Reflections

Merici College #IWD2021 Celebration

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 5, 2021 - 11:39am

A sincere thanks to our students, parents and staff for supporting our 2021 International Women's Day (IWD) celebrations. IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality. 

Merici College Green Tip #3 - Biodegradable, Compostable and Degradable, which to choose?

Submitted by mericiadmin on February 16, 2021 - 10:28am

​The terms biodegradable, compostable and degradable all create the impression that they offer better environmental outcomes to conventional plastics and that they disappear harmlessly into the environment, right?  

No, this is not the case. 

As the world moves to ban single-use plastics, biodegradable plastics are increasingly in focus as an environmentally friendly alternative. However, some plastics degrade into microplastics, others take a very long time to disappear from the environment, and in certain conditions they produce powerful greenhouse gases.

Merici College Green Tip #2 - One roast chicken, five people, three meals and zero waste?

Submitted by mericiadmin on February 9, 2021 - 12:29pm

As a committed sustainability practitioner, I will always promote plant-based eating most of the time for its lower environmental impact. However, I am also a realist and understand the diversity of food people may select. 

In continuing our waste reduction theme in Term 1, I refer to the great book which was the focus of last week's Green Tip. 

The family in A Family Guide to Waste Free Living  use one roast chicken to serve five people over three meals with zero waste.

Merici College Green Tip #1 - A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living

Submitted by mericiadmin on February 4, 2021 - 1:58pm

During Term 1 at Merici we focus on reducing waste and hope that this translates into action here at school, at home and wherever you may go.

I was recently introduced to a lovely and inspiring book, A Family Guide to Waste-Free Living, which can assist us all to do better with reducing our waste. It is about a family of five living near Hobart who have produced no waste or recycling since 2015. They remind us that even through recycling, we are using energy and resources. 

Costa Georgiadis provides the foreword and states that:

Feast Day of St Angela Merici

Submitted by mericiadmin on January 27, 2021 - 8:52pm

Today we celebrate the Feast Day of St Angela Merici and her vision for education and her unique model of spirituality. She continues to be the inspiring model on which we base ourselves. Her love and sensitivity to human needs won her the title "Madre Angela” from the people of Brescia, Italy.

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