INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JESUIT EDUCATORS AT LJCFrom the 11th to the 14th of January 2010, there will be a gathering at <strong>Loyola</strong> <strong>Jesuit</strong> <strong>College</strong> of ten delegatesof <strong>Jesuit</strong> Secondary Education. The delegates will be coming from ten different <strong>Jesuit</strong> Provinces:Dan CarmodyJean de Dieu RandrianaivoJohn Bosco HayesJose Alberto MesaKalubi Nsukami AugustinMike LewisPaul MayeresaFr. Ignace SamulenziWilliam Tcheumtchoua NzaliEmmanuel UgwejehUSA (Boston <strong>College</strong> High)MadagascarZambiaColombiaDemocratic Republic of CongoSouth Africa (President of JESAM)ZimbabweRwanda/BurundiCameroonNorth West AfricaSUMMER 2011 - TRAVEL AND LEARNLast summer, 11 LJC students and their siblings spent two weeks in California on a summerexcursion. The trip, 2010 ESL and American Culture Program, was designed by the <strong>College</strong> of Extended &International Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills, California. The visiting studentswere given ample exposure to American culture and customs. Our children visited Long Beach, UniversalStudios, Disneyland, and took a trip to the Grand Canyon. We saw the bright lights of Las Vegas.The memories of that trip will remain for a long time. To travel is to learn.Summer 2011 holds two different destinations. The first is in the UK – the David Beckham Academy.It features two weeks of soccer training at the David Beckham Academy, London. Alongside will beexcursions to Funcoast World, the Legend tour to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Manchester United’s OldTrafford. There will also be an educational Multimedia study Tour to the central office of the BritishBroadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London. The cost of this tour per student is N650,000.00 (Six Hundredand Fifty Thousand Naira only).The second is a combined tour to California State University, Los Angeles, and Orlando Magic BasketballAcademy in Orlando, Florida. On the California itinerary, we have a visit to UCLA’s Getty Museum, SanDiego’s Sea World. There will be interactive classes on critical thinking, effective communication, leadershipand etiquette. We will also visit the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Universal Studios, and tour theBeach Cities of Redondo, Venice and Santa Monica. We will then spend a week at Orlando Magic BasketballAcademy in Orlando, Florida. The cost of this latter programme is $5,650.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundredand Fifty US Dollars only).Parents are invited to register their children for either programme. Early registration attracts adiscount! For details about these tours, please contact Mrs. Omotayo Smith of our English Languagedepartment: smith@loyolajesuit.org or 0807 226 2956. NOTE: Please be reminded that the above tours areneither organized nor run by <strong>Loyola</strong> <strong>Jesuit</strong> <strong>College</strong>. You may contact our Admin Office for clarifications.6
Academic Year 2010–2011Please verify with each edition of theNewsletter, as some dates will change2nd TERM: JANUARY 8 – March 30, 2011Faculty Workshop January 6-7SS-3 Resume January 8JS-1, JS-3 Resume January 30JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume January 30First Continuous Assessment for SS-3 February 1-3Entrance Examination February 5A & C Classes Visiting Day February 13B, D & E Classes Visiting Day February 20Successful Entrance Exam Candidates published on-line March 1Second Continuous Assessment March 2-4Mock SSCE begins March 9-18A & C Classes Visiting Day March 13Three Angels Memorial March 14SS-3 Leave for Home Vacation March 19 or 20B, D & E Classes Visiting Day March 20End of Term Examinations March 21-25End of Term Activities March 26-29SS-3 Resume for WAEC March 27Second Term Ends: Students leave March 30Kairos Retreat March 30—April 3Board of Governors Meeting April 63rd TERM: April 30 – JULY 23, 2011Publication of Final Entrance list into LJC April 1JS-3 Resume (Extension Classes) April 17Easter Day April 24JS-1, JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume April 30Workers Day May 1 (No Classes)Mock JSCE May 2-9First Continuous Assessment May 24-26Children’s Day May 27A & C Classes Visiting Day June 5Joint Matriculation Examination June 11B, D & E Classes Visiting Day June 12 (LJC Cultural Day)JSS-3 Leave for VacationPending NECO timetableSecond Continuous Assessment June 22-24A & C Classes Visiting Day July 3Board of Governors July 7B, D & E Classes Visiting Day July 10End of Term Examinations July 13-19GraduationJuly 17 (Pending NECO Time Table)End of Term Activities July 20-22Third Term Ends: Students leave July 23SS-1 Leadership Program July 237Service Program for SS-2 Students July 25-August 15