A Message from our Captains
Submitted by mericiadmin on January 15, 2024 - 1:47pm2024 – a leap year, an Olympic year and a year that represents spiritual growth. And one thing is for sure – it will be a FABULOUS year at Merici.
2024 – a leap year, an Olympic year and a year that represents spiritual growth. And one thing is for sure – it will be a FABULOUS year at Merici.
We look forward to welcoming you to Merici College for Year 7 in 2024! Please find below information that we hope will help with your transition into Merici life.
First Day
Dear Merici Community,
Communitas
Today we gathered to celebrate the end of the academic calendar in a year of challenges, joys and the building of a culture that celebrates and nurtures an inclusive and vibrant community. We also take this opportunity to recognise the successes, strength, resilience and passion exhibited by our young women in 2023. So much has been achieved, both academically and more broadly, by our students who have had the courage to serve our community whilst honouring their own dreams and capabilities.
Christmas is upon us, and there are decorations and preparations all around us.
When it comes to the festive season and spending, it is a useful time to remember that every dollar spent is a vote for the world that we want - ethical, organic, fairtrade, no-waste... more sustainable.
Our spending impact matters - as conscious consumers, our spending influences the global economy.
This season, consider practicing conscious Christmas shopping for a more equitable, kind, regenerative and sustainable world.
Today our Year 7 RE classes are running stalls to raise funds for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Each class has made craft items to sell and baked lots of delicious cupcakes and cookies. Student craft items have included Christmas decorations and other small gifts suitable for Christmas. Your handmade items look amazing! #communitas
Full gallery here, https://merici.news/view-galleries/year-7-christmas-marketplace-0
Sustainability at Merici (SAM) has ended 2023 on a high with Sustainability Captain Matilda Ross announced as the Winner of the Sustainable Leadership Award and the Sw(op) Shop Highly Commended in the Sustainable Schools Program Climate Choices School Awards last Friday.
Congratulations to Matilda!
Thanks to all that have contributed to this great result!
Felicity Maher
Sustainability Officer
On Friday 1 December, our graduating Class of 2023 gathered at the Canberra Rex for their formal.
We would like to thank all the staff involved in organising this very sucessful event!
Wishing our Class of 2023 a very happy and bright future!
Full image gallery here, https://merici.news/view-galleries/year-12-formal-0
The 7th Generation Principle is an invaluable approach to sustainable resource management which states that:
“In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.”
The Seventh Generation principle is based on an ancient first American philosophy of the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee, the founding document of the Iroquois Confederacy, the oldest living participatory democracy on Earth.
"We have a duty of care not only to our own children, but to the land and sea that feeds us, and seven generations on."
Thank you to all our students, staff and parents for attending our special Advent Mass today. We extend our congratulations to all our students who received an award for their Christian Service this year.