Reasons to choose Xaloc, event if the coming school years involve an extra financial effort.
I studied at a prestigious secondary school where standards were high, but little attention was paid to students. During my degree, I worked in industry to cover all my expenses and to gain experience, and I realized that was not my path.
I was given the opportunity to try teaching, and I have remained in it to this day. I ended up in a school where we gave “hare instead of cat” — in other words, we offered something better than expected — and I loved it. Let me explain.
At Xaloc we teach the usual subjects, at a strong academic level, but we have a distinctive feature: it is not only that we truly support students and families; personalized excellence in guidance is our primary goal. That is what we mean by giving “hare instead of cat.”
Personalized guidance means caring for people — students and families — accompanying them in the exciting process of growth and formation of a free person. Helping each student become the best possible version of himself. Choosing what is good because he truly wants to. The craftsmanship of education.
Perhaps by sharing a daily anecdote I can offer some useful insight.
A high school student who had always achieved excellent grades effortlessly is now struggling. After speaking with his parents and with him, the same question arises: why is this happening, and how can we fix it? The answer is not simple, but it is very clear.
Each of us acts according to who we are. And who am I today? I am the result of all the decisions I have made up to this point. I am not talking about major life decisions. Ordinary life places before us small but decisive choices that gradually shape us: I can say yes to that small good thing that requires effort, or I can say no.
The result of many “yeses” to what is better makes me better.
Our student has no illness that can be cured with a pill or a piece of advice. He needs to “rebuild” himself because, quite simply, he has become lazy. And how can he rebuild himself? By changing his pattern of behavior and saying yes to each small good thing that requires effort.
This is precisely where the personal tutor plays a fundamental role. The tutor helps him identify the core of the problem and the solution. The tutor stays by his side, offering guidance and follow-up, until — if the student cooperates — he succeeds.
To further illustrate the example, we continue the conversation. “Marc, in practice, isn’t your family like a zero-cost service company for you?” After an initial shock and some time to think, his answer is: “Yes, I suppose it is.” I suggest that he think about all the tasks carried out at home and start there.
Marc is one of those good boys who has always heard, “Your only obligation is to study.” But much more is required to build a strong person, capable of facing challenges and putting in the effort needed to do what is good.
Because what is good requires effort.
The effort of cleaning the windows, taking out the trash, setting the table, cooking dinner, clearing the dishes — all this ultimately makes studying easier and improves grades. Because it makes him stronger.
These anecdotes illustrate a defining feature of Xaloc: beyond grades — indeed, even before grades — we strive to help form people.
We have a framework based on proposing Christian values (which, at their core, we all share — examples could be added here).
But our real task, what makes us “special,” is our genuine commitment to guiding families so that these values do not remain outside, like a billboard slogan, but are internalized by students as a way of life, becoming virtues — qualities they acquire in order to become the best version of themselves.
In conclusion: is it worth making an extra effort for our children to achieve all this? The answer is in your hands.