Retreats/Reflection days

While we endeavor to have aspects of Ignatian Spirituality permeating the total environment and programs in our college, there are key experiences when students are given an in-depth experience of its essential elements:

Year 8 Reflection Day: “The Magis Day”

At this stage, the students are familiar with the factual story of the life of Saint Ignatius. The focus of the reflection day, which takes place away from the college, is on the key concept of “Magis” and how that can be integrated into the students’ lives.

Year 11 Reflection Day: “The Manresa Experience”

The students revisit the life of Saint Ignatius with a consideration of his spiritual journey, particularly his time at Manresa. This was a time of profound prayer and reflection in solitude so students are invited to enter their own quiet interior space and are guided in reflection and activities designed to enhance an awareness of themselves as spiritual people with powers of reflection and discernment.

Yr 12 Retreat

The purpose this Retreat is to assist students in recognizing the importance of their holistic development and to give them further understanding and appreciation of “fullness of life” in the manner of Christ. Activities are designed to open students to their spirit dimension as well as fostering a sense of community and a heightened awareness of their own giftedness and that of others.

A Retreat is God’s time and aims to be a catalyst for growth. The central focus is for the students to review important aspects of their lives and to come to a greater acceptance of their God-given goodness and how this can be a guiding principle for their future lives.