Desiree Crossing: 2023 Artist in Residence
Our 2023 Artist in Residence is portrait artist, Desiree Crossing. Desiree has been working with Visual Arts students for the past two weeks.
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Creativity
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 4, Week 4, 2022
This week saw some exciting events, including the middle school production performance, and the art and design parade and exhibition!
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Out Of This World!
The 2022 theme of the Art Exhibition and Fashion Parade, ‘Out of this World’, was inspired by the ideas of
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Immersed Inside New Cultural Centre
Some of our students and staff explored inside the new Cultural Centre, through amazing virtual reality technology!
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Weekly Wrap Up: Term 4, Week 3, 2022
This week, we had the Music Tribute Night, Seeds of Justice conference, SLC inaugural dinner and meeting, House Drama rehearsals, and more!
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Paying Tribute to Musical Legends
The Music Tribute Night is a concert for all music students in Years 8 – 11, in which they perform songs from a soloist or group artist of their choice.
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Dance In Non-traditional Places
Creating innovative performances in hallways, stairwells, and verandas as part of a site-specific tour, is the latest from our Year 10 dancers.
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Seeds of Justice Making A Change
Students attended the Seeds of Justice Conference with students and staff from other Mercy schools this week.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Term 4, Week 2, 2022
This week was a big one! We said goodbye to our Year 12s, hosted a Charging Around Australia incursion, and more.
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Charlotte Looks into the Future
Congratulations to Charlotte who is the National Junior Champion in the Scenario Writing section of the Future Problem Solving Program competition.
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Spark6: Creating Positive Change with Technology
As part of Spark6, our Year 6s have been exploring ways they can use technology to create positive change in areas they are passionate about.
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In Review: IGSSA Dance 2022
It’s been a busy term with three performances at the annual Dance Showcase, and a very successful performance at the IGSSA Dance Festival.
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A Celebration of Music
Over 230 Music students gathered in the McDonald Building for the annual Music Showcase performance on Friday night.
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Refine: Visual Art & Design Exhibition
The Graduation Exhibition Refine, held last Thursday night in the Mercy Gallery, was certainly an opulent affair!
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Weekly Wrap Up: Term 3, Week 8, 2022
This week saw the Art & Design Graduation Show, Strive9 Implemention, JIGSSA Cross Country Carnival, R U OK? Day, and more!
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Playgroup Comes to Santa Maria
As part of their Children, Family and Community course this week, the Year 12 class ran a playgroup for staff members.
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IPSHA Speakers’ Challenge
Four Santa Maria students took part in the IPSHA Speakers’ Challenge at Scotch College this week against twenty-two other independent schools.
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Behind the Scenes
Year 10 Drama students have been focusing on the roles of set and lighting designer in preparation for choosing their Years 11 & 12 courses.
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Exploring WA Maritime Museum
Students made the trip to the iconic museum as part of their HASS studies of migration, completing various interactive activities.
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Another Semester of Success: The National Computer Science Schools Challenge
Once again, Santa Maria has produced some wonderful results in the National Computer Science Schools Challenge this Semester.
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Year 7 RE Students Create Earth Altars
The girls used natural materials to create a piece of impermanent earth art, as a process of mindful meditation, inspired by a blessing.
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Speaking For Their House
The Public Speaking competition saw students vie for points for their House, which will go towards the 2022 McAuley Shield results.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Term 3, Week 6, 2022
In our wrap up of Week 6, you’ll find snaps of the 2023 Student Leadership Council commissioning, Book Week, Grandparents Day, and more!
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Book Week: Dreaming with Eyes Open
The Sawle Centre has been extra busy, thanks to Book Week! Our girls explored their love of reading through various activities.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Term 3, Week 4, 2022
What an awesome week it was! In our wrap up video of Week 4, you’ll see snaps from Purple Bra Day, Health Week, and more!
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Innovating through Explore8
This year’s Explore8 learning project saw students solve an everyday problem experienced by a person or group in society.
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Robocup 2022
Thirteen students from Years 6 – 8 entered the 2022 Western Australian State RoboCup competition at Curtin University last weekend.
Fearless5: Creating a Sustainable Environment for Local Birds
As part of their Fearless5 project, our Year 5 students looked at ways they could a create sustainable environment for our local birds.
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Sir Botanical: Georgia’s Floristry Business
Georgia Carlsen (Brennan, 2009), co-founded Sir Botanical, which offers wedding and event flowers, wall art and lifestyle products.
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Seek7: Exploring Clean Water and Sanitation
The theme of Seek7 is sustainability and looks at the importance of caring for our planet and the resources we rely on, including water.
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