.

History

Xavier was founded by the Jesuits in Guayaquil in 1956, with 52 students. Construction of today's campus began in 1957. The college went coeducational in 2004.[1] After an earthquake in 2010 the Ecuadoran government contributed to the rebuilding of the school.[2]

Programs

Programs include a fitness center, swimming pool, football fields,[3] coliseum, and courts for volleyball, tennis,[4] Rama sports football, and basketball.[5] Xavier has an exchange program with Wheeling Jesuit University in the United States.[1]

Activities include GAJ (Ignatian Apostolic Group), CEL (Camps Ecuatorianos Loyola),[6] and MEJ (Eucharistic Youth Movement).[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Colegios | Flacsi". www.flacsi.net. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  2. ^ "Government". Retrieved 30 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "University of Saint Mary Athletics - 2015 Men's Soccer Roster". www.gospires.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. ^ "WU'S PLAZA, NSU'S WORDEN NAMED MIAA TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  5. ^ "Mount Mercy Mustangs - 2015 Baseball Roster". www.mountmercymustangs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  6. ^ "Jesuitas Ecuador  » Campamentos Ecuatorianos Loyola". www.jesuitas.ec (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  7. ^ MEJ. Accessed 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Unidad Educativa Particular Javier". Unidad Educativa Particular Javier. Retrieved 2017-09-30.

2°10′2.99″S 79°56′1.89″W / 2.1674972°S 79.9338583°W / -2.1674972; -79.9338583