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This sub-series consists of records relating to various educational workshops. Most of the materials for the workshops include liturgies, prayers, and music sheets for ceremonies. The education workshops commonly were led by fellow Sisters including Sister Susanne Breckel and Sister Veronica O’Reilly. The workshops also included special guests from outside the London diocese such as Elizabeth Cashman, Brenda Peddigrew, Ann Culkin, Dr. Thomas Francoeur, Father Thomas Dubay, and Father Michael Crosby. Superiors’ workshops were also held throughout the 1960s to 1986.

This series contains records of Sister Margaret Ferris’s education. This includes diplomas, certificates, transcripts, and report cards. There are also commencement programs, invitations to graduation celebrations, correspondence, and photographs of graduation ceremonies and celebrations.

In her youth, Sister Margaret Ferris studied at the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music, St. Angela’s College (a primary and secondary school in London, Ontario), and Catholic Central High School. In this series are Sister Margaret’s certificates, transcripts, and diplomas from these institutions. From her time at Catholic Central High School, there are also graduation photographs of Sister Margaret, group photographs of the graduating class of 1951, and pages from “Who’s Who of Catholic Central High School,” which features staff and students.

Sister Margaret Ferris went on to attain her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education from the University of Western Ontario, her Master of Science from the University of Notre Dame, her Master of Arts in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names College, and a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Direction from the Graduate Theological Foundation. Diplomas, transcripts, convocation pamphlets, and invitations from these degrees are present here. She spent the summers of 1959 and 1962 at Laval University working towards a Master of French but did not complete the degree though some material present references her time there. The graduation gown, hood, and cap that Sister Margaret wore at the commencement ceremony for her doctorate are present. There is also a scrapbook with ephemera and photographs from this ceremony.

In 2007, the Graduate Theological Foundation presented Sister Margaret with an honorary Doctor of Divinity and the diploma is present here. There is correspondence concerning the honorary degree, Graduate Theological Foundation alumni reunions and events, and Sister Margaret’s graduate studies. This includes correspondence with the University of Western Ontario and Laval University (some in French) about her registration, transcripts, and a scholarship she won.

Also included in this series is Sister Margaret Ferris’s teacher identification card, a certificate stating that she had been to Yellowknife and met Raymond the Raven, the 2004 article “Ormond beach artist’s work rises like a phoenix” concerning Carol Bertrand by Jay Stapleton, and correspondence about Sister Margaret’s appointment to teach Guidance Part I in St. Thomas from the University of Western Ontario.

This series contains records that pertain to Sr. Mary Lillian’s personal education and teaching career. These records begin in 1950 when Sr. Mary Lillian attended St. Angela’s College in London, and end in 2000 with her time as principal of St. Patrick’s High School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. There is a sound recording of a school choir. There is a moving image recording of students at St. Michael’s School in London, Ontario collecting recyclables, dancing, having a parade, and having an assembly. There is a moving image recording about the 50th anniversary of Catholic schools in Yellowknife. There are photographs, including of St. Angela’s High School class in London, Ontario, sports teams, and faculty at Holy Cross School, St. Peter’s School, and St Lawrence High School. The series comprises a diploma, a yearbook, artwork, photographs, sound recordings, and moving image recordings.