Care for Creation
The campaign of this year’s World Environment Day (5 June), #OnlyOneEarth, highlighted the need to reset the balance with nature through transformative changes in how we eat, live, work and…
Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a time of celebration across all Loreto schools. On and around the 8th of March, purple appears alongside the traditional Loreto blue…
From Little Things Big Things Grow
From August 2021-2022, the Irish Province of Loreto is celebrating the bicentenary of their foundation by Mother Frances Teresa Ball. Frances ‘Teresa” Ball was a young Englishwoman who…
Farewell, Susan Stevens
Dr Susan Stevens concludes her time as Principal of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak at the conclusion of this year. After more than 20 years of service to Loreto, we pay tribute to her and all she has achieved…
Girls Speak Out!
It was wonderful to join together with our Loreto Schools all around Australia for the Day of the Girl webinar. We were deeply moved by what we witnessed during the webinar and…
From Loreto Blue to Green & Gold
Representing your country at the Olympic Games is the pinnacle of sport, a privilege only available every four years (or five in this year’s circumstance). This August, the Australian Loreto community had…
Keeping Community Alive in a Pandemic
World Mental Health Day on 10 October focuses on the ongoing impact COVID-19 is having on well-being worldwide. Loreto schools continue to face the challenges of the pandemic, particularly the…
More than a word – Reconciliation takes action
Loreto schools marked National Reconciliation Week in varied ways as part of our justice commitment to working for the rights of First Nations peoples. First Nations students and communities have…
Mary Ward Connect
Each year, Year 10 students from our Australian Loreto schools are involved in the Mary Ward Connect program run by the Loreto Schools of Australia Committee (LSAC). Usually, a student exchange program…
Past Student Profile | Professor Catherine Bennett
In what has been undoubtedly one of her busiest years to date, Professor Catherine Bennett, past student of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak, took a moment to reflect on her time as a Loreto student and share her…