Announcements

The Year 7 students at Merici College, have been developing their skills in the use of digital technologies and entrepreneurial skills. Over the course of the year, there has been multiple opportunities and activities which put these skills into place. This semester, they have been working in collaboration with the ACT Department of Health for their ‘It’s Your Move’ project. ‘It’s Your Move’ is an initiative supporting a healthy, active and a productive community.

Mrs Loretta Wholley, Merici College Principals interview with ABC regarding schools reach 'crisis point' with sharp increase in students dealing with anxiety, depression, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-27/schools-at-crisis-point-mental-hea...

We are very happy and excited to inform you that a bus service exclusively for Merici students living in South Canberra will be trialled during Term 1 2018 (Monday 5 February - Friday 13 April), with the opportunity of extending the service/or making changes to the route after the trial. 

Creativity is about human expression and communicating deeply. It is a gift where every artist desires to share a glimpse into part of themselves. 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.

We are continuing our Christian Service Learning Program this year with a Christian Service Week involving all Year 10 students from Monday 20 November to Friday 24 November, 2017 inclusive. Students will be required to volunteer at various agencies throughout the Canberra region.  

Building work is progressing very well with the refurbishment to the Auditorium and Science Labs.

We are currently the proud owners of a very large and very deep hole in the auditorium. It is where the platform lift / orchestra pit is being installed, and will also be the means by which we can store chairs in bulk under the stage. This will free up valuable floor-space in the auditorium itself, as well as solve a number of WHS issues in the process.

Congratulations to our Principal, Loretta Wholley, who has been made a Fellow of ACT Australian Council of Educational Leadership (ACEL).

This week we celebrate National Recycling Week! You can check out Planet Ark’s recycling tips and complete the “Recycle Right” challenge to win some great prizes, http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/.

Here are a few more ideas on how to celebrate the week:

Merici College congratulates Sr Jane Keogh, who has been named one of the Human Rights Awards finalists for the 2017 Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Community Individual Award. The Award recognises impressive Australians for their dedication to human rights. We congratulate Sr Jane on her achievements, http://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/sr-jane-keogh/9034408.

A full report to follow soon.