Today, at the ACT Legislative Assembly, four Year 7-8 Merici students participated in the School’s Parliamentary debate.
The students got the opportunity to conduct these debates in the main chamber of the Legislative Assembly and the event was moderated by the Speaker of the House.
Six schools participated in the debate this morning, representing schools from Catholic Education, the public and independent sectors. There were three questions up for debate, with schools arguing for and against.
Merici successfully argued that the ACT flag should not be changed.
They won with a majority vote from the other schools in attendance.
The students had to work as a team, prepare their arguments beforehand and respond to questions from other schools, many without prior notice.
This was a wonderful experience for our students.
