We are encouraging all schools and parishes to take action and to inspire others by sharing these actions on social media using the hashtag #act4ourcommonhome
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Today, we are joining people across the nation in celebration of the Clean Up Australia Day that is part of the Catholic Earthcare program by Caritas Australia. The purpose of the program is to enable a loving and sustainable relationship with the natural world through environmental education, research, national networks, advocacy and transformation. Mercy Regional College is proud to be recognised as one of Earthcare schools.
Our 10B students marked the Clean Up Australia Day on Friday by helping to clean up our Senior campus yard. As they were picking up litter, the students reflected on how even the smallest of actions can help protect and sustain our environment for present and future generations.
This activity was a great way for the students to connect with the unit they are currently studying in Religion classes – ‘Care for Our Common Home’.
Thank you 10B for your fantastic effort!
#act4ourcommonhome #MercyRegionalCollege
Mar 6
Today, we are joining people across the nation in celebration of the Clean Up Australia Day that is part of the Catholic Earthcare program by Caritas Australia. The purpose of the program is to enable a loving and sustainable relationship with the natural world through environmental education, research, national networks, advocacy and transformation. Mercy Regional College is proud to be recognised as one of Earthcare schools.
Our 10B students marked the Clean Up Australia Day on Friday by helping to clean up our Senior campus yard. As they were picking up litter, the students reflected on how even the smallest of actions can help protect and sustain our environment for present and future generations.
This activity was a great way for the students to connect with the unit they are currently studying in Religion classes – ‘Care for Our Common Home’.
Thank you 10B for your fantastic effort!
#act4ourcommonhome #MercyRegionalCollege
Congratulations to the `Season of Creation` photo competition winner, Year 10 student Jessica Upton.👏👏 What stunning photos Jessica, well done! 🌅
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#thomascarrcollege #theywillshine #seasonofcreation #photography
Sep 8
Congratulations to the `Season of Creation` photo competition winner, Year 10 student Jessica Upton.👏👏 What stunning photos Jessica, well done! 🌅
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This Sunday is World Environment Day.
“The 2022 World Environment Day campaign #OnlyOneEarth calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.” (UN Environment Program).
How can we celebrate, protect and restore our planet?
To re-energise and reboot our efforts after our two disrupted COVID years, interested staff and students held a meeting this week to discuss what action we could take.
Check out this Practical Guide for some great inspiration we can all apply to help protect our earth:
https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/40017/WED2022.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
#OnlyOneEarth
#Act4OurCommonHome
#ActNow
Jun 5
This Sunday is World Environment Day.
“The 2022 World Environment Day campaign #OnlyOneEarth calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.” (UN Environment Program).
How can we celebrate, protect and restore our planet?
To re-energise and reboot our efforts after our two disrupted COVID years, interested staff and students held a meeting this week to discuss what action we could take.
Check out this Practical Guide for some great inspiration we can all apply to help protect our earth:
https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/40017/WED2022.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
#OnlyOneEarth
#Act4OurCommonHome
#ActNow
#MYAMAZINGJOURNEY COUNT DOWN |
During the Season of Creation students learnt about taking care of our common home. At St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor they added native beehives to their growing list of sustainable eco-systems students can access and explore throughout the school grounds.
Fitting within the school`s fruit and vegetable garden and frog pond filled with native fish, water plants, snails and tiny endangered tadpoles, the beehives add to the inner-city school`s vision to ensure students engage with sustainability and Pope Francis’ call to care for creation.
Principal Matt Beacroft said the students loved being involved in the various eco activities provided by the school.
“Our hands-on ecosystems allow students to interact with nature and watch the development and life cycle of our native wildlife evolve."
“With the ever growing need to support our environment, St Mary of the Cross is proud to do its part in creating ecosystems that builds knowledge and awareness to students and the wider Windsor community," he said.
“It`s also great fun for the students, staff and our parents. Students are taking home fresh carrots, peas, lettuce and spinach for the holidays.
Catholic Earthcare Australia
#act4ourcommonhome #bce #bceschools #catholiceducation #teachchallengetransform #myamazingschool
Jan 11
#MYAMAZINGJOURNEY COUNT DOWN |
During the Season of Creation students learnt about taking care of our common home. At St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor they added native beehives to their growing list of sustainable eco-systems students can access and explore throughout the school grounds.
Fitting within the school`s fruit and vegetable garden and frog pond filled with native fish, water plants, snails and tiny endangered tadpoles, the beehives add to the inner-city school`s vision to ensure students engage with sustainability and Pope Francis’ call to care for creation.
Principal Matt Beacroft said the students loved being involved in the various eco activities provided by the school.
“Our hands-on ecosystems allow students to interact with nature and watch the development and life cycle of our native wildlife evolve."
“With the ever growing need to support our environment, St Mary of the Cross is proud to do its part in creating ecosystems that builds knowledge and awareness to students and the wider Windsor community," he said.
“It`s also great fun for the students, staff and our parents. Students are taking home fresh carrots, peas, lettuce and spinach for the holidays.
Catholic Earthcare Australia
#act4ourcommonhome #bce #bceschools #catholiceducation #teachchallengetransform #myamazingschool
In the this Season of Creation it`s great to see our schools taking care of our common home. At stmaryofthecrossprimary , Windsor, they have added native beehives to its growing list of sustainable eco-systems students can access and explore throughout the school grounds.
Fitting within the school`s fruit and vegetable garden and frog pond filled with native fish, water plants, snails and tiny endangered tadpoles, the beehives add to the inner-city school`s vision to ensure students engage with sustainability and Pope Francis’ call to care for creation.
Principal Matt Beacroft said the students loved being involved in the various eco activities provided by the school.
“Our hands-on ecosystems allow students to interact with nature and watch the development and life cycle of our native wildlife evolve.
“With the ever growing need to support our environment, St Mary of the Cross is proud to do its part in creating ecosystems that builds knowledge and awareness to students and the wider Windsor community," he said.
“It`s also great fun for the students, staff and our parents. Students are taking home fresh carrots, peas, lettuce and spinach for the holidays.”
#act4ourcommonhome #bceschools #bce #catholiceducation #teachchallengetransform #myamazingschool
Sep 20
In the this Season of Creation it`s great to see our schools taking care of our common home. At stmaryofthecrossprimary , Windsor, they have added native beehives to its growing list of sustainable eco-systems students can access and explore throughout the school grounds.
Fitting within the school`s fruit and vegetable garden and frog pond filled with native fish, water plants, snails and tiny endangered tadpoles, the beehives add to the inner-city school`s vision to ensure students engage with sustainability and Pope Francis’ call to care for creation.
Principal Matt Beacroft said the students loved being involved in the various eco activities provided by the school.
“Our hands-on ecosystems allow students to interact with nature and watch the development and life cycle of our native wildlife evolve.
“With the ever growing need to support our environment, St Mary of the Cross is proud to do its part in creating ecosystems that builds knowledge and awareness to students and the wider Windsor community," he said.
“It`s also great fun for the students, staff and our parents. Students are taking home fresh carrots, peas, lettuce and spinach for the holidays.”
#act4ourcommonhome #bceschools #bce #catholiceducation #teachchallengetransform #myamazingschool
A home for all? Be a protector this Season of Creation.
Amid the ongoing crises that shake our world, it is more pressing than ever to increase our efforts on behalf of our common home.
The theme of the 2021 Season of Creation which starts today, 1 September, the first day of Spring and World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and ends on 4 October, Feast Day of St. Francis of Assissi, is:
“A home for all? Renewing the Oikos* of God.” (* Oikos or eco- ancient Greek word for ‘family, home, household’).
How can we take action and safeguard a place for all who share our common home? Pitch our tent and welcome all?
The Kildare Education Ministries Living Justice - Living Peace paradigm and our core values inspire us to:
🏡 Learn with wonder - be aware of the beauty, complexity and fragility of creation.
🏡 Lead with courage - have the courage and resilience to move against currents of privilege and disrupt injustice.
🏡 Live with compassion - recognise the common humanity of all people and sacred dignity of all life on Earth.
We would love you to share your photos over the coming weeks of all actions happening to care for our common home; gardens growing, treading gently with resources, being in nature, reaching out to people in need … (Covidsafe, of course).
Use the hashtag #act4ourcommonhome; it unites us with many Catholic schools across Victoria.
For more information visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YPN84q3S8
Sep 1
A home for all? Be a protector this Season of Creation.
Amid the ongoing crises that shake our world, it is more pressing than ever to increase our efforts on behalf of our common home.
The theme of the 2021 Season of Creation which starts today, 1 September, the first day of Spring and World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and ends on 4 October, Feast Day of St. Francis of Assissi, is:
“A home for all? Renewing the Oikos* of God.” (* Oikos or eco- ancient Greek word for ‘family, home, household’).
How can we take action and safeguard a place for all who share our common home? Pitch our tent and welcome all?
The Kildare Education Ministries Living Justice - Living Peace paradigm and our core values inspire us to:
🏡 Learn with wonder - be aware of the beauty, complexity and fragility of creation.
🏡 Lead with courage - have the courage and resilience to move against currents of privilege and disrupt injustice.
🏡 Live with compassion - recognise the common humanity of all people and sacred dignity of all life on Earth.
We would love you to share your photos over the coming weeks of all actions happening to care for our common home; gardens growing, treading gently with resources, being in nature, reaching out to people in need … (Covidsafe, of course).
Use the hashtag #act4ourcommonhome; it unites us with many Catholic schools across Victoria.
For more information visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YPN84q3S8
`𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵`𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴`
Well done to our Sunshine Coast students from unitycollegecaloundra & stjohnscollegenambour who joined the sunshinecoastcouncil `s 2021 Schools Beach Clean Up, contributing to the almost 100kg of rubbish removed from 14 beaches across the region in time for turtle nesting season.
Unity College teacher Anne Duncan said as part of their Senior Religion and Ethics class, the students researched the many ways they can learn from and assist the world`s environmental heroes in the unit `Heroes and Role Models`, reflecting on the Pope`s call in Laudato Si`: Call for our Common Home.
"It is the Church’s most profound clarion call, for us all to be protectors of creation and the poor. The Holy Father has called for a new global solidarity, where all individuals, communities and governments play an essential part in taking care of our earth and global family," Anne said.
"As a response to this call, our students partnered with Sunshine Coast Council in the Beach Clean-up as well as collecting and recycling bottles, cans and poppers in the Containers for Change program.
"The students were keen to support both initiatives and are committed to play their part through daily choices in reducing and recycling rubbish in our local area. Each student then produced a podcast showcasing international environmental heroes and the many ways that we can all make small changes to improve the health of our natural world."
#schoolbeachcleanup #beachcleanup #environmentaleducation #LaudatoSi #act4ourcommonhome #bce #bceschools #catholiceducation #teachchallengetransform #myamazingschool
Article & image by sunshinecoastnews_
Link in our profile.
Jan 27
`𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵`𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴`
Well done to our Sunshine Coast students from unitycollegecaloundra & stjohnscollegenambour who joined the sunshinecoastcouncil `s 2021 Schools Beach Clean Up, contributing to the almost 100kg of rubbish removed from 14 beaches across the region in time for turtle nesting season.
Unity College teacher Anne Duncan said as part of their Senior Religion and Ethics class, the students researched the many ways they can learn from and assist the world`s environmental heroes in the unit `Heroes and Role Models`, reflecting on the Pope`s call in Laudato Si`: Call for our Common Home.
"It is the Church’s most profound clarion call, for us all to be protectors of creation and the poor. The Holy Father has called for a new global solidarity, where all individuals, communities and governments play an essential part in taking care of our earth and global family," Anne said.
"As a response to this call, our students partnered with Sunshine Coast Council in the Beach Clean-up as well as collecting and recycling bottles, cans and poppers in the Containers for Change program.
"The students were keen to support both initiatives and are committed to play their part through daily choices in reducing and recycling rubbish in our local area. Each student then produced a podcast showcasing international environmental heroes and the many ways that we can all make small changes to improve the health of our natural world."
#schoolbeachcleanup #beachcleanup #environmentaleducation #LaudatoSi #act4ourcommonhome #bce #bceschools #catholiceducation #teachchallengetransform #myamazingschool
Article & image by sunshinecoastnews_
Link in our profile.
