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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2021 College Captains
College Captain: Heather Bravo
College Vice Captain: Caitlyn Crick
2021 Specialist Captains
Art & Culture: Fey Etherington
Social Justice: Sara Blakey
Spirituality: Mila Bandle
SRC: Rebecca Fergusson
Sport & Well-Being: Gabrielle Reynolds
Sustainability: Preashika Dhakal
Transitions: Isabella Foster
The position of Narragunnawali Captain will be shared with Indigenous Students from Year 11, as there is no student in Year 12.
Today nine students from Years 9-11 participated in a pilot outreach activity from the ANU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS). Delivered virtually, but with the help of an on-site facilitator from the ANU, the students heard a keynote speech from Associate Professor Katia Bazaka and then took part in two hands-on workshops.
Rethink what you buy!
Reduce the amount that you buy!
Re-use where possible and
Recycle
To divert resources from landfill, the SAM (Sustainability at Merici) team are collecting your beauty product packages for recycling by Terracycle.
Today Merici College staff and students celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Angela Merici, an important celebration in recognition of our Patron Saint Angela Merici, our Founding Orders and our College Houses.
