Monday _______ May 2013

Ursuline Schools Around the World

LO: In the Year of Prayer, to think about the community of Ursuline schools across the world.

Starter – In partners discuss which countries you think these 4 Ursuline schools are in. Why do you think that?

You may be surprised at the answers…

Academy of Mount St. Ursula, New York, USA

Colegio San Ursula, Lima, Peru

St Ursula’s College, Toowooba, Australia

Brescia House School, South Africa

Challenging stereotypesYou have 5 minutes in pairs to discuss each statement and feed back to the rest of the class –

• If you were attending an Ursuline school in South Africa, how do you think it would be similar and different to our school?• If you said to somebody, “I go to school in the Bronx, New York”, how do you think they would expect you to behave?

• If you were to go to a mixed Ursuline school would you feel any different? What rules would be changed?

Challenging stereotypes• Brescia House School in South Africa is an independent

(private) school and the pupils come from multicultural backgrounds.

• The Academy of Mount Ursula school is in the Bronx, New York. It is one of the best schools in the area and pupils have to pay around $10,000 a year in tuition fees to attend the school.

• Some Ursuline schools (particularly in the USA) are mixed. One example of this is Ursuline High in Ohio. Like our school the majority of pupils go off to university and are high academic achievers.

Sometimes we have stereotypical views about

places, countries and people but often the

opposite is true

How much do you know about Ursuline Schools?

In teams of 4 write down your answers to the following questions:

Question - 1

Approximately how many countries have Ursuline schools?

A. 15B. 20C. 8

Question - 2

Which school is the oldest Ursuline school?

A. St Angela’s, LondonB. Ursuline Academy, New Orleans

C. Mater Dei School, Bangkok

Question - 3

Which continent does not have an Ursuline school?

A. AsiaB. South AmericaC. Antartctica

Question - 4

Serviam is the motto of all Ursuline schools.

TrueFalse

Question - 5Most Ursuline schools are fee-paying independent schools (Private).

TrueFalse

Question - 6

All of the schools (apart from in America) are female only.

TrueFalse

Question - 7

Ursuline colleges and universities exist around the world.

TrueFalse

Question - 8Which country does this school song come from?

A. Australia B. South AfricaC. Canada

Question - 9

All of the Serviam badges of Ursuline schools are green.

TrueFalse

Question - 10Which school is missing from this list: A. Essex

B. BristolC. Ilford

Answers!

Did you know….There are Ursuline Schools in around 15 countries including Italy, Japan and Thailand! Here are some of them on a map!

Question – 1

Answer - A

Question - 2Founded in 1727 by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, is both the oldest Ursuline school and the oldest Catholic school in the United States.

Answer - B

Question - 3

Answer - C

Question - 4

Serviam is not the motto of all Ursuline schools. However lots of schools do use this.

Answer - FALSE

Question - 5Most Ursuline schools are fee-paying independent schools (Private).

Answer - TRUE

Question - 6

All of the schools (apart from in America) are female only.

Answer - TRUE

Question - 7

Ursuline colleges and universities exist around the world.

Answer - TRUE

Question - 8Which country does this school song come from?

Answer - B

Question - 9

All of the Serviam badges of Ursuline schools are green.

Answer - FALSE

Question - 10Which school is missing from this list:

Answer - C

We are creating a partnership between a selection of Ursuline schools in America, Australia, Peru and South Africa!

Our blog is situated at: http://ursulineschools.blogspot.co.uk/

In groups you are going to produce an information fact-file filled with all the things that you think epitomise….

Being an Ursuline girl in….LondonThe other schools will also be doing the same and the results will be posted on our blog:

You can choose any format (ie. Poster, diary entry, booklet).

Make sure it represents our school well and gives the other schools an insight into life at St Angela’s. You may wish to cover some of the following:•Daily Routine•Uniform•Rules•History•Curriculum•Location•Sports & Extra curricular activities

Don’t forget to check out our blog at: http://ursulineschools.blogspot.co.uk/