Loreto Bray is a Catholic girls secondary school under the trusteeship of the Loreto Sisters. Like all Loreto schools, Loreto Bray strives to live out the Loreto philosophy of education by striving to ensure that:
· Love,
freedom, justice, sincerity and joy find expression.
· Young
people feel accepted and allowed to experience the exercise of
appropriate responsibility.
· The
potential of each individual, spiritual, intellectual, physical,
is recognised and respected.
· Special
concern for the disadvantaged and underprivileged is experienced
and encouraged.
· Positive
critical reflection is developed.
· The
challenge of suffering is faced.
· Staff,
parents, students, past-pupils co-operate for the common good.
In the power of Christ and with Mary as our model, we try
· To
awaken the hearts and minds of young people
· To
help them value and develop their heritage of faith and culture.
· To
encourage them to use positively the talents with which they
have been gifted in the service of others, to the
greater
glory of God.
· As
a school we are committed to the academic, cultural, sporting and
social development of our girls in the context of the
Catholic Faith and within the Loreto educational philosophy. The
school is situated at the foot of the Dublin
mountains and five miles from the city centre."
"We in Beaufort endeavour to provide a caring community and a supportive environment which encourages each pupil to develop her full spiritual, intellectual, moral, physical and social potential"
As the number of pupils increased a new school for the Senior girls was built in 19 52 and a large extension, consisting of more classrooms, specialist rooms, Library and Assembly Hall was added in 1975. The Junior school closed its doors in June 1995 and is now used by the Senior School. Today there is a student population of 624 , a Board of Management, Parents Association and a staff of over 45 teachers.
In Loreto Beaufort we aim to make the School an educational community where:
· a student
is encouraged as an unique individual, so that her potential as a person is
fully realised.
· an understanding
of the Gospel and its implications for action is an integral part
of the education offered.
· The
school environment fosters self-discipline, a sense of responsibility,
honesty, respect for others and the
environment,
and the ability to interact positively with others.
· The
school wishes to create an awareness in the pupil of the European
identity by intercultural exchanges and by
educational
trips
· There
is an awareness and concern for the disadvantaged and underprivileged
at local, national and global level.