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Yellow Flag Programme
We, at St. Laurence’s, believe that living and working with people from cultures different to our own is an experience that everyone should have in life. It helps us to understand that being different is something to be celebrated and we all have so much to learned from each other. We are in strong support [...]
Saint Brigid’s Cross
The making of Saint Brigid’s Cross is an Irish tradition which has been carried out for centuries. These are made from carefully chosen and harvested rushes from the rivers and lakes of Ireland. The crosses are traditionally made on 1 February, which in the Irish Language is called Lá Fhéile Bhríde (St. Brigid’s feast day). [...]
South Dublin Basketball Final
On Friday 25th January St. Laurence’s took on Colaiste Iosagain in the South Dublin Basketball League. The league has been in existence for over 30 years and populated by some of the best basketball schools in Dublin including Colaiste Iosagain, Loreto Dalkey, St. Joseph of Cluny, Teresian’s and St. Andrew’s. St. Laurence’s achieved successive victories [...]
Chaminade’s Day
On the 22nd of January we at St. Laurences celebrated Chaminade’s Day. A school mass for both the junior and senior cycle were held. St. Laurence College was established in 1967 by the Cincinnati Province of the Society of Mary (The Marianist Order), a religious congregation of priests and brothers founded in France in 1817 [...]
The National History Museum & National Gallery Field Trip
Last week 6th year and 7th year art student visited The Natural History Museum and The National Gallery. This is an integral part of their Leaving Cert art history course. First they visited the National History Museum, Ireland’s premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collections of Irish material heritage, culture and natural history [...]