Expressive Arts

We would like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution made by students which, in no small part, contributed to the success of our Open Day. Over 200 students participated in Open Day activities during the day and into the night. The students were all wonderful ambassadors for our school and we have received excellent feedback from all our visitors on your exceptional skills in conducting school tours, participating in classroom activities, and presenting dance, music and drama performances.

We would like to thank our Dance Troupe who have been very busy in the last few weekends performing at various events. On Saturday the girls performed at Marymead's Annual Fair and St Joseph's O'Connor Fete.

We would like to thank our Dance Troupe students for performing at the Ainslie School Fete on Saturday 3 November. Many thanks to Ainslie School Fete organisers for inviting the girls to perform again this year.

We would like to congratulate our Dance students on their amazing dance performances last night at the Ausdance Dance Fest.

Youth Dance Festival (affectionately known as Dance Fest) is a remarkable Canberra success story and has been proudly presented by Ausdance ACT since 1985. A long-term feature on the Canberra arts and education calendar and now in its 34th year, Dance Fest boasts a second generation of participants, a proud alumni and a strong legacy.

We would like to thank our Dance Troupe students for their participation in many community events throughout the year. Girls, your enthusiasm and dedication in celebrating special events with our community has been amazing. You have been excellent ambassadors for Merici College!

A special Music Presentation Night was held on Thursday 23 November to recognise the efforts and achievements of our students who have participated in Merici's Music Program. We would like to thank our students for enriching our school culture and community.

Merici College celebrates the artistic gifts and talents of our students throughout the year but especially at our annual Showcase Exhibition. Our students are creative risk takers, they day-dream and work hard to craft the product that tells the story they want to be told in the medium they choose to explain the mystery of life, and the adventure we are all on.The subjects highlighted at our exhibition this year are Dance, Photography, Visual Arts, Music, Fashion and Media.

We would like to thank our families who participated in the Family Art Workshops. The program was very successful, giving our families an opportunity to make a lasting memento of their year at Merici. The event ran over two workshops: Thursday 3 August (Workshop 1: Development) and Thursday 17 August (Workshop 2: Completion of Work) with families creating wonderful art pieces.