What was your school motto?

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Following on from a thread about latin phrases, I thought about how schools describe their values...

My school motto was Fortiter Vivamus - we live bravely.

What was yours?

Ooh Port, do I know you?

I think (but cannot be certain) that ours was 'Caritas et Veritas' or 'Compassion and Truth'.

It looks like it was dropped though as I cannot find any mention of it after about 1995.

So these days the pupils must all be hard faced liars!

'Pour-y-parvner', strive to attain.

And though I didn't much enjoy school I do think it is an excellent life philosophy and one that I still follow to this day (mostly).

ha

bet you were one of the jocks who hated me

I was crap at netball fwiw

(not really btw! You are always very nice on here...)

Hauntedhousemate - lots of schools have dropped their Latin ones in the last few years and replaced them with bland mission statementy ones like 'Striving for excellence'

How sad, Kathy

Are we talking SLGS here?

I too was very bad at netball. Although, come to think of it, I was probably better at netball than at hockey. Or tennis. Or athletics. Or swimming.

dunno man, i doubt my school had a motto. might have done i spose... clearly made a big impression. not.

Yay!!! Yes, that's the one! I might just know you then...we would have sat in the canteen together skiving off all winter

Oh! I was there 85 to 92 so would have been gazing blushingly up at you, probably fancied you, etc etc...

I was mostly in the music block. my sis was there 83 to 91 and was a Latin fiend.

May have known your sister, then, although I was more of a science geek in those days.

Oooh, oooh, snaf, I have also found my librarian's badge AND my chapel choir badge, and my prep school tie!!!

My life is now complete. I cannot wait for the next themed School Disco I get invited to!!! I will wear all of them!! Oh yes!!

Dh has found his BAGA 4 gymnastics certificate!! I did not realise he was so stretchy, what with his bad knees and his bad back and everything!

sub umbra alarum tuarum

under the shadow of your wings

Gingerwrench, that's completely weird. I can imagine the idea is meant to be angels, protectiveness, etc. etc., but it's got a definite oppressive/valley of shadow of death vibe. (What was the school like?)

"I ought, I can, I will" at primary school. Like this..always remember it and often recall it when making decisions it relates to.

gloria tibi trinitas

Are you a Brigo, Madame?

Fortiter Et Humaniter - With courage and courtesy

I hope you have good memories, Madam!