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  History of the Loretto Chapel
The school was started and grew from very small beginnings to a school of around 300 students, despite the challenges of the territory (smallpox, tuberculosis, leaky mud roofs and even a brush with the rowdy Confederate Texans during the Civil War).
The school was started in 1853 and grew from very small beginnings to a school of around 300 students.
Loretto Chapel is now a private museum operated and maintained, in part, for the preservation of the Miraculous Staircase and the Chapel itself.
www.lorettochapel.com /history.html   (954 words)

  
 Loretto High School: Development
I know that you chose Loretto for many different reasons, but I hope one of them was being drawn to our distinct philosophy and mission.
The Loretto educational mission is to guide your daughter to be a woman of faith, educationally astute and dedicated to a life of service.
This visit is Loretto's opportunity every six years to highlight all aspects of a Loretto education.
www.loretto.net /development/default.aspx   (496 words)

  
 National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth - NCFY
Loretto students can’t help but see how much they mean to the children and they become very enthusiastic about being role models.
Loretto High School volunteer readers know their program works because every year there are more and more high school students who want to volunteer to read to the younger kids.
Loretto High students are usually able to find some group, like the Lioness Club, to donate the money, or the books are purchased through memorial donations.
www.ncfy.com /publications/guide/vsrp.htm   (1300 words)

  
 Eteach.com: Loretto School
Loretto’s distinctive ethos and atmosphere are moulded by its unusual history and its willingness to stand by its convictions.
Loretto has always placed great emphasis on each pupil being known individually by fellow pupils and by staff, particularly the Headmaster: the ideal of a school as a family is considered achievable.
Teachers at Loretto School are expected to contribute fully to the School’s extensive academic, pastoral, and extra-curricular programmes.
www.eteach.com /JobSeekers/RecruiterProfile.aspx?EmpNo=18058   (472 words)

  
 UK Boarding Schools — private schools, public schools and boarding schools in the UK
Set within 85 acres of grounds, Loretto is located in the small town of Musselburgh, close to the bustling cultural centre of Edinburgh.
The School was rated ‘very good’ (the top rating) for pastoral care by Her Majesty’s Inspectors.
The School is set in safe, leafy grounds six miles to the east of Edinburgh, and is well served by road, rail and air links.
www.boardingschools.hobsons.com /microsite.jsp?id=237&area=pf&prospectusRequest=1   (473 words)

  
 Loretto Boarding and Day School, Edinburgh, Scotland
The School is made up of two parts - the Junior School ('The Nippers')for children aged 3-12 (Headmaster, Richard Selley) and the Senior School for those aged 12 and over (Headmaster Michael Mavor).
Founded in 1827 as the oldest Scottish private boarding school, Loretto is well known for its relaxed family atmosphere, traditional values and emphasis on the development of the whole person, mind, body and spirit, ­ through academic study, the arts, extra-curricular and sporting activities.
The Loretto Golf Academy was established as the UK's first school golf academy in 2002 and attracts many talented golf scholars from around the world.
www.lorettoschool.co.uk   (282 words)

  
 Loretto College Catholic Secondary School
Loretto College School, a school for young Catholic women, was founded by the Loretto Sisters in 1915.
Loretto College’s ESP committee along with the help and support of our 13th division liaison officers presented an event that brought some of our fellow Secondary schools together as a community to raise awareness on School Violence.
It is in the context of respect and positive attitude that the schools participating in the “Give Peace a Dance” project would collaboratively send the message that the violence in our school communities need to end, and that we as teenagers are the ones who CAN make a difference.
www.tcdsb.org /schools/lorettocollege.asp   (1294 words)

  
 scottish golf - scotland courses - clubs equipment - golf news from scottishgolf.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Loretto, a Musselburgh-based independent school in East Lothian, is inviting applications for places at a golf academy it is opening at the start of the next school year and which will be based partly at the neighbouring Musselburgh Links, where golf has been played since 1672.
'Loretto has the advantage of an excellent staff to pupil ratio so we can be very flexible in the support we give to each pupil to develop them to the very best of their ability,' Mr Mavor said.
Loretto is recruiting for the Golf Academy now for the start of the next academic year.
www.scottishgolf.com /features/feature_displaycb39.html   (979 words)

  
 Sport - Loretto Boarding and Day School, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Opportunities for individual and team games in sport abound at Loretto, forming a significant part of School life, often laying the foundations of a healthy lifestyle and an enjoyment of all life can offer.
Loretto has a strong team of dedicates sports coaches which it supplements with external sports coaching from visiting professionals.
Loretto's long-standing fine reputation for team games is matched by a strong emphasis on fair play.
www.lorettoschool.co.uk /sport/default.asp   (368 words)

  
 Bergen Scottish Society Past Events, Bergen, Norway
Coffee was accompanied by a display of piping and Highland Dancing by the pupils of Loretto School, including a moving rendition of The Gael from the film Last of the Mohicans.
The Bergen Scottish Pipeband joined the Loretto School Pipes and Drums to play Nystemten, at which every guest in hall rose to their feet.
All the old favourites from Scottish school and university ceilidhs in Scotland were danced, including the Dashing White Sergeant, Gay Gordons, Strip the Willow, St Bernard’s Waltz, Cumberland Reel and Boston Two-Step.
www.bergen-scottish.com /past_events.htm   (1436 words)

  
 Loretto, Tennessee (TN) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
Back to Loretto, TN housing info, Lawrence County, Tennessee, TN smaller cities, TN small cities, All Cities.
According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Loretto, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Loretto to the number of sex offenders is 1702 to 1.
www.city-data.com /city/Loretto-Tennessee.html   (1140 words)

  
 Huxley Golf - All Weather Golf Surfaces   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Huxley Golf all-weather surfaces were installed during 2003 as part of Loretto School’s purpose-designed golf academy, creating a nine hole outdoor practice putting and chipping green measuring 75ft by 30ft (23m x 9m) and providing high quality driving mats for three outdoor and 10 indoor practice nets.
The senior members of the school’s golf academy work closely with Derek Scott, the professional at Craigielaw Golf Club, one of the newest courses built on the southern shores of the Firth of Forth, and have at least three practice sessions or medal competitions every week throughout the year.
The school’s curriculum has been widened to include golf as a major sporting option and scholarships are available for gifted young golfers wishing to attend Loretto.
www.huxleygolf.co.uk /PR119.htm   (530 words)

  
 Simpson & Brown Architects | People: Education
Simpson & Brown have worked with Loretto School for many years and the building of the library is the latest stage in an ongoing programme of repairs, alterations and additions to a stock of mainly traditional buildings, built around the two original centres at Loretto House and Pinkie House.
The new library is so placed as to divide one of the former gardens of Loretto House into two distinct external spaces, each of a different character.
In 1999, Loretto School took possession of its new building - a traditional library and an information technology department equipped with a computer system which is the hub of their campus network.
www.acanthus.co.uk /sb/project.aspx?mid=43§orID=37&type=&pid=37   (184 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - Ronnie Alexander
He was born in Falkirk and educated at Loretto School and Cambridge University.
He was chairman of the Scottish Appeals Committee of the Police Dependants Trust, president of the Public Schools Golfing Society, a governor of Loretto School, chairman of the PGA and latterly was an active chairman of the Bobby Jones Trust.
With John Panton, he won a pro-am tournament, and in 1980, having served on the championship committee of the Royal and Ancient for a number of years, he was appointed captain of the RandA, one of the youngest members to be so honoured.
news.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=1393172006   (686 words)

  
 Jobs from Loretto School : Marketing Secretary / Assistant
Loretto School, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 7RE T: 0131 653..
Musselburgh LORETTO SCHOOL NEAR EDINBURGH HMC Co-Educational Boarding and Day School, from 3 to 18 years.
The Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate with the vision and enthusiasm to lead and further develop this well known and highly respected School.
www.myjobsearch.com /company/Loretto_School/jobs.html   (245 words)

  
 Loretto School,,,MUSSELBURGH,an independent school with boarding places,in Edinburgh,Scotland
Loretto School : an independent school with boarding places, in Edinburgh which can be contacted at :
The information on Loretto School is limited but if you do contact them please let them know you located them via D'Arch's Internet Guide to UK Boarding Schools.
If you wish to check for other schools in the area please go to our main search facility: www.darch.co.uk.
www.darch.co.uk /otherschools/Loretto-School.html   (206 words)

  
 Families Online - Loretto School goes to the Proms   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Music for Youth is proud to present the Schools Proms, the showcase for outstanding young musicians, singers and dancers from across the United Kingdom — from Truroto Edinburgh and from Newtownards to Norwich— in the Royal Albert Hall, London SW7.
On Monday 7 November, the Loretto Chamber Ensemble, from the Loretto School in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh is performing three pieces from its repertoire: Summertime by Gershwin, Ay Wakin’ O, a setting of a Scots song by Burns and a selection of Scottish and Irish pipe tunes arranged by their conductor, Matthew Brown.
Most of the young performers at the Schools Proms were chosen from those who performed to great acclaim at the National Festival of Music for Youth in Birmingham earlier this year.
www.familiesonline.co.uk /index.php/article/articleprint/1504/-1/97   (446 words)

  
 Scottish Golf Union
Ian McLean, Loretto's Director of Development and Marketing commented: "The Loretto Golf Academy is unique, building on not just the school's close geographical proximity to the world class East Lothian links courses but also on its rich sporting heritage and combining these with an emphasis on academic achievement.
Loretto School’s Golf Academy offers pupils an exceptional opportunity to develop their golfing talent within a learning environment.
The sponsorship partnership with Loretto School represents the beginning of this strategy as well as providing an example of the value of Scottish golf.
www.scottishgolfunion.org /Index.cfm?action=newsDetail&newsid=16&startrow=331&pageNo=111   (405 words)

  
 Our Lady Of Loretto School - Novato, California/CA - Private School Profile
Our Lady of Loretto School embraces a philosophy that places the highest priority on each child's relationship with God and on each child's self esteem.
Our Lady of Loretto School seeks to instill in students a sense of social conscience, personal commitment, and Christian action.
Drawing from the strength of their foundation in Catholic values, students will be empowered to assume responsibility for personal and moral decisions in an increasingly complex and demanding world.
www.privateschoolreview.com /school_ov/school_id/3294   (359 words)

  
 CES - Job Vacancy - Teacher of Mathematics in Musselburgh, Midlothian
A well qualified graduate is required to teach in the School's Mathematics department, where the subject is offered at both GCSE and A-level.
This post would be particularly suitable for an ambitious mathematician with a strong academic interest in the subject.
Successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the School's extensive pastoral, sport and extra-curricular programme.
www.ces.eteach.com /teachers/jobdisplay.htm?VacNo=169244   (146 words)

  
 Our Lady of Loretto School * Novato, California
Congratulations to our 6th grade and 8th grade (Savelli) teams for taking second place in their respective divisions.
Be it known to all who are part of this community, that Christ is the reason for this school.
He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its students.
www.ollnovato.org /school   (95 words)

  
 Profile of Nerinx Hall High School   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Applications to Nerinx, as well as to the other schools, are handled through an Archdiocesan process designed for every student to find a place in a Catholic high school.
As a Catholic, college-preparatory high school for women, founded by the Sisters of Loretto, Nerinx Hall High School is grounded in the belief that educated, caring, empowered young women are essential to our world.
We strive to prepare her for action that results from deliberate choice, that responds to areas of deep human need, that challenges the dehumanizing aspects of her world that increases awaresness of environmental concerns, and that promotes a just and peaceful society.
www.nerinxhs.org /Profile.html   (724 words)

  
 Parent Reviews of Our Lady of Loretto School - Redford, Michigan - MI
I highly recommend the school for anyone seeking a diverse school population and personnal attetion.
Many parents work during the school day so their involvement is more calculated according to their work schedules (i.e.
Principals and school officials, we encourage you to tell us more about your school.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/parents/mi/3932   (405 words)

  
 Scottish Schools Online 2006 - Loretto School - East Lothian
This school makes presentations for GCSE and/or A Level examinations as well as some SQA examinations.
For more information about the school, such as extra-curricular activities, look at the school's website or contact the school directly for a copy of the school handbook.
This indicates that the school has recently opened or merged with another school.
www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk /schools/lorettoschooleastlothian.asp   (123 words)

  
 Boarding Schools Directory - Schools Musselburgh
It was founded by Cardinal John Henry Newman, at the request of a group of eminent Catholic laymen of the time, in order to provide a boarding school for boys run on English public school principles for the small English Catholic community.
The school has a genuinely caring, family atmosphere.
The announcement this week that Repton School, Derbyshire, one of the UK‚s oldest public schoo...
www.boardingschools.co.uk /directory/midlothian-musselburgh.htm   (135 words)

  
 News Release - 11th Nov 2002: The Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland's 5th annual schools debating tournament kicks off on Tuesday, November 12, with a hard-hitting debate on cloning.
Teams from eighty-three schools from Jedburgh to Fraserburgh are preparing their arguments for or against the motion for the first round of debates: This house believes that cloning should end.
Last year's winning school The Royal High School (Edinburgh) will be defending their title, whilst previous winners St Aloysius College (Glasgow), the High School of Glasgow and St Margaret's School for Girls (Aberdeen), have entered teams which will battle to win back the trophy.
www.lawscot.org.uk /media_centre/news_arch/news_20021111.aspx   (441 words)

  
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 Our Lady of Loretto School - Redford, Michigan - MI - school overview
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Specialists in education for over a century, Gabbitas is the UK’s leading education consultancy, offering expert, independent guidance on Loretto School to parents, students and schools in the UK and worldwide.
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