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March 24, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #7 – Earth Hour this Saturday!
While there will be no community events this year due to the pandemic we can all switch off non-essential electricity in our homes this Saturday night for one hour.
March 17, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #6 – Composting
Last week the SAM group met with Brook from the Hackett Compost Collective and learnt about all the benefits composting has for the environment.
March 11, 2020
What is the IB MYP Personal Project?
Have you ever wanted to plan a caravan trip around Australia, write a play, build a robot or direct a short film?
March 10, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #5 – Not all chocolate is the same!
When thinking of Easter eggs, there are some that are better than others...
March 4, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #4 – Net Zero Emissions needed by 2050
Australia would need to reduce emissions by 40 - 65 per cent by 2030, with no carryover credits!
February 26, 2020
IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) Assessment and Reporting Workshop 2020
IB MYP Assessment and Reporting Workshops 2020
February 25, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #3 – Oceans, Sea Life and Plastics
The ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth, it is the planet’s life support system.
February 21, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #2 – Are you making common recycling mistakes?
With our focus on waste in Term 1, it is timely that we check that we are recycling to maximise the volume of material that is diverted from landfill.
February 13, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #1 – A summer of climate change impacts and Sustainability at Merici in 2020
After a summer of fire and smoke many times the maximum hazardous level, loss of life and property and the catastrophic impact on so much of our precious wildlife, many are ex
December 16, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #40 – End of Year Message
At this time of year the regular Green Tip readers will know already to think carefully about what you buy in order to minimise demand on resources and waste.
December 13, 2019
IB@MERICI
How does Merici College report on the IB MYP?
December 10, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #39 – A serious article for holiday reading….
"In our view, the evidence from tipping points alone suggests that we are in a state of planetary emergency: both the risk and urgency of the situation are acute."