A small but enthusiastic group met just after Easter to discuss the Reading Group’s latest selection, The Door, by Hungarian writer Magda Szabo. This unusual novel, published originally in 1987 and translated into English in 1995, and again in 2015,
Read storyAt Loreto, many of our students and staff take part in many activities to raise funds and awareness for charities. We received an update from the local charity cornerstone (click here to visit the cornerstone website) telling us of Ayan’s fundraising
Read storyBack in November 2018, five of our top linguists took part in Juvenes Translatores, a translation competition organised by the European Commission and which involved schools and colleges from the 28 EU countries. One of our students, Benjamin Gibson, got
Read storyAn undoubted highlight of the Loreto year is the Easter Concert, an annual celebration of the musical talents of our students. This spectacular event has now found a permanent, and natural, home at the Royal Northern College of Music, and
Read storyLoreto College U17 Boys were crowned Dynamic English Schools champions after beating Charnwood College 92-78 at the National Basketball Performance Centre. Josh Grant was named MVP after scoring 24 points and bagging countless rebounds, with Luke Gordos (16), Malachi Boakye-Yiadom
Read storyA group of budding Marie Curie’s will be taking part in the RSC Young Analyst Competition taking place at the University of Manchester after Easter. The team of lower sixth students beat four other Loreto teams from the current cohort
Read storyStudents at Loreto College, Manchester are responding generously and creatively to our Lenten campaign to raise much needed funds to help educate girls in South Sudan who attend Loreto School, Rumbek. With the Chess Club hosting a competitive tournament, BTEC
Read storyUpper sixth Photography student Evan Purdy has been accepted onto the Fine Art Photography course at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading higher education institutions for education and research in the visual creative
Read storyWhat a great celebration of International Women’s Day 2019 we had at Loreto College. There were so many activities throughout the day, including a board in Reception where students shared thoughts about the inspirational women in their lives. The ‘Women
Read storyThe Reading Group reconvened in February, with Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale up for discussion. Originally published in 1985, the chilling story of Offren and her struggles against a frightening religiously inspired authoritarian regime has assumed the status
Read storyStudent Lyle Cross writes: On Friday 1st March, I was part of a group of English Lit students which travelled to Stratford-Upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace. Upon arrival, we went to listen to a lecture on the Tempest, from one
Read storyLoreto students studying Fine Art, 3D Design, Graphics, Photography and Textiles are fortunate to live and study in a city like Manchester, with its thriving cultural scene offering numerous opportunities for those interested in the Arts. However, Loreto’s Arts related
Read storyDuring the week beginning the 4th February, Loreto was privileged enough to be able to host the Lee House exhibition, Journey to Freedom. Journey to Freedom tells the real-life stories of three individuals who have been victims of modern day
Read storyMad Max meets Little Miss Sunshine in this new, raw version of ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ Review written by A Level Drama student, Zainab Imran The masterpiece that is ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ by Bertolt Brecht has been
Read storyIn February, we embarked on our first Chaplaincy Trip to Rome, in place of our usual UK based retreat. The trip offered a great opportunity for students to take some time out of busy lives, gave a chance to explore
Read storyDirector Danny Price looked to the modern range of theatre for the latest Loreto production and chose Remote, written by highly rated Scottish playwright, Stef Smith. Remote is a play about ‘protest, power and protecting yourself.’ A young girl, Antler,
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