Student Council

One aspect of the Loreto Philosophy is that students are allowed to experience the exercise of appropriate responsibility.

The Student Council and the Senior Prefects are examples of how this philosophy is put into practice in Loreto Bray.

The Student Council was revived, under the guiding hand of Ms Máirín O'Toole, in1998 after a lapse of 20 years. The Council is made up of 30 students. A democratically elected Class Prefect represents each class. The Head Girl and Deputy Head Girls chair the meetings, with Fourth or Fifth Years acting as Secretaries.

The Student Council meets every two weeks and provides a lively forum for discussions covering such topics as litter, recycling, canteen facilities and uniform.

Each year the Council has run a Health Awareness campaign. To date it has been involved in a "No Smoking Campaign", an "Alcohol Abuse Awareness Campaign" and a "Healthy Eating Campaign".   All of these campaigns provided practical information to the general school community.

The Student Council holds a collection for charity each year, organizing non-uniform days, fun events and food collections for Kosovo, Bray Women's Refuge and St. Vincent de Paul.

In 2000 the Council collaborated with the Parents' Association in the organization of a Millennium Time Capsule. This contains an information sheet on every student in the school in 2000 as well as many other items of memorabilia. The capsule is to be opened in 2050!

The "Loreto Student" page in the student Journal was the result of many hours of surveys by the Student Council.

In conclusion, the Student Council is an excellent addition to school life in Loreto Bray.