School Boards and Diversity
Arguments for diversity around the board table emanate from the intrinsic Catholic commitment to social justice, as well as the core principles of equity and fairness. Boards should aim…
Formation Framework
Forming leaders, educators and volunteers for mission in the Mary Ward tradition is at the core of our work at Loreto Ministries. Our responsibility to assist with the stewardship of the values and mission of Loreto…
Education in the Time of a Pandemic
Schools faced many challenges during 2020 from lockdowns, to restricted parent access and gatherings, to shifting to remote learning, however, I am glad to say that not only did Loreto College rise…
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…
From the CEO | Welcome to Term 1, 2021
Welcome to this year of Felicity – a year in which we are invited to deepen our understanding and appreciation of this defining value – a value understood by members of our global family as being an…
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…
From the CEO | Concluding 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, I look back with a profound sense of pride. Every adaptation, every implementation, every spontaneous action required to ensure the safety of our students and staff, every step…
Conversations During Covid
Keeping the ‘C’ in Covid, our Directors of Mission build on their last newsletter article, which focused on connection, with a reflection through the prism of conversation..
LSAC Student Leadership Conference 2020
On Friday, November 27th, the School Captains of our Australian Loreto schools gathered for their annual student leadership conference, online, as 2020 would have it…
Reflections on 2020
As a newly appointed director and Chair of Loreto Ministries (LM), 2020 commenced with a sense of anticipation and excitement around my new role. I’d already had exposure to Loreto through personal experience…