February 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 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 storyStudent Hamss Dawood reports: In November Loreto’s History Society had the pleasure of hosting Dr Celia Donert, of the University of Liverpool, for an invigorating talk on the history and politics of human rights and the role of non-governmental organisations
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 storyFor the third consecutive year, Loreto College was selected to take part in a prestigious European Translation competition organised by the European Commission in Brussels. Trials took place on the 11th November when 17 students entered the competition, translating in
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 storyA group of eleven Loreto physics students attended an Institute of Physics lecture held at Manchester Metropolitan University in January to hear Dr Ronald McKay give a description of the proton beam therapy centre being built at the Christie hospital.
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 storyArticle and photos – Beth Ennis: This week has seen a fantastic turn out of Loreto students take to the streets in an effort to keep our local area clean. The litter pick on Monday involved over thirty students in
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 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 story 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
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
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