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…
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…
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..
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…
VCAL: Access to Excellence – Life Ready.
At the beginning of 2020 our first project was to refresh VCAL. We wanted to put our Loreto stamp on this unique program. What our students developed encapsulated the essence of a Loreto…
Clean Hands, Happy Hearts
“A toilet is not just a toilet. It is a lifesaver, dignity-protector and opportunity-maker. Whoever you are, wherever you are, sanitation is your human right”…
The L Plates of Leadership
Julia Gillard, Australia’s first and only (so far) female Prime Minister, has recently co-authored a book with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, called Women and Leadership…
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…
4 Generations of a Loreto Education
Marie Dooley (1944) attended Loreto Coorparoo as a boarder from 1939 to 1941, the start of a close association with Loreto Coorparoo spanning more than 10 decades…and is yet to be over…
Leadership and Verity this International Women’s Day
Every year the School Captains of our Loreto schools around Australia gather for a conference on leadership. Under the auspices of LSAC, this meeting is where amongst other tasks, the Captains collaborate to…