Curriculum

Merici Mentor Program Celebration

Submitted by mericiadmin on November 28, 2023 - 7:59am

On Monday 27 November, our community acknowledged the achievements of our Mentors and Volunteers at a very special afternoon tea. The Mentoring Program continues to be an amazing partnership between the communities of Merici College and Black Mountain School (BMS). The relationship begins in Year 9, with volunteers giving up their time fortnightly for a semester to go over to BMS to work with students with disabilities on their communication skills.

Merici College Green Tip #47 - Laudate Deum

Submitted by mericiadmin on November 22, 2023 - 10:02am

On October 4, Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, that completes his encyclical Laudato si’ published in May 2015, and is addressed “to all people of good will on the climate crisis”.

The Pope reiterates and further develops the themes from his second encyclical in which he expressed his “heartfelt concerns about the care of our common home”. 

 “I have realised that our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.”

Merici College Green Tip #43 - Merici and the ACT Government's Sustainable Schools Program

Submitted by mericiadmin on October 25, 2023 - 9:12am

Last term, Merici signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ACT government's Sustainable Schools Program.

It’s a free program for all ACT schools which supports actions through taking a whole school approach to:

  • Improve sustainability;
  • Take climate action; and
  • Reduce emissions.

By applying the framework across the school’s operations, curriculum, and community, the program can help the school:

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