St Dominic’s Story

In the first week of school Mrs Nicotina came to visit the Gioia House girls to teach us about the story of St Dominic using the Dominican dolls made by the women from Kopanang in South Africa. Using these dolls we could see the people in St Dominic’s life. This helped us understand his story. The dolls were brought from Del Monte to Gioia House and Mrs Nicotina showed us her slideshow that had the story of St Dominic. It also had pictures of the dolls and the women who made them. She also showed us how the dolls were made. Some of the Dominican Sisters from Santa Sabina went to South Africa to meet the women who made them. The Sisters helped the women by giving them resources and the women made us the dolls.

We were able to see the dolls in their early stages and the process of the making of the dolls. This was a fun experience learning about St Dominic, seeing the dolls, how the sisters helped and how the dolls were made. We are so grateful that Mrs Nicotina came to teach us the story of St Dominic.

Ciara D & Bianca M