School connecting past and present

FORMER Loreto College students are invited to the school’s Little Flower Church facility later this month to meet with current pupils and tour the building.

The event, titled Past Pupils Morning Tea, will take place on the Monday, 29 August.

Catering will be provided by current students including Kasey Pring who said she’s looking forward to meeting the alumni.

“It’ll be good to hear how things were when they were around and to show them what’s available now compared to what they had because it’s very different,” she said.

“We’re cooking things from our hospitality taster like scones, sausage rolls, finger foods with tea and coffee and biscuits.”

Following their morning tea, current students will host a presentation detailing Loreto College’s VCAL applied learning program.

Formerly the Saint Therese Little Flower Catholic Church, the building has been used as a practical teaching space for VCAL students since 2021.

With features like a renovated kitchen and two classroom spaces, director of community partnerships Linda McDonald said the event will provide an opportunity to show off the upgrades.

“Many of our past pupils would have come here for mass on a Sunday so there’s great eagerness in the community to find out how the space is being used now,” she said.

“It’s a different classroom than what they’d be used to, and it’s a great opportunity to give them a greater understanding of the more practical teaching that goes on here.

“It’s giving a bit more credibility to the VCAL pathway and we want to do that through the Past Pupils Association and broaden the community’s understanding of VCAL as a whole.”