Apostolate

Adventures in the Pacific

   On the little islands of New Caledonia, found north of New Zealand, situated on a hill in Noumea stands a beautiful statue under the title of Notre Dame du Pacifique (Our Lady of the … Read more

St Dominic’s Day 2012

St Dominic’s Day 2012 in Wanganui As the feast of our holy Father St Dominic fell on a Saturday this year, a large part of our celebrations were held the day before, on Friday 3rd … Read more

The Next Stage of the Journey

After the departure of our Australian cohort, another school year has taken off. From January 23 – 27 we had our annual teachers’ week with all members of staff attending departmental meetings and planning their … Read more

2011 – An “Eventful Trip”

This has been a memorable year at St Dominic’s Convent and College. To close the school year – Sr Madeleine gave an overview of the happenings at our end-of-year prizegiving. “As they say, traveling is … Read more

The House That St Dominic Built

We have entered into Term 2 of the 2011 school year and our students have had several chances already to demonstrate their skills in our various house competitions. We have three houses: Prouille, Bologna, and … Read more

Report on the Term: Easter 2011

Here it is, Holy Saturday night and the Sisters are busy preparing the Convent for the celebration of Easter Sunday. They are doing flowers for the Chapel and greenery and lights for the refectory, where … Read more

An Unforgettable Adventure

Soon after school ended for the year, two of our Sisters rushed off to run a camp for the girls of the school and parish. As a treat to our readers, we are happy to … Read more

School Production: Dante’s Divine Comedy

Darkness, tumultuous singing and puffs of smoke contrasted with golden light and angelic voices as St Augustine’s Boys’ and St Dominic’s Girls’ campuses joined forces and threw their first production open to the public. Due … Read more

Walk-a-thon fundraiser

St Dominic’s College students walked as many laps as they could, around a 3km circuit within the school’s neighbourhood for a duration of three hours, in order to raise much needed funds for the Parish … Read more