Something More Than Ordinary
The UN through the lens of a youth representative. Over a year ago, I wrote an article for “Sustain” anticipating my internship with the Loreto United Nations office…
Schools in Solidarity
Our Loreto schools are connected by shared stories, shared spirituality, and a shared desire to act in solidarity with sisters and brothers who are marginalised or oppressed. These connections…
113 Years of Connection
In a year of isolation, it is important to reflect on the bonds between the MWIA community and the Loreto Sisters. Whilst for some this connection is new…
International Day of the Girl Child 2020
On the 19th of December, 2011, a resolution was passed at the United Nations HQ in New York, Resolution 66/170. Members of the UN agreed to establish an annual day of observance, called the…
On Pilgrimage with Mary Ward App
In our present time of instant communication and ease of travel, the story of Mary Ward and her life-long desire to seek and know God’s will, can seem like a struggle way beyond human resilience…
From the CEO | Thank you for Term 3
As Term 3 comes to a close, I reflect on all who play a part in our school communities… each of you, who have been working in synergy with one another, to ensure our students have been provided with the care…
Firm Foundations
Primary or junior schools have been a part of the Loreto story in Australia since the very first days of Mother Gonzaga Barry’s arrival in Ballarat. In 1877, only two years after the opening of…
Agent of Change
I was really upset and enlivened by the big problems that we still need to solve around poverty and climate change and I’m absolutely sure that it was the Loreto social justice spirit…
Loreto Leadership
Leadership can be studied as a tertiary degree, taught in business schools, analysed on the footy field and examined in psychometric tests. Right now, as a political reality it is the obsession of the…
From the CEO | Welcome to Term 3
As we commence Term 3, we do so immersed in continued ambiguity. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to challenge the world, and we are left pondering what really matters…