Members of the co-curricular group Young Vinnies learnt more about the plight of homeless people last week, during their annual Homelessness Evening. Students from Years 10 – 12, participated in the evening, sharing a dinner consisting of soup the girls had made themselves and bread.
A number of Santa Maria College students have been challenging themselves, achieving goals and reaching out into the wider community, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
For many, it might sound like a cliché, but the Punmu immersion trip really is life changing. For the twelfth consecutive year, students from our Year 11 cohort headed north to a remote indigenous community in the Great Sandy Desert.
On Thursday, the College came together for Outreach Day, a day aimed at raising awareness and funds for our winter appeal.
This week saw the launch of our annual Winter Appeal. With this year, being our 80th year, we are hoping for our biggest appeal yet! We are very fortunate to have a College community that responds with such generosity and compassion, to assist those who are in need of winter comforts.
Our Seeds of Justice girls recently hosted students from Mercy Schools around Perth to hear from Professor Len Collard, Noongar Elder and Chief Investigator at UWA School of indigenous studies who shared his wisdom on the topic of Rottnest Islands
During the coming weeks, our Eco Sisters co-curricular group are excited to be running a recycling collection for plastic PET bottles. If you have any plastic bottles at home please bring them in.
The Santa Maria annual Caritas fundraising and awareness day was held today.
Santa Maria College was delighted to welcome Ethiopian Ambassador, Her Excellency, Mrs Tirfu Kidanemariam, and Minister Council, Mr Jemal Beker to the College earlier this week.
Service Sign-up Day was a great success! At both recess and lunch on Thursday, the leaders of each service group displayed boards outlining the activities their group engaged in. This gave students an opportunity to see which activities they may want to take part in.
Year 11 student, Ruby Mavrick spoke recently at the Healthy Rivers, Healthy Communities forum with the Minister for the Environment, Stephen Dawson, about the work that the Ecosisters do.
Today, Ruby Mavrick, Service Captain, presented Claudia Taylor from MercyCare with a ‘large’ cheque for $500
Santa4Santa Day was a wonderful day filled with excitement and compassion, celebrating the festive season by raising funds for the annual Christmas appeal.
The 14 Cambodian immersion students have been meeting weekly in preparation for their tour at the end of the term.
Part of the OGA Service Program, calls upon volunteers to assist senior members with various duties – cleaning, gardening, transport etc.
Last weekend, a group of Old Girls had the opportunity to assist and sprang into action!
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the Year 12s in the Just One Thing campaign by donating goods. We are so thankful for the amazing generosity shown by our community! The campaign is now finished and we are no longer collecting items.
This week, 15 Year 10 students, selected as a part of the Seeds of Justice Leadership Group, attended a combined Mercy Schools Conference, with Aranmore, Mercedes and St Brigid’s Catholic colleges, focusing on Aboriginal issues.
Recently, a student asked me about why they should bother trying to make a difference. Why should they be the one to use less plastic, or recycle, or plant a tree?
Eco Sisters is about educating our students to be environmentally responsible.
The College annual Winter Appeal was a huge success. Staff, students and parents responded with generosity and compassion to the call for much needed donations.
Today in Wellington Square, Perth our Just Leadership group attended a very special event. The girls prepared and served morning tea to Indigenous Elders and organised activities for the public as part of Sorry Day.
