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At Ambrose Treacy College, our two library spaces - Mt Sion Library in the Junior School and Westcourt Library in the Senior School - are far more than places to borrow books. They are vibrant, welco…

We know boys We are unashamedly a boys’ school, belonging to a network of Edmund Rice schools around the country that mostly provide education to boys. We have a long history and tradition of provid…

My fortnightly Coming Up blog is a useful update on key events, however I stress the importance of checking the ATC App as it remains an excellent source of detail for college wide sporting, arts, fo…

On our humanity We are in the business of engaging in deeply human work. We encounter real people, in real time every day. I have said for many years, we teachers are exhausted at the end of a term …

Being a Good Host Our young men at the College really are wonderful ambassadors. Last Thursday they really outdid themselves and I am certain parents would be proud of their sons as they hosted more …

International Women’s Day The growing awareness, and celebration of, International Women’s Day is something that I have maintained for some time should be particularly marked in a boys’ school. We w…

Smart and Dumb Phones Most children at our school have a mobile phone. Nearly all of them are a so-called smart phone. When I ask parents why they have provided their child with a phone, the most com…

More than Enough I think it was the first time I visited a majority world country on an immersion, and not as a tourist, that I came to realise that in my privileged world I have more than enough. …

This week marks the most solemn season in our Catholic calendar: Lent. On Ash Wednesday we will be marked with the Ashes on our foreheads, as a visible sign of our humanity, and repentance. We are re…