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Mount St. Joseph University partners with Xavier Jesuit Academy to launch the Zen Den wellness initiative, bringing mindfulness tools and emotional support resources to Cincinnati students through a ServeOhio grant during Catholic Schools Week 2025.

Xavier Jesuit Academy celebrates Catholic Schools Week with Grandparents and Grandfriends Day, bringing generations together through faith, learning, and community in Bond Hill.

Xavier Jesuit Academy serves students from across Greater Cincinnati. Discover how families from Bond Hill, Roselawn, and surrounding communities are choosing scholarship-funded Catholic education for their sons.

Xavier Jesuit Academy welcomes experienced music educator David L. Fowler, Sr. to teach our young men. Learn about his 33 years in music education and deep Cincinnati roots. Made possible by the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund.

Cup stacking at Xavier Jesuit Academy develops coordination, speed, and problem-solving skills. Discover how students practice this engaging fitness activity.

Xavier Jesuit Academy gathered on the Feast of St. Agnes to celebrate student achieveme...

St. Xavier High School students mentor Xavier Jesuit Academy fifth and sixth graders in the Companion Scholars Program

Xavier Jesuit Academy's Companion Scholars Program featured on Local 12 News. St. Xavier High School students mentor XJA fifth and sixth graders in Bond Hill.

2025: A Year in Stories

January 2, 2026

A look back at the moments that defined Xavier Jesuit Academy's second year: Jesuit brotherhood, new scholars, firsts, and forming Men for Others.

Eight Days of Hope

December 25, 2025

From December 25 through New Year's Day, join us for Eight Days of Hope – a celebration of what we're building together at XJA. Your belief in our mission has made it possible for young men to experience stability, belonging, and the promise of a future filled with purpose. You have helped transform a dream into a living community where faith, learning, and love take root each day.

Xavier Jesuit Academy partners with New Leaf Kitchen to offer Friday cooking classes, teaching students healthy eating habits and life skills as part of our commitment to cura personalis.

"I felt cared for and challenged." Discover how Jesuit Nativity education transformed one alumnus's life. Double your impact for XJA students through December 31.

Morning Meeting is always a delight, a chance for our students to meet with who they could become. Last Thursday, our friend Harry Santen brought two of his friends: Dwight Parry, Principal Oboe of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe from Nashville Symphony.

Discover Xavier Jesuit Academy, Cincinnati's first Jesuit Nativity school serving young men in grades 3-8 through tuition-free education. Join our Bond Hill community for a school tour, meet our founding leaders, and learn how you can support our mission of forming faith-filled leaders and "Men for Others" through volunteer opportunities and partnerships.

Xavier Jesuit Academy is breaking new ground in youth athletics, launching Cincinnati's first single-school rugby program at the grade school level. Under the guidance of veteran coach John Spencer, fifth and sixth grade students are learning a sport that emphasizes teamwork, leadership, and the Jesuit values that define our school.

Xavier Jesuit Academy (XJA) is proud to announce its participation in the Companion Scholars Program, a collaboration with St. Xavier High School designed to prepare exceptional middle school students for success in rigorous college preparatory environments. This initiative is led by Dr. Hollie Johnson, Director of Graduate Support at XJA, who brings 20 years of education experience including eight years as a Xavier University professor.

XJA Merch Shop is Open

November 17, 2025

Xavier Jesuit Academy Merch Shop is now ONLINE! your one-stop destination for official XJA merchandise that celebrates our mission of forming young men to be leaders and "Men for Others."

John Dau, featured in "God Grew Tired of Us," visited Xavier Jesuit Academy to share his inspiring journey from Sudan's Lost Boys to founding 19 health facilities in South Sudan.

Xavier Jesuit Academy introduces My Brother's Keeper, a holistic fitness and wellness program pairing students as accountability partners to build lifelong habits of health, discipline, and brotherhood.

Xavier Jesuit Academy students celebrate Hallowtide by creating The Ofrenda, learning about the Communion of Saints and what it means to become a saint.

Xavier Jesuit Academy welcomes John Dau, Lost Boy of Sudan who walked 1,000 miles to freedom and founded 17 hospitals. A true Man for Others inspiring Cincinnati.

Sister Rose Ann Fleming, SNDdeN, Xavier University professor with 40+ years of experience, visits XJA to share insights on self-discipline, community service, and the transformative power of Jesuit education for forming Men for Others.

Xavier Jesuit Academy partners with Beech Acres Parenting Center to bring The Character Effect program to students. This comprehensive social-emotional learning initiative provides character strengths discovery, mindfulness practices, mental health support, and parent academies, embodying our commitment to cura personalis, care of the whole person.

Xavier Jesuit Academy welcomed financial advisor and world traveler Kertsze Nunes to sh...

Xavier Jesuit Academy community gathered on September 18, 2025, to bless a new flagpole and pollinator garden gifted by the Zimmerman and Russert family. Fr. Nathan Wendt, S.J. led the dedication ceremony, reflecting on the school's mission to form men for others through faith, service, and justice.

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