What's On at Merici Weeks 6 and 7
Submitted by mericiadmin on March 2, 2017 - 12:45pm
St Vincent de Paul Door Knock Appeal
Submitted by mericiadmin on February 27, 2017 - 2:31pm
Merici College students participated in the St Vincent de Paul Doorknock Appeal on 15th February. 30 students went out into Ainslie and Campbell to raise money for the support services the St Vincent de Paul Society provides to the Canberra community. Despite feeling nervous, these students rose to the challenge and returned with stories about the surprising generosity they encountered.
Merici @ Royal Canberra Show
Co-curricular Activities Expo 2017
Merici offers a wide range of sporting, cultural, community service, creative and outdoor activities for students. To encourage student participation, an Activities Expo is held each year which provides students with the opportunity to investigate and enrol in any of the activities. For a complete list of activities, please follow the link https://www.merici.act.edu.au/cocurricular.
Merici Weekly Green Tip #2
Submitted by mericiadmin on February 21, 2017 - 1:56pmHere is our green tip for the week:
Do you feel like learning some sustainable skills?
The Canberra Environment Centre has some wonderful workshops on offer, including baking sourdough, identifying and cooking with weeds, backyard bee-keeping and heaps more.
Head to their Facebook page @canberraenvirocentre to find out more.
Bec DeCourcy
Sustainability Officer
Dance Troupe @ National Multicultural Fair
Our Merici Dance Troupe performed at the Multicultural Festival on Friday night, 17 February. The community vibe and support was absolutely amazing and we would like to thank the organisers for the opportunity to be involved in this special event.
Do you have a community event coming up? Contact our Dance Troupe on 6243 4178 for our participation.
Term 1 What's On Weeks 4 and 5
Submitted by mericiadmin on February 16, 2017 - 12:53pm
Please follow the link https://tinyurl.com/hru6bl7 to find our latest What's On newsletter.
Sustainability Blog #1
Submitted by mericiadmin on February 16, 2017 - 9:01amI’m writing this post from my desk at Merici on a pleasant mid-February morning. The sun is shining, and a cool breeze drifts into the office from the window on my left. It’s a stark contrast to the sweltering conditions that gripped most of Australia’s east coast from Friday until Sunday.
Merici Weekly Green Tip
Submitted by mericiadmin on February 13, 2017 - 11:57amHere is our green tip for the week:
Did you know…
You can recycle soft plastics at Coles
Supermarket in Canberra??
Coles has partnered with REDcycle to collect plastic that can’t be recycled at home.
You can take in your soft plastic, such as plastic bags, plastic food wrapping, snap lock bags, which is used to create furniture for schools, preschools and community groups.
Bec DeCourcy, Sustainability Officer
Year 7 students hit the ground running with sustainability
Submitted by mericiadmin on February 8, 2017 - 3:08pm
The head honchos of Sustainability at Merici (SAM) enjoyed working with Year 7s this week. At Merici, we pride ourselves on our culture of sustainability, which pervades life at the College. This week, our new Year 7 students participated in workshops during their Integrated Humanities classes where they learned about our three-bin waste management system, our Flick the Switch campaign, and our student environment group, SAM. A big thank you to Year 12 SAM legends Julia2 (Julia Page and Julia Heather) for helping to facilitate the activities.
