A2 Music student Sarah Spencer has been chosen to be part of a prestigious event taking place at the Southbank Centre, in London, as part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day on March 8. The Southbank concert is one
Read storyPope Francis has designated 2016 as the Year of Mercy and the work of the Chaplaincy at Loreto will reflect this. The Lenten theme is ‘mercy’ and there will be daily tutorial resources, a thought for the day on the
Read storyStudents at Loreto achieved a remarkable 6 gold, 38 silver and 57 bronze certificates in this year’s UKMT Senior Maths Challenge. Over 82,000 students from across the UK took part in the Senior Maths Challenge, with the top 10% receiving
Read storyFebruary saw the staging of the eagerly awaited Dance Festival. An appreciative audience of families and friends created an encouraging atmosphere in the Ellis and Kennedy theatre, as Pippa Beaumont’s AS and A2 dancers, together with members of Loreto’s in-house
Read story The college has a tradition of commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day in a variety of ways. This year, working with the Chaplaincy, a group of our students visited HOME, in Manchester. Student Megan Auld takes up the story: “On Holocaust Memorial
Read storyJanuary saw the culmination of the college’s engagement with the ‘Toilet Twinning’ charity. This national organisation seeks to raise funds to provide safe latrines, clean water and hygiene education in some of the world’s poorest nations. Schools, colleges and other
Read storyRecently, three Geography students attended a Model UN debate at Cross Street Chapel in Manchester. The students involved, Hannah Lendzion, Lara Othman and Izza Ahmed, were representing Germany in a debate about the current refugee crisis. The students worked hard
Read storyAS English Literature students recently had the opportunity to see a performance of John Webster’s Jacobean revenge tragedy ‘The Duchess of Malfi’; student Nathan Meades reports…. Packed full of passion, lust, intrigue, violence and emotion, Nottingham Playhouse’s production of the
Read storyFor the second successive year the college was pleased to welcome representatives from CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), who carried out a large scale screening programme on nearly a hundred of our students. This organisation operates nationally and aims
Read storyTextile Design students recently had the rare and exciting opportunity to meet and work with successful fashion designer Jasper Garvida, leader of the London based fashion label Éthologie. Having worked with names such as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne
Read storyThe first choice of the reading group this year was W. G. Sebald’s novel Austerlitz. This highly unusual work, described variously by critics as ‘mesmeric…haunting…heartbreakingly tragic and a work of obvious genius’ proved to be a popular selection. Students were
Read storyCo-ordinator Ms Friedenthal writes: This term, 56 of our students have been running a maths roadshow for Years 5-8 in primary and secondary schools around Manchester. The project started with 5 weeks of training from MMU and Loreto staff, then
Read story2015 drew to a close with two traditional seasonal events which saw Loreto’s musicians take centre stage. Christmas Mass at the ‘Hidden Gem’ in Manchester provides our choristers and instrumentalists with the opportunity to perform in one of the city’s
Read storyThe Great Hall at Manchester Town Hall was once again the venue for our annual presentation evening. Unlike in previous years the rain held off as our guests made their way through the Christmas market in Albert Square to take
Read storyStudents looking for somewhere to rest their weary limbs during breaks and lunchtime sessions now have the opportunity to not just sit down on any old bench but to place their posteriors on works of art created by students at
Read storyA/S Art, Craft and Design students were treated to a collage workshop run by Helen Hallows. Helen is a mixed media artist /designer from Nottingham who specialises in experimenting with different media and stitch. Her work is published as cards
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