Mission & Heritage Week 2020Mission and Heritage week at HNMCS is an opportunity for the girls to reflect on the meaningful influence Felician and Basilian history has had on their school community. From October 4th …
Twice the Fun!
Spirit Week 2020The 2020 Spirit Week was one for the books as the fun that would normally be shared during one week was extending into two! For these two weeks, students got to dress up …
Encourage 4: October 26, 2020
Girls – TransformationBoth middle and high school are transformative years in girls’ lives, and we recognize that. So with transformation beginning with the heart, we look to cultivate that quality in our girls, who have …
Connected through Connectival
Virtual Community Building EventEvery year HNMCS organises a variety of camps and retreats to encourage cooperation, teamwork, acceptance and positive leadership. This year was no different. Holy Name of Mary College School worked with ALIVE …
enCOURAGE 3: October 8, 2020
Changing Properties of the Rock As the Head of a fairly new independent school, I am in a unique and exciting position from that of many of my colleagues. While there is a long and …
Welcome Back BBQ 2020
What a night! What a BBQ!A big THANK YOU to our incredible HNMCS Community for coming together, for our 1st ever virtual Welcome BBQ. On Friday, September 18th families and friends gathered together in the …
United in Spirit
Terry Fox Run 2020The Terry Fox run looked very different this year, but despite the circumstances it was still a successful and extremely fun event. While we weren’t able to participate in a school-wide run, …
Building a Connected Community
Community at HNMCSAfter six months of being apart, the HNMCS community gathered back together on September 9 and 10. The energy as students arrived on campus was infectious. Students and staff spent the days catching …
enCOURAGE: September 24, 2020
What Rock?Grant Lichtman in his book Moving the Rock goes through the challenges to school change, many of which are navigating around “attitudes” of resistance from teachers to adopting current best practices. However, the overwhelming …
enCOURAGE: September 17, 2020
Moving the RockWith the current Covid-19 situation creating a precarious start to the school year in many jurisdictions, I thought I would begin by showing how faith helped us at HNMCS have a successful start …