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Brescia House School follows guidelines set out by the Catholic Institute of Education in the CORD and Lifebound syllabi and the liturgical calendar directs the planning of lessons, which each grade receives three times weekly. Brescia House School also offers a programme to lead pupils in grade 4 to the Sacraments of Reconciliation and of Holy Communion and in grade 11 to Confirmation.
The Mass is central to the faith-life of the School community and pupils attend Mass weekly in the primary school, monthly in the secondary school and feast days and special holy days of obligation. Brescia House School also encourages full participation in Parish events: at the Stations of the Cross, at Easter and Advent services and through membership of Alpha, the Youth group and St Vincent de Paul Society. Prayer is encouraged from grade R to grade 12, at the beginning and end of the school day, during daily religion lessons, with grace at meal times, at the Angelus noon bell, and to the Guardian Angels and Mary, the Mother of Christ. Annual retreats for Grades 4 - 12 are a welcome respite from school commitments and afford the girls the opportunity of time out for spiritual input, introspection, praise and worship in different environments. The Grade 7's and 11's make an annual pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Christ the King or to Regina Mundi to join fellow pupils from Catholic schools in the Diocese to celebrate a vibrant multicultural Mass and to interact with one another. |