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Textile Design students work with renowned fashion designer

Textile 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 Westwood, and winning Sky One's reality TV show ‘Project Catwalk’ following his graduation from Central St Martins, Garvida's success has gone from strength to strength. His designs have appeared in…

Posted 4th January

English Department reading group

The 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 not put off by four hundred pages of multi-layered narrative, whole sections devoted to architecture, a meandering plot and an inconclusive ending. Indeed, the strange mixture of fiction, memoir, travelogue…

Posted 4th January

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge

 No fewer than thirty four AS chemistry students took part in this year's prestigious Cambridge Chemistry Challenge. Nominated by their chemistry teacher the determined chemists sat a demanding ninety minute written examination, which is designed to stretch the most able students with questions based on cutting edge research that take them far beyond the A level specification. Eight students achieved a Silver award and four managed to obtain Gold. Head…

Posted 4th January

Maths Roadshow spreading the word

Co-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 since half term we have been visiting different schools each week. The roadshow involves 7 different fun problem solving activities and is run on a carousel, lasting 90 minutes. Staff…

Posted 29th December

Loreto musicians celebrate Christmas

2015 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 most iconic and splendid churches. Once again they didn’t disappoint, earning well deserved plaudits from all quarters. The Chamber Choir performed J.S. Bach’s ‘Zion hort die Wachter singen’, followed by…

Posted 21st December

Social Justice Group- Festive Coffee & Cake Morning

Student Alexandra Plummer writes: The Social Justice group recently hosted a festive coffee and cake morning in Chaplaincy. We invited nearby elderly residents from "The Little Sisters of the Poor". We invited them as elderly people are especially vulnerable to loneliness during the winter. This is what the Social Justice group is about, helping people as we did, by making their winters that little bit less lonely. It was truly…

Posted 18th December

Presentation of Prizes and Certificates

The 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 their places in the magnificent Great Hall, entertained on entry by the college string and wind ensembles playing a selection of seasonal favourites. Greeted by Assistant Principal Aidan Bruce the…

Posted 17th December

Guys and Dolls

Something of the glitz and glamour of Broadway came to Hulme in December with the college production of perennial favourite Guys and Dolls. Described as a ‘musical fable’ Swerling’s and Burrows’ musical, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, leans heavily on characters and scenarios created by Damon Runyon in his sketches of New York life. From the back projected image of an iconic New York skyline, to the jazz…

Posted 17th December

Bums on seats

Students 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 the Manchester School of Art! The college has taken delivery of a number of benches designed as part of a competition initiated by the Manchester International Festival in the summer.…

Posted 16th December

Christmas Party for Mary & Joseph House

Students and staff have been sharing the joy of Christmas by hosting Loreto’s annual seasonal party for the residents of Mary and Joseph House, Ancoats. Our guests were treated to a traditional Christmas meal cooked by Loreto catering staff and served by the college’s students. Enthusiastic helpers have been busy running schemes raising money to buy gifts for the men so everyone had a present to open from underneath the…

Posted 15th December

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