Sustainability News – June 2022

We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenges we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all” (Laudato Si #14) Clonard Enviro Week 25 – 29 July 2022 Stay tuned for Enviro Week next Term with lots of activities […]

Brigid’s Garden Program

To finish the Term, the Brigid’s Garden Program students visited Geelong Table Tennis on Wednesday 22 June and honed their skills with some warm up games, followed by single and double matches.

Year 9 Intro to Outdoor Education

The Year 9 Introduction to Outdoor Education class visited Edwards’s Point last week to learn further about the impacts that humans can have on an environment. With the support of the conservation group “Friends of Edwards Point” they participated in the removal of weeds and […]

VCE Outdoor Education Camp

Earlier in the month, the VCE Outdoor Education students went on an overnight camp to Anglesea/Aireys Inlet. They explored the surrounding areas and participated in a variety of activities to support their learning of Unit 3 AOS1 Contemporary Relationships with the Outdoors. They looked at […]

Excursion to Kingvale Farm

The Brigid Garden Program students recently experienced a day at Kingvale Farm in Freshwater Creek. Here are some of the highlights and reflections from students. Laura A pony was extremely hungry, it gave me these puppy pony eyes, I had a feeling it wanted more […]

Fruit and Veggie Scraps = Compost

Did you know that our food scraps can be composted and recycled to create healthy, rich soil? Last week in Brigid’s Garden Program we focused on making compost. We learnt what goes into creating healthy compost and transforming our food scraps into amazingly rich, productive […]

Brigid’s Garden Program

Brigid’s Garden Program runs each Wednesday for a select group of students and in term one welcomed several new students and India Mintram-Porter as assistant. We have explored safety with various activities in the garden and the kitchen.  Learning about planting of seeds both directly […]

Living Justice Living Peace

On Sunday some of our students and staff will be joining other Kildare Ministry schools and community works in the Palm Sunday Walk for Refugees. This annual event raises awareness of the plight of refugees and asylum seekers and calls on our leaders for compassionate […]

Earth Hour Schools Day

As a school we have the power to #ShapeOurFuture! Today, Friday 25 March is Earth Hour Schools Day. As a school, we collectively switched off after lunch during period 4. This Earth Hour, we’re calling on Australians everywhere to sign up to switch off and […]

Sustainability News – Catholic Earthcare

Clonard College has recently registered with the Catholic Earthcare Program and have received the level one accreditation, Affirming Ecological Practice. We look forward to working with the school community to include student leaders, staff and parents in the next steps.