THE
MANDEVILLIAN Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VBH 7636, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1991
FROM TH
CORRIDORS OF
PRINCIPA
Hall. came from Brash's house when it was
TIME
By ANNE HUNT dence.
parents, which was reported by the Sydney
The issue of competitiveness is an import-
Catholic Education Office earlier this year, were quite fascinating. Parents were asked to choose from a range of options in answer to the statement: "I want my child to become . . .". The results of the survey showed that parents listed, in order o f priority, "the ability to think for him/herself", followed by "selfconfident", "happy", "well-balanced", and "self-disciplined". Interestingly, the more traditional notions of "good at maths", "a good
The chronology ofthe growth of the school
fc,Ilc,wing Monday the demolition firm moved in. By the time this article is printed, the
in terms of' buildings is engraved on polished
to strive for one's personal best in all one's
boards in the passageway leading to the
foundations will have been dug on the site for an art room, undercroft, prayer room, re-
undertakings, and which rejoices in the
school chapel. It has the following entry:
source room and staff room.
good and is to be nurtured in our schools and families; but not the competitiveness which compares one student or sibling against another only for the sake of comparison and which is ultimately destructive of self-worth and community-building.
These attributes which parents selected in the survey are the very qualities and the atti-
that parents do not value the acquisition of
By SR. HELEN MURPHY IBVM
on Friday 8th November. After lunch the furniture removers cleared the building, and the
ant one. A healthy measure of competitiveness, a competitiveness that encourages one
achievements of others as well as one's own, is
reader", "good at sport" and "competitive", were not rated as top priorities. But how are the results to be interpreted? It is clearly not
home or school, which fosters initiative, re-
Staff lunched in "Brash's" for the last time
sourcefulness, self-discipline and self-confi-
The results of a survey of one thousand
strong basic skills in numeracy and literacy, indeed the contrary, but rather that they very accurately recognise that a student learns most effectively in an environment, be it at
first purchased.
1959 August "Acquisition of Mr. A. Brash's house adjoining Junior School"
1958 June Completion of extensions to
For the next thirty-two years "Brash's" faithfully served the needs of the Junior School providing in turn classrooms, art room,
library, staff room and offices, and more recently computer room and After Care.
tudes which we prize at Loreto, where we aim
Its leadlight windows and ornate ceilings
to foster in each of our students the ability confidently and articulately, to work co-
must on many occasions have had a calming effect on those using the building. The two beautiful mats on the floor of the Reception
operatively and to act responsibly.
Room in the historic building Mandeville
to think objectively, to express herself
Further examination of the polished board outside the chapel revealed the following: the Junior School
This refers to the building facing the oval which was built as a lunch room, classroom
and offices, Today the external shape is still the same but the major refurbishment has
been inside at ground level. This area is now a well lit and spacious infant department, school reception and offices. Interested people are warmly invited to call
in and inspect the changes.
APPEAL VOLUNTEERS
CELEBRATE f On Thursday, 21st November, the $1 Mil-
teers, thanking them for their many contri-
lion Appeal Committee invited all volunteers
butions and advising that the result of the
who had assisted in the conduct of the appeal
Appeal so far was $943,615 pledged, of which
to a cocktail party held at the school. We
$545,861 has been received. "The pleasing as-
wanted to express thanks for the many hours
pect so far is that pledges are being honoured,
that volunteers had generously donated to
in some instances a little later than the due
make the Appeal such a success. In all, 130
date, but this is to be expected because of the
volunteers have contributed to this exercise,
difficult economic times. Nonetheless the
providing services ranging from visits to do-
trend is there, thus leading the Committee to
nors, accounting, administration, promotion,
feel confident that the target of $1 million is
advertising, journalism and photography. It was fitting that volunteers were wel-
achievable", he said.
comed in the infant area of the Junior School,
concentrate on promoting the Appeal to all
the refurbishment of which comprised part of
new families at the school and will also ar-
the master building program which had recently been completed. Sister Helen Murphy,
range for further visits to those families who indicated they wanted to support the Appeal,
IBVM, Head o f the Junior School, conducted
but for various reasons were unable to do so
a tour through the completed works and all present were most complimentary of the standard of workmanship and finishes and the practicality of the design plan. The Chairman of the $1 Million Appeal Committee, Paul Hoy, welcomed all volun-
when first approached. This process will be implemented during 1992-93".
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He added that "the Committee will now
It was very pleasing to see so many of the
school community present inspecting and enjoying the additions to the school that they
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The impressive new entrance to the Junior School
McKinna, Belinda Hoy