From the Principal

A Love Of Learning

Assessment and examination time can be stressful for students, teachers and families. At this time of the year it can be a challenge to find the real joy and love of learning something new particularly as we grapple with deadlines and assessment. However, we can always strive to find God through a love in what we are doing:

'Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in Love, stay in love, and it will decide everything. (Attributed to Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ (1907-1991).

Best wishes to all our students with current assessments. May you find a joy, passion and love in your learning.

Learning From Each Other

As a Catholic College our first reference point is the Gospel example of Jesus and secondly the lived example of our Founders. The last twelve months has been a rapid learning curve for me. I have learned of the qualities of freedom, justice and sincerity as the core of Mary Ward's spirit as the founder of the Loretos. I have learned of the beautiful prayer of the Examen. The Jesuit prayer of 'looking back' is not just reflective of the past day but also looking forward to tomorrow. In the Examen we ask God to show us how tomorrow might go.

Shortly we will be asking our students, staff and parents to both reflect on what we are doing well as a College but also to gaze into the future. In the coming weeks a survey instrument will be forwarded to all families and I encourage everyone to provide your input to help inform future decision making.

Together, let us seek justice.

Yours sincerely

Robert Henderson

Principal