Loreto CollegeCavanIreland

Loreto CollegeCavanIreland

Coláiste LoretoAn Chabhán

Éire

Coláiste LoretoAn Chabhán

Éire

Where is Cavan?

Where is Cavan?

In the southern region of

the Province of Ulster

Cavan…Cavan…

Cavan - Lake CountryCavan - Lake Country

We have a lake for each day

of the year !!

Where is Loreto College?Where is Loreto College?

In a rural setting, 2 miles outside Cavan town:

Woodland Setting…Woodland Setting…

Ecology studies in the woods

Rural Setting…TransportRural Setting…Transport

History…History…

• Established 1930

• Board of Management installed 1989

• Major extensions to building 1973, 2002

• Loreto community retired 2000

• Present enrolment 688

• Teaching staff 42

School Crest & Motto…School Crest & Motto…

School Crest & Motto…School Crest & Motto…

•The Cross - SALVATION

•The Heart – LOVE

•The Anchor – HOPE

• The Pierced Heart – COURAGE

“While I live I trust in the cross”

“Mary Queen of Angels”

This crest and motto are shared

by all Loreto Schools worldwide

Class groups…Class groups…

Each student is assigned to a class group in first year; each group and its

Class Tutor stay together

for their journey

through school.

Uniform…Uniform…

Curriculum…Curriculum…

•Junior Cycle: Junior Certificate

•Transition Year

•Senior Cycle:Leaving

Certificate LCVP

Junior Cycle…Junior Cycle…

Core: English, Irish, Math, Religion,

Geography, History, Physical Education,

Information Technology

Options: Art, Business, French, German,

Home Economics, Music, Science

Transition Year…Transition Year…Optional year between Junior & Senior Cycle

Each week:

5 days at timetabled class

3 weeks of Work Experience

Senior Cycle…Senior Cycle…Core: English, Irish, Math, Religion, Physical

Education, Career guidance, Information

Technology, Speech Training

Options: Accounting, Art, Biology, Business,

Chemistry, French, Geography,

German, Home Economics, Music,

Physics, Leaving Cert. Vocational

Information Technology…Information Technology…

Music…..Music…..

Irish Dancing

Laboratory…Laboratory…

Sports Activities….Sports Activities….

Football….Football….

Sports FieldsSports Fields

Sport…..Sport…..

Extra-Curricular ActivitiesExtra-Curricular Activities

Team Sports – Football, Basketball, Athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Basketball, Camogie…

Music & Drama – Musicals, Orchestra, Dance, Choral Festivals, Concerts…

Field Trips…Euroschola…

Young Enterprise…Young Scientist

East-West Schools Link…Comenius

Gaisce, The Presidents Award…Horizon…

Euroscola…Euroscola…Transition Year students represent Ireland in Euroscola, European Parliament, Strasbourg

Young Entrepreneurs…Young Entrepreneurs…

Geography Field Trip…Geography Field Trip…

Ecology Field Trip…Ecology Field Trip…

MacnasCostume Workshop…

MacnasCostume Workshop…

MILLENIUM PROJECT

School Tours

Austria ‘05

Achievements…Achievements…

Ulster U-16 Football Champions 2003

Public Speaking

Mission Statement…Mission Statement…As part of the family of Loreto schools, and in co-operation with parents and the community, we are dedicated to Christian Education. We aim to provide a balanced academic, pastoral and physical education for all our students, affording space for reflection and learning through experience. We seek to pomote self-esteem, self-discipline, and the goal of self-fulfilment and to inculcate in our students the virtues of courage, sincerity and truth.

Loreto CollegeCavanIreland

Loreto CollegeCavanIreland

Coláiste LoretoAn Chabhán

Éire

Coláiste LoretoAn Chabhán

Éire