Parent Handbook 2019/2020 Contents Welcome - Editor's Note 4 Contact Information 5 Mission Statement 6 The College Crest 7 The Aim of Jesuit Education 8 Jesuit Prayer & Ignatian Tradition 9 The Examen of Consciousness 10 The Prayer of St. Ignatius Loyola 11 Jesuit Education, Year & Class Names 12 Key Dates 14 Key Information 19 College Uniform 40 Co-curricular Activities 42 Sports 46 College History, Buildings and Campus 54 Events 56 Parent Matters 57 Communications 59 Miscellaneous 60 FAQ 62 Jesuit Pupil Profile 63 Child Safety & Child Protection 64 For almost five centuries, Jesuit Founded in 1534, the Society of Jesus education has existed as a model emphasises the pursuit of wisdom of academic excellence throughout in the tradition of its founder, St. the world. Jesuits are synonymous Ignatius of Loyola. with excellence in education and commitment to caring for the whole person – mind, body and spirit. 2 | BELVEDERE COLLEGE S.J. 3 | PARENT HANDBOOK 2019/2020 Editor's Note Contact Information Rector Fr Paddy Greene SJ 01-8586600 [email protected] Headmaster Mr Gerry Foley 01-8586604 [email protected] Headmaster's Secretary Ms Yvonne O'Brien 01-8586604 [email protected] Deputy Principal (Elements/Rudiments) Mr Paul Bryce 01-8586662 [email protected] Deputy Principal (Grammar/Syntax) Mr Colin McCarthy 01-8586674 [email protected] Deputy Principal (Poetry/Rhetoric) Mr Tom Doyle 01-8586768 [email protected] Director of Faith & Service Mr Padraig Swan 01-8586639 [email protected] Director of Finance & Administration Ms Mary Brady 01-8586632 [email protected] School Fees, Trips/Exchanges Ms Louise Deane 01-8586635 [email protected] SDP Mr Simon O'Donnell 01-8586620 [email protected] Fundraising/SDP Sponsorship Mr Jonathan Harvey 01-8586633 [email protected] Additional Educational Needs (AEN) Ms Val Hamilton 01-8586684 [email protected] Gamesmaster Mr Andrew Wood 01-8586642 [email protected] PE Dept Mr Ronan Duggan 01-8586618 [email protected] Guidance & Counselling Ms Roisin O'Donohoe 01-8586625 roisinodonohoe@belvederecollege. Belvedere College SJ and its community extend a warm A sincere thanks to all who contributed to this handbook Ms Angela Curran 01-8586678 [email protected] welcome to all families and particularly to new families and to the Parents’ Association for their support and joining us this year. We hope you find your time as part of sponsorship. Ms Aoife McArdle 01-8586790 [email protected] the College community a rewarding one. We look forward Reception Ms Denise Reddy 01-8586649 [email protected] to your son’s journey over the next six years and hope that PLEASE NOTE: together we can contribute to the development of citizens VISITING THE COLLEGE – APPOINTMENTS WITH STAFF Mr Fionbarr O'Brien 01-8586600 [email protected] who will contribute to a just and fair society. All visitors to the College, including parents/guardians, are Housekeeping Ms Breda O'Dwyer 01-8586603 [email protected] Situated in the heart of Dublin City, Belvedere College SJ required to register at Reception and collect and wear a Information Technology Ms Noelle Russell 01-8586682 [email protected] is a school for boys founded in 1832. It continues today in a Visitor Pass. tradition rooted in the Jesuit approach to education. Library Ms Aileen Ivory 01-8586699 [email protected] At no time should parents/guardians go directly to their The school has over 1000 pupils enrolled and has a number son’s classroom or the staffroom or student toilets. Elements Year Head Mr Pat Rogan 01-8586688 [email protected] of famous alumni in the world of the arts, politics, science, Meetings are arranged by appointment in the designated Rudiments Year Head Mr Brendan O'Shea 01-8586612 [email protected] sports and business meeting rooms. Grammar Year Head Mr Shane Moran 01-8586652 [email protected] This handbook is designed specifically for all Belvedere These procedures are necessary in the interests of parents and guardians. We recommend you read it through Health and Safety and Child Protection. Syntax/TY Year Head Mr Stuart Colohan 01-8586630 [email protected] once and then keep it to hand as an easy reference guide Poetry Year Head Mr Stephen Carey 01-8586610 [email protected] throughout your son’s six years in the school. Louise Deane, Editor Rhetoric Year Head Ms Edel Ni Bhriain 01-8586631 [email protected] Further information on any topic is available in detail online on the College website www.belvederecollege.ie or by Form Tutors & Subject Teachers via Reception 01-8586600 [email protected] contacting the College directly on 01-8586600. 01-8586600 [email protected] We would be delighted to receive feedback and suggestions Belvedere College SJ, Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland Chaplain Mr Robert Altman 01-8586782 [email protected] for future editions of this handbook to ldeane@ Dublin D01TK25 - Phone 01-8586600 | www.belvederecollege.ie belvederecollege.ie Chaplain Mr Eoghan Keogh 01-8586621 [email protected] Chaplain Ms Aoife McArdle 01-8586790 [email protected] 4 | BELVEDERE COLLEGE S.J. 5 | PARENT HANDBOOK 2019/2020 Mission The College Statement Crest Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam The College is a Catholic school under Belvedere has dedicated teachers The mission of the Belvedere The redesign of the College crest 1 2 the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus. who are committed to high academic Community - Jesuits, Board, Staff, reinstates the original form of the The seven black stripes reference St. The Loyola family’s generosity in Set in the centre of Dublin city, it con- standards. The College provides a rich Parents, Present Students and Past Loyola coat of arms, while taking Ignatius coat of arms and the college feeding their soldiers was such that tinues today a tradition since 1832 in and diverse curriculum catering for Pupils - is to ensure that graduates the opportunity to acknowledge colours. the leftovers in the pot were enough the Jesuit approach to education. the needs of each individual student. of the College by their relationship the college colours, founding date, The family coat of arms of St. to feed the countryside wolves that The school is fee-paying but pro- It strives for excellence also in areas of with Jesus Christ and through living and Jesuit ethos within its form. Ignatius combines two ancient and came at night. The pot symbolizes vides a bursary scheme, independently sport and culture, social concern, and Gospel values, shall be persons for distinguished families, the Oñaz and their generosity. The name Loyola can funded, out of a desire to be socially spiritual values, wherein students are others in leadership and example in The previous crest was created in 1962, the Loyola families. In 1321 seven sons be interpretted as the contraction of just. encouraged and challenged to realise the pursuit of a just world. replacing one Fr. Jeffcoat SJ designed of the Oñaz family fought beside the Spanish lobos y olla, ‘wolves and The family, as the primary edu- their full potential as human beings. in 1907. The article in the 1962 their king with bravery and great pot’ or ‘an abundance of loam’. cator, through its commitment to Belvederian by Fr E. Murphy SJ traces distinction. In recognition of this, the values of the school, shares the some of the changes to the crest they were awarded a coat of arms of 3 responsibility for the students’ educa- since 1907. This new crest is part of a seven red diagonal stripes on a field IHS is a christogram, a combination tion. refreshed visual identity that expresses of gold. These possibly commemorate of Greek letters to represent ‘Jesus the history and provenance of the the seven brothers of the family who Christ’. The christogram has had other college, while recognising the Christian fought with distinction in the battle of meanings attributed to it including values that guide our path forward. Beotíbar near Tolosa in 1331. ‘Iesus Hominium Salvator’ — Jesus Saviour of Men. St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the christogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541), and thus it became the monogram of the Jesuits. 4 The Society of Jesus founded St 3 Francis Xavier's College in a disused convent on Hardwicke Street with 1 nine students in 1832, three years after Catholic Emancipation, making it the second oldest Catholic college in Ireland for lay students. We share in a long Ignatian tradition of ‘Educating Men for Others’. (Men & Women for Others by Pedro Arrupe SJ, Valencia, 1973) Motto 2 The motto Per Vias Rectas (‘By straight ways or paths’) was adopted by the College in 1934 by the Rector, Fr Morris SJ. 4 6 | BELVEDERE COLLEGE S.J. 7 | PARENT HANDBOOK 2019/2020 The Aim of Jesuit Prayer Jesuit Education & Ignation Tradition Per Vias Rectas Prayer in the Ignatian Tradition We aim to form leaders in service, in imitation of Christ Jesus; men and women of competence, conscience and compassionate commitment. Ignatian prayer is imaginative, 1. Become aware of 4. Choose one feature reflective, and personal. St. Ignatius God’s presence. of the day and pray from it. Loyola encouraged people to Look back on the events of the day Ask the Holy Spirit to direct you to develop an intimate relationship in the company of the Holy Spirit. something during the day that God with a God who loves them and The day may seem confusing to thinks is particularly important. It desires the best for them. Ignatius you—a blur, a jumble, a muddle. may involve a feeling—positive or Loyola trusted human desires. He Ask God to bring clarity and negative. It may be a significant believed that our deepest desire is understanding.