2019 Annual Report
Submitted by mericiadmin on October 26, 2020 - 12:35pmPlease click here to find the 2019 Annual Report.
Please click here to find the 2019 Annual Report.
This week is National Water Week, October 19-25.
Every third week of October, the Australian Water Association organises National Water Week and makes a splash across Australia, inspiring individuals, communities and organisations to build awareness around the importance of water. Access to clean water is crucial to our daily lives, and we are all responsible for protecting our water environments and using water wisely.
Q: What does 2040 Producer Damon Gameau say?
A: We are on the precipice of peril and possibility at the same time.
Damon is referring to the climate crisis.
In the final week of Term 3 our students joined Daramalan for a live Q&A with Damon to follow up on what has happened since he made the film 2040 which was screened to the entire Merici student body in 2019.
Damon updated us on several of the sustainability promoting solutions in the film including microgrids, 3D ocean farming and vertical ocean farming of seaweed.
For all upcoming news and events, please see our What's On newsletter attached below.
Merici College welcomes Kate Durham to the College from 2021 and wishes her every success in her role as Head of Junior School. Kate comes to Merici with over 20 years of teaching experience in Catholic and Independent Schools. She is currently Head of House at Canberra Girls Grammar School and previous to this, was a Pastoral Care Coordinator and HPE Coordinator at St Mary MacKillop College.
Merici College Uniform shop is open on Tuesdays 8am-11am and Thursdays 2pm-5pm during school terms. To assist in meeting your needs prior to the start of Term 4, the shop will be open by appointment only during the school holidays on Wednesday 7 October and Thursday 8 October. To make a booking, please follow the link http://merici.college/go/uniformbooking to our automated booking system. #mericipride
Who can forget the alarming clothing waste depicted in the ABC's War on Waste. The mountain of clothing which Australian's throw out every 10 minutes weighs approximately 6000 kilograms. That's 36 000 kilograms of clothing each hour.
https://www.samedayrubbishremoval.com.au/War-On-Waste-Statistics-Infographic.php
The Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn and the Merici College Board invites applications from experienced leaders with a commitment to girls' education and an inspiring vision for the future.
Congratulations to Leila Buckley (Year 9) for winning first prize in the Mercy Foundation Youth Awards (Photo) Competition for 2020! The Australia-wide Years 7-12 competition aims to encourage young people to learn more about social justice issues in Australia. The competition theme for 2020 was “Freedom- Ending Modern Slavery. All Year 9 RE classes participated in activities centred around the theme and many students entered the competition.
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