Loreto College
Cavan
Ireland
Coláiste Loreto
An Chabhán
Éire
Where is
Cavan?
In the
southern
region of
the
Province of
Ulster
Cavan…
Cavan - Lake Country
We have a
lake for
each day of
the year !!
Where is Loreto College?
In a rural setting, 2 miles outside Cavan town:
Woodland Setting…
Ecology studies in the woods
Rural Setting…Transport
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…
“Mary Queen of Angels”
•The Cross - SALVATION
•The Heart – LOVE
•The Anchor – HOPE
• The Pierced Heart – COURAGE
“While I live I trust in the cross”
This crest and motto are
shared by all Loreto
Schools worldwide
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…
Curriculum…
•Junior Cycle: Junior Certificate
•Transition Year
•Senior Cycle:
Leaving Certificate
LCVP
Junior Cycle…
Core: English, Irish, Math, Religion,
History, Physical
Geography,
Education, Information
Technology
Options:
Art, Business, French, German,
Home Economics, Music, Science
Transition Year…
Optional year between Junior & Senior Cycle
Each week:
5 days at timetabled class
3 weeks of Work Experience
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…
Music…..
Irish Dancing
Laboratory…
Sports Activities….
Football….
Sports Fields
Sport…..
Extra-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…
Transition Year students represent
Ireland in Euroscola, European
Parliament, Strasbourg
Young Entrepreneurs…
Geography Field Trip…
Ecology Field Trip…
Macnas
Costume
Workshop…
MILLENIUM PROJECT
School Tours
Austria ‘05
Achievements…
Ulster U-16 Football Champions 2003
Public Speaking
Mission Statement…
As part of the family of Loreto schools, and in cooperation 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 selfesteem, self-discipline, and the goal of self-fulfilment and
to inculcate in our students the virtues of courage,
sincerity and truth.
Loreto College
Cavan
Ireland
Coláiste Loreto
An Chabhán
Éire