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Volume 26 - 25 August, 2015 Dear Parents & Students At this time of year, we are conscious of the turning of the seasons and the emergence of spring as we welcome brighter mornings and warmer days. I am enjoying watching the progress of the Mother Gonzaga Barry roses planted in the Circular Drive as bare stems just a few weeks ago and now covered with a flush of new leaves. It is an opportunity to bring the energy and new beginnings we see in Nature into our own lives and spirits. Spring is a youthful season coming forth in a rush of life and promise, hope and possibility. At the heart of spring, there is a great inner longing when desire and memory stir toward each other. Consequently, springtime in your soul is a wonderful time to undertake some new adventures, some new project, or to make some important changes in your life; there the rhythm, the energy, and the hidden light of your own clay work with you. You are in the flow of your own growth and potential. from ANAM CARA by John O'Donohue
Year 12 Queensland Core Skills Test Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 12 students across Queensland will sit the Core Skills Test which provides important parameters for scaling the results students achieve in their school based assessment. Loreto students began specific preparation for this Test in Term 4 last year and have committed themselves both individually and as a group to making the most of the input and practice sessions that have been held throughout this year. I congratulate them on their focused approach and am confident they will do well next week. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the teachers who have coordinated and conducted this all-important preparation.
Once the QCS Test is completed, Year 12 students often have a strong sense that they are at “the beginning of the end”. Graduation and the transition to the next phase of their lives suddenly demands more attention. During this time of excitement and impatient anticipation mixed with anxiety and sometimes regret, the girls need love, support and great patience from friends, teachers and family. I hope they experience this season in their lives as coming forth in a rush of life and promise, hope and possibility. CaSSSA Athletics Carnival Congratulations to the 100 plus students who formed the Loreto Athletics Squad at yesterday’s CaSSSA Carnival. The team was 4th in the percentage trophy and 6th overall despite many team members being sick. Thank you to the staff who worked with the girls during their preparation and to the Year 11’s who attended to cheer on our athletes.
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P & F Parent Forum
I encourage parents to attend the P&F Forum at 6.30pm on Wednesday 26 August on the ground floor of Cruci. The P & F Association are keen to ensure they are responding to the interests and needs of parents and effectively supporting parent connections and engagement. Responses to the first Parent Forum held last year and results from the parent survey (don’t forget to complete this by midnight on 25 August on: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JFWJP93 will be shared. I look forward to the opportunity to meet parents to discuss areas of interest and make positive plans for the future. Research consistently shows that students do better academically and socially when they and their parents are involved in the school community and when parents are engaged with their child’s learning. The Federal government has funded a new parent engagement app to assist busy parents do this. The free ‘Learning Potential’ app is now available to download on iPhone or android devices. LPPA Spring Luncheon
Also appropriate to mention in this Spring themed newsletter is the PPA’s annual Spring Luncheon on Sunday 13 September at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. It is open to past and current parents as well as past students. There are some lovely gifts being provided by The Body Shop for all of our guests. Book on www.trybooking.com/DBMC by Friday 4 September. Student Illness Term 3 is always very busy, particularly for our Senior students. Unfortunately, it is also the season when colds and flu’s are most prevalent and falling ill can add to the pressure and stress for both students and teachers. Can I ask that parents keep students at home when they are unwell – this will enable them to recover more quickly and reduce the spread of illness. We are sending many students home through Sick Bay each day who really should not have come to school. Please contact Curriculum Leaders or Year Coordinators if it is necessary to arrange extensions on assignment work. CONGRATULATIONS To the Loreto Tournament of Minds Team consisting of Caitlyn Faux, Jemima Ede, Lara Tomlinson, Mikayla Staples, Jessica Pearson, Hannah Page and Elizabeth Costi, who took out 1st place in Saturday's Regional Finals and now progress to the State Finals. Well done, girls!
Yours sincerely
Helen Carty Acting Principal
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Wednesday 26 August
P&F Parent Forum - 6.30pm
Thursday 27 August
Lunchtime Music Recital
Friday 28 August
Year 8 English Author Visit
Wheelchair Basketball Demo (lunchtime)
Year 11 Fundraising Fete
Year 9 & 10 Deportment Class 3.30pm - 5.45pm
Subject Selections close - 8.30am
Rosies’ Street Outreach - 6.30pm
Date Claimers
Tuesday 1 September What: Year 8 End of Year Celebration
Year 12 QCS Test
P&F Meeting and AGM 7.00pm - Cruci
When: Saturday 7 November - 7.00pm
Wednesday 2 September
Year 12 QCS Test
CaSSSA Tri 3 Sport - Round 1
LPPA Meeting - 6.00pm Cruci
Thursday 3 September
Details to come! Get in early & put this in your diaries. What:
Year 10 Parents Evening by the Pool
When: Friday 6 November - 7.00pm End the year with fun and frivolity. Details of the evening are being finalised. Watch this space for further information.
Year 11 QCS and WT Introduction
Friday 4 September
P&F Father’s Day Breakfast 7.00am - By the Pool Mary Ward Centre
Brisbane Writers Festival - Year 9
Tuesday 8 September
Parent Sport Support Group Meeting 7.00pm - Room 602 (Gonzaga Barry Building)
Wednesday 9 September
CaSSSA Tri 3 Sport - Round 2
Junior Debating Round 3
Friday 11 September
Year 11 and 12 Exams
East Timor Immersion Information Session: Bottom Floor Cruci: 3.30 - 5.00pm Students. 6.00pm - 7.00pm Parents
Sunday 13 September
LPPA Spring Luncheon
Monday 14 September
Year 7 - 12 Exam Block
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“National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2015” Top Literacy and Numeracy Tips for parents Numeracy
Talk positively about mathematics with your child – even if you struggled with it at school yourself. Staying positive about maths will help your child. Saying "I was bad at maths" can lower a child’s own expectations of themselves at maths and can give your child an excuse not to try.
Talk to your child about how you use maths in everyday life – and help them to see the real-life purpose for the maths they learn at school. Try talking about:
the cost and value of various mobile phone plans to find the most economical option based on call costs, calling patterns, your teenager’s phone usage and analysing previous bills
household bills, such as electricity and water – analyse graphs and discuss costs and ways to reduce energy or water consumption or just how to make a simple budget. There are great templates for these online.
numerical information, statistics and data in newspapers and online (this could be sporting statistics, or weather information such as on www.bom.gov.au)
Ensure your child has all the equipment they will need for a maths lessons – e.g. a calculator, their mathematics workbook, a ruler, pens, pencils, eraser and other items.
Discuss time-management skills such as planning and setting priorities. Encourage your child to develop a timetable to ensure a balance of study and work commitments, home life and social activities.
Stay involved! Even if you don’t know a lot about what your child is learning in high school mathematics, try to continue helping them with homework. Just being there, expressing an interest and saying you want to help can make your child feel supported – even if you can’t help with the subject matter itself.
Ask your child if you can look through their class workbook together. Ask them to explain the examples their teacher has already shown. If your child has difficulty describing what they covered in class that day, encourage them to talk to their teacher. In mathematics, concepts and principles build on each other. They are like bricks in a wall. If a brick is not solid in your child’s mind, it will be difficult to build on.
Ask your child to explain how they work things out and check if their comprehension of the question is accurate – e.g. “What is the question asking you to do?” and “How did you get that answer?”
Encourage them to practise, practise, practise! Maths is a learned skill that improves with practice. Encourage your child to get their hands on as much practice material as possible – and do it as part of a regular routine.
Encourage your child to study for maths tests – they can ask their teacher for practice questions, or previous tests. Doing practice tests can identify where your child’s weaknesses are, and if they work on them, they can do better in the real test.
If your child is having problems with maths, send a note/email or talk to your child’s teacher or the Maths Coordinator. Let the school know you are committed to helping your child improve their maths skills – they are there to help.
From: https://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/parents
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Art News Congratulations to Constantina Xynias whose photograph has been selected as a finalist in the Goa Project in conjunction with the Brisbane Festival. Her work will be part of an Exhibition at the Judith Wright Centre as well as featured on one of Goa’s electronic billboards. Constantine’s image is on social media for the general public to vote on their favourite. The image with the most “likes” will be awarded ‘ People’s Choice Award’. Congratulations Constantina. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153496597726147.1073741864.331947981146&type=1&l=71aaf695a6 Mrs Leonie McCulkin - Art Coordinator
Performing Arts A combined Loreto College and Villanova College production in 2016 - GUYS AND DOLLS About the Musical: Set in 1950s New York, Guys & Dolls follows a host of colourful and sometimes eccentric characters in a humorous and touching story based around the bright lights and shady corners of Times Square: it is “a musical fable of Broadway”. In the twilight world of gangsters, Nathan Detroit is losing his grip on the institution of the floating ‘crap game’ (the dice gambling scheme he runs that switches venue to avoid detection by the local police) and desperate to find the money to pay for the only location he can currently get his hands on. To seal the deal and quell the tempers of the gangsters who are gathering in town and keen to ‘shoot crap’ he bets his buddy, Sky Masterson, a thousand dollars that Sky will not be able to take a local Salvation Army girl, Sarah Brown, on a date to Havana. Meanwhile Nathan, engaged for fourteen years to cabaret artist Miss Adelaide, is struggling to keep her demands of marriage at bay, whilst she continues to battle with the symptoms of an incessant psychosomatic cold that plagues her all the time she is waiting to go down the aisle. Sarah isn’t taken in by Sky’s obvious charm and brushes off his advances until it becomes clear that her struggling Salvation Army mission will be closed down by General Cartwright if it doesn’t prove itself to be more successful in attracting the local population of ‘sinners’. Since Sky has promised her that one dozen of his comrades will show up at a forthcoming prayer meeting, she is convinced to travel with him to Cuba where, under the influence of alcohol, her defences slip and they realize they are falling in love with each other. On returning to New York, Sarah discovers that, unbeknown to Sky, Nathan and his buddies have been using the empty mission as a site for their crap game. Sarah feels duped and Adelaide is furious that Nathan can’t give their relationship priority over his gambling habits. At a crap game held in the sewers of New York, Sky bets all the members of the floating crap game that if he wins his roll of the dice, they will have to join him at the mission to repent their sins. After winning his bet, and after Sarah and Adelaide plot to reform their respective lovers after marriage, the mission is saved by a successful prayer meeting led by Nicely’s gospel-like confession and the couples tie the knot in a joyous double wedding. How do I audition? Later this term an AUDITION PACK will be available for collection. This pack will explain the commitment required and will include the following information: the audition process, call-backs, audition material, rehearsal schedule. Please keep an eye on the daily notices and the newsletter for when this pack becomes available. Auditions will be held in Term 4 and the cast announced before the Christmas holidays. Production Team: Many staff at Loreto College and Villanova College have confirmed their involvement in the Production Team and will collaborate to bring this musical to the stage. If you have any questions, please direct them to the following staff: Producer – Mrs Lissa Gyte Director – Miss Stephanie Coleman Musical Director – Mr Ben Langford
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Science News National Science Week – Food and Fun with Solar Cookers
Matt Lourigan - Curriculum Leader - The Sciences
Music News Thank You A massive thanks to all students who assisted with the Primary Music Camp on the weekend. It was hugely successful with 98 students from 22 different primary school attending. The assistance throughout the day of almost 50 Loreto Girls, who acted as tutors and section leaders, was invaluable in providing a musical and enjoyable experience for all the boys and girls who attended. Thank you! Prize Donations Help needed! While $500 cash makes a great 1st prize for the end-of-year Mega-Raffle, and we have a number of great smaller prizes, we are still looking for a fantastic second prize to help make tickets in this fundraiser a ‘must buy’ for students and parents. If anyone has an item they could donate, or have a connection with a local business that might be willing to donate to the school, please contact the Music Department (3394 9915, music@loreto.qld.edu.au) as soon as possible! Music Support Group The next meeting for the Parents’ Music Support Group is Wednesday 9 September. All parents are invited to attend. At this meeting we will be finalising our major fundraiser at the end of the year – the Mega Raffle. (Our remaining meetings this year are 9 September, 14 October and 11 November).
Music Recitals This Wednesday and Thursday we will run our Term 3 Music Recitals. Performers will include Taylor Whitewood, Eva Zietsch, Morgan Peries, Emma Reid, Sarah Nicholson, Miriam Kwong, Sophia Morris, Chloe Hobbs (Wednesday), and Taylor Whitewood, Hannah Page, Isabella Crawford, Teagan Lindsay, Grace Marshall, Lydia Weir and Abi Clark (Thursday). Come along and support your friends at 12:45 on the MWC stage! Ben Langford - Music Director
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Year 12 Mother/Daughter Breakfast A reminder that the breakfast is on Sunday, 11 October from 9am – 11.30am at The Landing at Dockside. Tickets are now available on trybooking, go to http://www.trybooking.com/FRHP to enter all your details and make a payment. Please organise tables of 10 (5 mothers and 5 daughters, with one person as Table Captain for ease of booking) or we can find you a place. For all enquiries, please contact Julie Garrett (0414 712 007) or Joanne Effeney (0409 654 588). Annie Diamond - Acting Deputy Princial - Pastoral Care
Tour of Hope: I wish to express my sincere thanks to students and staff alike who supported me on Friday as I partook in a stationary five hour ride. Girls and teachers cheered me on as I sweated my way throughout the morning. They donated over $300 towards The Tour of Hope in which I will participate next school holidays and their money will go towards the building of a Maternity Unit in Uganda. In particular, I must thank the all wonderful girls who gathered to countdown the last minutes of my trial; your support brought me close to tears. Many thanks. Bronwyn Platz - Teacher
Sports Department CaSSSA Sport for Trimester 3 2015 The next trimester sports commence soon. The dates for the Wednesday afternoon competition are shown below. The Trimester 3 Sport consists of Basketball - Year 7 to Year 12, Netball - Year 7 and Year 8 and Touch Football - Year 9 to Year 12. The dates for the Trimester 3 CaSSSA Competition on Wednesday afternoon from 3.30pm to 5.00pm are as follows: Round 1 – 2 September Round 2 – 9 September Round 3 – 16 September Term 3 Break Round 4 – 7 October Round 5 – 14 October Round 6 – 21 October Round 7 – 28 October Round 8 – 4 November Information and permission forms have been sent to the girls who have been selected in a team. Please make sure these are returned as soon as possible Water Polo season Water Polo season is fast approaching again. A letter has been emailed this week to all students and parents with details of trials and registration. If students are interested they may want to attend a Come and Try Program with the Warriors Water Polo Club on 30 August and 6 September at the Clem Jones Centre, Zahel Road, Carina. The time is 3.15pm to 4.45pm. The closing date for registration is 2 September.
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CSGSSSA ATHLETICS
On Monday 24 August, our Athletics team from Loreto College competed at the annual Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls Sports Association Track and Field competition at the QEII Athletic Stadium. Congratulations to Rachael Stafford and Georgia Christie for their work as Track and Field Captains. A special thankyou to Year 11 spectators and teachers for their support on the day. Overall Loreto were placed 4th in the percentage trophy and 6th overall in the CaSSSA Cup. This was due to hard work at training and at the UQ Athletics meets. Congratulations to the Athletes that competed on the day as well as our reserves. I would like to thank the parents that assisted at the Lead up Meets and Ms Begley, Mr Lane-Richardson and Mrs Moffatt for their officiating at the CaSSSA event. Meg Stevens – Director of Sport
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MEETING FOR LORETO SPORTS SUPPORT GROUP The next Parent Sport Support Group meeting will be held on Tuesday 8 September at 7.00pm in Room 602, ground floor of the Gonzaga Barry building. All Parents are most welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there.
Tuckshop Roster
Library Roster
Monday 31 August - Friday 4 September Monday 31 August: Margaret Kuzmanovski, Leanne Harris, Loretta Lazzaaretti, Siobhan Stafford, Anne Schenk Tuesday 1 September: Catherine Davies, Anne Pattison, Maureen Robb, Tina Ogilvie Wednesday 2 September: Eloise Borrett, Vivienne Lloyd, Danielle Ganim, Margie Ebbage Thursday 3 September: Natalie Ryan, Pauline Mednis, Mary Orazio-Smith, Simone Ryan Friday 4 September: Ann Page, Darshi Buddhedash, Sue Carey, Jenny Mullen
Tuckshop Special - $4.00 Monday 31 August: Tuesday 1 September: Wednesday 2 September: Thursday 3 September: Friday 4 September:
Monday 31 August - Friday 4 September Monday 31 August: Stephanie Stamatiou, Sharon Wintour, Chika Moore Tuesday 1 September: Deborah Smith, Ann Crombie, Monica Urbina Wednesday 2 September: Helen Carey, Maritsa Malanos, Howard Groffman Thursday 3 September: Barbara Laycock, Karen Meimaris, Taryn Byrne Friday 4 September: Marisa Leask, Kerry Tully, Janine Nicholson
Meatlovers pizza Toasted crispy chicken wraps with lettuce & cheese Meat/pasta bake with garlic bread Pumpkin ravioli with creamy pumpkin/tomato sauce Satay chicken and rice
Flexischools Tuckshop Cards Parents please note that Flexischools have advised that any funds put on cards in the morning will not be processed until 9.00am. Therefore it is advisable to top your daughters cards up in the afternoon. Thank you. Alison McEneny - Tuckshop Convenor
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Homework Hints Would you like to know how you can help your daughter with maths and other homework? The P&F has conceived the idea of a workshop to assist parents to create the best learning environment at home. This will be discussed in more detail at the Parent Forum on Wednesday night where Adrian Corrado, Curriculum Leader – Mathematics, will provide a broad outline of the proposal. Feedback will be sought from parents to determine if the workshop is viable. Survey Results Unveiled The results of the first parent survey will also be presented at the Parent Forum, which begins at 6.30pm on the ground floor of Cruci where wine and cheese will be served. Those attending will also hear about actions arising from the first Forum and what lies ahead in the Loreto Master-Planning process. You are welcome to join P&F Executive members and Acting Principal Helen Carty at the Forum. AGM Nominations
If you can’t make the Forum but want to contribute to the P&F going forward, you can nominate for one of the executive positions to be voted on at the annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 1 September. See the notice in this newsletter for more details. Calling for Volunteers to assist with P&F Father’s Day Breakfast We still need another 5 parent volunteers from 6.30am (6.00am if you are keen!) to help prepare for the Father’s Day breakfast on Friday 4 September. Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet: www.volunteersignup.org/WCERA To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do. Thank you for volunteering! Shaun Cochran shaun_cochran@yahoo.com .
Garry West - P&F Secretary
Dads have you booked for the Father’s Day Breakfast ?? Don’t be disappointed, please note that bookings for the Father’s Day Breakfast closes on MONDAY 31 AUGUST at 12.00 Midday. If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to go to the trybooking link and register yourself and your daughter/s for this event. For catering purposes it is imperative to book your place. You will enjoy a scrumptious meal of bacon and egg burgers, fresh fruit, and juice. You can also purchase a freshly brewed coffee or cappuccino from the Salvation Army Mobile Coffee van. See you there! Thank you.
The Annual Loreto P&F
Father’s Day Breakfast
Friday 4 September at 7am By the pool, Mary Ward Centre
Calling all Loreto Dads and Daughters
Entry $5 per family $2 from every family ticket will be donated to a chosen charity.
Kick off your Father’s Day weekend with a delicious breakfast with your daughters. Dine on bacon and egg burgers, fresh fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Each year this event gets bigger and better so don’t miss out! Lucky Door Prize - one family will win four x 12 month passes to Movie World, Sea World & Wet ‘n’ Wild. Kindly donated by State Member for Greenslopes, Joe Kelly MP.
RSVP Monday 31 August
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P&F Executive Nominations - 2016 As the time nears for our annual general meeting, we invite nominations for the positions of President, Vice-President (2), Treasurer and Secretary. You are warmly invited to attend the AGM. The meeting to determine who will sit on the Committee for 2016 will be held on Tuesday 1 September at 7.00pm Cruci, Ground Floor. Results will be announced through these pages in the future. Please see nomination form below. We look forward to your support. Garry West - P&F Secretary
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Loreto P&F Executive Nominations - 2016 TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 - 7.00 pm - Cruci, Loreto College Nominations are called for the positions of: President Vice-President (x 2) Treasurer Secretary Committee Members (Up to five (5) other elected members "preferably across year levels" ) Music, Sport, Hospitality Support Group Representatives Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Year Level Representatives I, _________________________________________________________ nominate
the position of _____________________________________________ Seconded by _________________________________________________ Nomination accepted __________________________________________ Date
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Please return nomination slips to Trish Willing, College Office by Friday 28 August 2015 or email: willingp@loreto.qld.edu.au Please Note: Quorum As per the P&F Constitution at the Annual General Meeting ten (10) Members shall constitute a quorum.
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Purchase your tickets today Visit www.loreto.qld.edu.au/ payments/make-a-payment/ All proceeds directed to Loreto College’s priority needs, including capital works and the Scholarship Fund. On behalf of the Loreto students who will benefit from your support, thank you and best of luck! *Full terms and conditions available at www.loreto.qld.edu.au
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LUNCHEON
Join our special guest Cathy Seaholme (Scott) General Manager, Australia of The Body Shop SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER, 12 NOON Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Grey Street, South Brisbane
Standard
$100 pp
Early bird
$90 pp booked before 14 August
Students* & the Class of 2014
$60 pp
Your ticket includes a stunning two course meal and selection of quality beverages**
RSVP FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Advance bookings only - sorry no tickets at the door You are welcome to join a mixed table or why not nominate as a table captain and get ten friends together?
A Loreto Coorparoo Past Pupil (1983), hear Cathy reflect on how her education helped her to thrive in the constantly changing business of cosmetics & fashion
Multi-draw raffle with proceeds to The Loreto Scholarship Fund & Mary Ward International Australia Enquiries to Terry Hamilton 3394 9957 | hamiltont@loreto.qld.edu.au *Loreto Students up to Year 12. **Proof of age required for service of alcohol The Spring Luncheon is a proud tradition of the Loreto Coorparoo Past Pupils’ Association Inc. We welcome all members of the Loreto Community; present, past and future, to join us.
BOOK TODAY www.trybooking.com/DBMC
Waterpolo
COME & TRY DAY August 23 and August 30, 2015 3:15pm - 4:45pm
This is a FREE Come and Try day! Do you like to swim? Waterpolo is a great and exciting game that incorporates swimming and ball play. ALL AGES WELCOME WhereClem Jones Centre 56 Zahel St, Carina. Email Uswarriors@gmail.com Websitewarriorswaterpolo.com.au SPONSORS
LORETO COLLEGE DRAMA PRESENTS
BY VICTORIA CARLESS 22, 23, 24 October 2015 • Tickets available www.loreto.qld.edu.au
You’re invited Room to Read‘s
Dinner to make a Difference Fundraising Dinner to Repair Schools in Nepal
Trekking was central to the formation of Room to Read. In 1998, Microsoft executive John Wood, on a trek in Nepal met a teacher who invited him to a school. John was confronted with the harsh reality of education in rural Nepal. The headmaster spoke the nine words that would forever change John’s life: “Perhaps, Sir, you will someday come back with books.” John returned to Nepal the following year, with a train of 8 donkeys bearing 37 boxes of books. What started as one man’s efforts to provide books to a rural community is now Room to Read, a global organisation transforming the lives of millions of children in ten countries in the developing world, by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.
Saturday 19 September 2015 6.30pm Mary Ward Centre, Loreto College 415 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo (Dale St cnr) Tickets: $50 Adults and $40 Students
Join us for a Nepalese feast. Hear inspirational speakers:
Val Riches Worked in the original R2R school! Recognised for her community services in Nepal by Rotary International.
Brad Robson Climbing 6812m-high Ama Dablam in Nepal when the earthquake hit!
Musicians Neil & Nickie Gracie. Great prizes to be won.
Book your tickets today at http://www.trybooking.com/ICSQ
Since then Room to Read has: · constructed 1,930 schools · established 17,534 new libraries · published 1,158 original picture books · distributed 15,641, 734 books · given long term scholarships to 31, 636 girls
By attending our dinner, you will help to rebuild education in Nepal. www.roomtoread.org