All members of the Sophia College community are allocated to one of four Houses. Each House is named after an element of creation that St Francis referred to as kin (family) in his famous prayer the Canticle of Creation. In this way, each House is a family that fosters acceptance, compassion, joy and participation.
Each House has a colour, symbol and value assigned to it. Throughout the school year, each House has the opportunity to foster House spirit not only on sports days but through their allocated House days and various other activities.
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Aqua
Meaning: Aqua is Latin for water.
House colour: Blue
House symbol: Water – is the universal symbol of life; without it we could not survive. It is a precious gift to be respected and cared for.
From the Canticle: Praised be my Lord for Sister Water, helpful and humble, precious and pure.
House value: Peace –
“Peace is a gift of God but requires our efforts. Let us be people of peace in prayer and deed.”
(Pope Francis, 2014)
House day: 22 March – World Water Day
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Ignis
Meaning: Ignis is Latin for fire.
House colour: Orange
House symbol: Fire – is a powerful symbol of passion, desire, resurrection and hope. It is our light as well as a living symbol of the divine fire.
From the Canticle: Be praised, my Lord, for brother fire, through whom you illuminate the night. And he is beautiful and joyous and robust and strong.
House value: Joy –
“Everyone should be able to experience the joy of being loved by God, the joy of salvation. It is the gift that one cannot keep to oneself, but it is to be shared.”
(Pope Francis, 2013)
House day: 20 May – SES Day
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Luna
Meaning: Luna is Latin for moon.
House colour: Silver
House symbol: Moon – signifies calmness, nurturing, wisdom and intuition. It represents the rhythm of time in cycles, and the phases of the moon symbolise enlightenment.
From the Canticle: Praised be my Lord, through Sister Moon and stars, in the sky you have made them brilliant and precious and beautiful.
House value: Respect –
“Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.”
(Pope Francis, 2013)
House day: 20 July – International Day of the Moon, commemorates the day humankind first walked on the moon.
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Solis
Meaning: Solis is Latin for sun.
House colour: Yellow
House symbol: Sun – symbolises firmness, strength and power. It provides light which brightens the day and stimulates growth.
From the Canticle: Praised be my Lord, for Brother Sun, who makes the day bright and luminous. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; he is the image of you, Most High.
House value: Hope –
“Hope opens new horizons, making us capable of dreaming what is not imaginable.”
(Pope Francis, 2018)
House day: 3 May – International Day of the Sun
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