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That feeling when President Obama walks into the food bank where you’re volunteering
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Taylor Pauken on Livestreaming
The Low-down on Livestreaming by Taylor Pauken, M.A., Advanced Psychology Extern You may have noticed your child watching videos of other people in real-time, either watching them apply makeup or showing your children how to beat levels in video games, for example. Watching or streaming videos in real-time, as events are happening, is called livestreaming.…
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Conan @ FXW in 2012
Conan ‘Obrien visited the FXW campus in 2012 to sing the blues with some of our 1st graders. Many of the students featured in the video graduated this weekend!
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SET at the ATLIS Conference
In the spirit of cultivating a Culture of Continuous Improvement, maintaining balance in one’s life has been an ongoing objective for FXW students, parents, and faculty and staff. Our SET Program (Social Emotional Development & Technology) is one important way that FXW is partnering with parents to help establish this well-balanced lifestyle in our community.…
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Meet the Loyola Basketball Team
The FXW community is invited to meet the Loyola Ramblers men’s basketball team – fresh off their NCAA Final Four run – on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the YMCA, 2700 S. Western Avenue. The event is a “Healthy Kids Day,” hosted by Louiza (Bo) Williamson, mother of FXW alumnus…
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FXW Day of Unplugging
The SET Program has organized an FXW Day of Unplugging to run from Wednesday, March 7 starting at 3:15 p.m. through the end of the school day on Thursday, March 8. The goal is to have our school community spend the day connecting and learning without the use of any devices. Technology allows us to do a lot…
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FXW Speaker Series
In addition to providing an outstanding education for our students, The Frances Xavier Warde School is also committed to offering learning opportunities for our parents and our friends from other independent schools throughout Chicago. We are excited to offer these events at no cost, but registration is required to allow us to best serve our…
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Cardinal’s Cup
Last weekend, FXW and Sacred Heart competed in its annual Cardinal Cup Basketball tournament. While Sacred Heart won this year’s Cardinal’s Cup, it was a great demonstration of respect and sportsmanship of a compassionately competitive rivalry. Thank you for coming out to support our Jaguars. Click here to view the full photo album.
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Week of Code
Preparing students technologically for what lies ahead has been a hallmark of an FXW education and experience. Throughout the year, we challenge our students as they continue to develop foundational computational thinking skills. As an extension of our strong STEM curriculum, for the fourth consecutive year, students in Kindergarten through 8th grade participated in a…