Life in the Bower

To be a Bower girl means being able to achieve one’s best in whatever direction one’s talents lie. The school nurtures the sporting skills of its girls or their social consciences, as much as it does the talents of the high academic achievers. Many musical or artistic pupils have developed their potential in Our Lady’s Bower.

The Arts Week, held once in every student’s career, aims at giving each girl an opportunity to enjoy plays, music, song, film, dance and sculpture. Normally timetables are suspended to give the students a chance to experience the world of Arts in full.

Our school has a long established exchange programme with the College Privé Sainte Clotilde, our sister Sainte Union School in Douai, in the north of France. On alternate years, second year students have the opportunity to spend a week with a French family, attend school and enjoy educational trips to the neighbouring towns and to Paris.

We also have established contact with the teacher training college in Karlsruhe Germany and we benefit from having a native German speaker on staff for the school year.

Our Lady’s Bower reflects the New Ireland of the 21st century; we are a multicultural, multiracial school. Students from all over the world enjoy the benefits of our school.

Being able to take part in a debate, to play in the school orchestra, to do community work in Athlone, to listen to visitors and partake in workshops on careers or the Arts, means that every girl can fulfil her potential and that her time in the Bower will be a rewarding and enjoyable experience.