encourages
each student to fulfil her academic and
personal potential, in an atmosphere of freedom,
care and respect for the individual.
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Strategic Direction
and Mission
Our Purpose
In the spirit of Mary Ward, Loreto Normanhurst encourages young women to do much, seeking truth and acting as instruments of justice.
An Introduction to our Strategic Plan 2023
'Women for our Times'
Four hundred years ago, our foundress Mary Ward faced the uncertainty and unrest prevalent in her society with courage and a fervent conviction that "women in time to come will do much." She did so firm in the knowledge that women are a reflection of the Glory of God, and that to deny this is to deny the full humanity of women everywhere.
Watch the video below to listen to an Introduction to our Strategic Plan, or click here to read the script.
Our Mission
Our Mission sets out how we will go about achieving our Purpose.
Loreto Normanhurst, in the spirit of Mary Ward, as a school community:
encourages
each student to fulfil her academic and
personal potential, in an atmosphere of freedom,
care and respect for the individual.
celebrates
a joyous Christian faith which grows
from reflection and leads to justice.
develops
independent, articulate and
compassionate women of integrity.
propels
servant leaders to respond
to the needs of the world.
Our Graduate Attributes
Our Purpose, Mission and Values fully realised is the formation of our graduates as 'compassionate warriors:' independent, articulate and compassionate women who are seekers of truth and doers of justice.
A Loreto Normanhurst graduate is:
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2023 Objectives
“Aim at something excellent, our life is largely influenced by what we aim at – our ideals often make our realities.”
Mother Gonzaga Barry IBVM
1.
We live at the edge of innovating
in the pursuit of excellence
2.
We actively amplify and
expand the reach of our purpose
3.
We serve as global citizens,
learning from and sharing with others
Sustainability at Loreto Normanhurst
As part of our commitment to a sustainable future, the school launched the Green Travel Plan in 2019. This action plan promotes and encourages our community to choose sustainable transport options whenever practical.
To date we have progressed the implementation of the Green Travel Plan by: