Loretto nourishes the creative spirit in Pakistan By Nasreen Daniel SL
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ome believe poverty hinders creativity; Loretto believes otherwise.
St. Anthony School is situated in the slums of Lahore where people earn $1 or $2 per day. The students come in uniform so no one can judge their economic backgrounds. Our school is in the old convent which does not have much playground space nor proper classrooms. This does not hinder the kids from learning and being educated, but what to
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do about games, one of the important components of maintaining and developing the child’s healthy mind and body? Little girls all over the world play with dolls and doll houses but when the parents’ first and foremost concern is to feed the child, dolls and other toys look like extravagances. At our school, when they reach 5th grade, the girls are taught to make dolls and doll dresses. They make the dresses at
