The bell tolled in the Peace Garden at St. Julie’s at breaktime on Friday, 7^th February, 2020 inviting students and staff to gather round as we raised the flag of St. Julie in celebration of the founding of the Sisters of Notre Dame all the way back in February 1804.   A rousing three cheers were offered for the Sisters of Notre Dame who founded our school and who have been a presence in Liverpool since 1851.

It was a double celebration, though, as we also raised our Rainbow flag to mark February as LGBT+ History month – an opportunity to learn more about the struggles that people have gone through for acceptance and equality.  The raising of the flag is an expression of our commitment to our Mission Statement to be a Catholic learning community which “respects and embraces diversity.”  A spontaneous round of applause went up as the flag was raised.  Our service concluded with an invitation to offer each other a sign of peace and a chance to get a Rainbow Julie badge!