Blog
December 16, 2020
The Year in Mathematics
Throughout this year, students across Year 7-12 have shown resilience and creative ways to engage in Mathematics, both online and in the classroom.
December 16, 2020
Sustainable Christmas Reflection
Wishing our community a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
December 15, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #40 – Suggestions to reduce your waste to landfill this Christmas s
December 8, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #39 – When will Australia be effected by climate change?
BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate 2020 shows Australia is experiencing climate change now!
December 1, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #39 – How many litres of water does it take to produce a chocolate bar? Your dietary water-scarcity footprint!
It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small milk chocolate bar!
November 25, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #37 – Who is responsible?
November 18, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #36 – A different approach to buying clothes!
According to https://www.onegreenplanet.org/ fashion is the second largest water polluter in the world.
November 11, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #35 – Canberra’s Zero Waste Festival this week online
To celebrate National Recycling Week, Canberra's Zero Waste Festival is on this week, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th November.
November 4, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #34 – Oceans Over Plastic Dress
Chelsea Giovinazzo, Year 11 student, designed a dress partially made from recycled plastic bags to highlight the perilous dilemma of plastics in our oceans and environment.
October 29, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #33 – Save clothing from landfill at Merici Sw(op) Shop event Tuesday 3 November
Australians buy an average of 27 kilograms of new textiles each year and then discard about 23 kilograms into landfill
October 22, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #32 – National Water Week and Water Night
This week is National Water Week, October 19-25.
October 16, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #31 – What does 2040 Producer Damon Gameau say?
We are on the precipice of peril and possibility at the same time.
