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UNESCO designated 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table, so the Chemistry Department at Loreto decided to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mendeleev periodic table in its own way, by holding a competition. Students were invited to design an original artwork depicting an element and write a short description about it using no more than 280 characters. Here are the winners: 1st place "Fluorine" by Fatimah Alsalih…
Posted 21st January
Year on year the success of Loreto students applying to and receiving offers from top universities is impressive: 2020 is no exception. The 24 Oxbridge offers (12 for University of Oxford and 12 for University of Cambridge) cover a range of subject areas at the two globally respected institutions, from Medicine and Law, to Human, Social and Political Sciences and Philosophy. This makes a total number 71 offers in three…
Posted 17th January
This was the second occasion on which Certificate Evening has been held in the familiar surroundings of the college and the Sports Hall had been transformed into a Christmas themed location for the special event. Rather like last year, the Manchester weather did us no favours at all but this did little to dampen the enthusiasm…
Posted 6th January
The Media & Film department are very pleased to announce that THREE loreto students were accepted and have now completed the BFI Academy course. Nadia Abbas, Maeve McGovern, and Olivia Supiana were selected for only 18 delegates to complete a film course which concluded with a screening of their very own film produced on the course and a celebration event at HOME on Monday evening. Attending on behalf of the…
Posted 17th December
During one of the coldest nights in November, sixteen brave Loreto students and five sturdy members of staff (two of the latter pictured above: Mrs Kambouris and Mr Ashmore), slept outside on college grounds to raise money for Cornerstone, the local homeless day centre. With just sleeping bags and gazebos for shelter (pictured left), they braved the cold with the temperature dropping to…
Posted 10th December
Review by Mark Newman Loreto’s singers, dancers and musicians scaled magnificent new heights with their splendid presentation of the internationally acclaimed musical Chicago. With music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse inspired choreography, Chicago is a tale about greed, murder and injustice, mostly set in the infamous Cook County jail, one time ‘residence’ of famous gangsters and other notorious criminals. The narrative revolves around the lives…
Posted 9th December
Loreto’s Rock and Pop Music Enrichment has inspired yet another bunch of talented students to hone their talents and form a band. Beth (lead vocals), Lizzie (vocals and keyboard), Lok (lead guitar), Kaja (bass) and May (drums) are known collectively as Before 10 and have been playing together for two months. They describe themselves as an 'all-girl band’, who create Indie flavoured sounds and look to Blondie, Courteeners and ABBA…
Posted 9th December
Loreto students were recently invited to attend an event at the Iraqi Embassy. Our students interacted with Embassy staff and external Consular and Diplomatic members learning about the inner working of the institution, roles and responsibilities and how the Diplomatic community work together. Our students were able to ask insightful questions to the staff who were impressed with their knowledge, curiosity and professionalism. One Loreto student, Azaria Mali said “I…
Posted 5th December
The netball team hosted Cardinal Newman second team in the third round of the AoC National Cup on Wednesday afternoon. After a hectic week scheduling this fixture in, the team won convincingly. Loreto controlled the game from the offset, a strong start meant that Newman struggled to find their form and only scored two goals. Loreto were unfaltering all over the court, showing speed and flare in attack and determination…
Posted 4th December
November 22nd is the date in the calendar set aside to commemorate St Cecilia, the patron saint of music. Loreto’s music department celebrates this event by inviting students to take part in a concerto competition, giving them the opportunity to display their instrumental talents in a formal setting. This year saw three soloists demonstrating their virtuosity on their chosen instruments, accompanied in superb style by Silvia Lucas, who played the…
Posted 3rd December
All Loreto schools and communities endeavour to live by the seven core values of Mary Ward; these values are the foundation of all we do at Loreto College.
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