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Volume 4 August 23, 2011 Dear Parents and Students “How happy a thing it is to love God and serve Him and seek Him….Mission is at the Heart of who we are and love is the driving force that urges us on”. “Many think it nothing to do ordinary things. But for us it is, to do ordinary things well….in all things, whatever it be, to do it well, this is for us”. The Constitutions of the IBVM Vol II As promised, over recent months the College leadership team has closely analysed the thousands of open response statements made by parents, staff and students in response to the whole school survey. The following is a summary of the positives for Loreto: More than 85% of parents this year nominated the following as the areas they liked most about Loreto: Caring, accepting, welcoming community, pastoral care Values/ethos – Catholic/Christian/Mary Ward/Social Justice Dedicated/caring staff My daughter is happy at school Beautiful grounds Good academic standards/good reputation Caters for individual/Personal Development Good balanced education Big Sister/Little Sister program Similarly over 85% of staff indicated the following areas as those they most valued: Community: good relationships & mutual respect staff/staff & staff/students Feeling valued by leadership team Student behaviour and positive attitude to learning Adherence to the Mission Statement/Mary Ward ethos Good structures in place to enhance teaching & learning Working conditions and professional development opportunities And over 85% of the students identified the following areas as being the best things about Loreto: Friends/Friendliness/ Kindness Teachers/Learning Community/Spirit/Belonging/Family Grounds/Environment Caring/Nurturing/ Safe These wonderfully positive responses add to the previously published data and provide further strong affirmation for the governance of the College and the inspiring leadership of Ms Dunne over 20 years. They are a testament to her vision and to the commitment of all in the community to achieving the ideals of Mary Ward.
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