At a time when there is so much talk about climate change, it can be easy to forget that we all contribute to the global environmental problems.
This is not just an issue for governments or large corporations to tackle, but every single one of us has a part to play. Students at St Luke’s have been thinking globally and acting locally a lot lately and it is very encouraging to see.
In RE, Year 7 students have been looking at environmental problems that affect us here at St Luke’s and developing solutions to these matters. Lincoln Nunez has been looking at ways to conserve water here at the College.
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Stage 3 have been researching larger global environmental issues and the impact they have on our Earth. Everything from the problem of fatbergs in our drains and sewer systems to ocean plastics.
Emilio is learning about what happens to the carbon that is stored in our bodies when we die!
In Stage 2, students have started planting out garden beds on the rooftop, and will soon oversee the placement of a frog pond at the rear of the School of Foundations.
And in the CELC, not only do the students grow their own herbs, snow peas and strawberries, but they also have a worm farm to compost food waste.
Recently, students have been learning all about what a drought is and have been looking at ways to conserve water in the CELC.
Excitingly, across the school, we are about to introduce a new recycling program. Miss Van Der Burg and Miss McKay have been overseeing this project and just this week launched the bin sticker competition, asking students to come up with a design for a sticker to clearly mark the bins as recycling bins.
We are looking forward to having these new bins around the College and making St Luke’s even greener!
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✨ The Class of 2023 Final Assembly✨ Our graduating students were given a final farewell by the community and processed out of the College breezeway gates for the very last time by winding through a bubble-laden Guard of Honour. What a very fitting tribute for a group of students who personify what it means to be a St Luke's student.
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Year 12 Graduation Breakfast! The Class of 2023 students were treated to a Graduation Breakfast to kick off their last formal day of schooling. Many thanks to Mrs Mayer and Mrs Portelli for their expert and skilled preparation of the morning and to the Year 9 Hospitality students who supported them.
20 Sep 2023
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St Luke's Catholic College Year 10 students have shown their innovation and commitment to sustainability by participating in the Academy U Sustainable Futures Hackathon with Western Sydney University. The students were given the challenge to design an innovative solution for Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, aligned with the UN 17 Sustainable Goals. In just 90 minutes, working in small groups, they created their solution and pitched it to WSU professors of sustainability. Two students from St Luke's Catholic College's made it to the finals, and we are proud to announce that Shreya was a key member of the team that took home the winning solution for reducing the adverse effects of natural disasters.
19 Sep 2023
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St Luke's Catholic College is proud of a group of Year 8 girls who participated in the STEM program The Orbispace Initiative at the Sydney Startup Hub. This program aims to empower the next generation of female innovators. Our students participated in the Pitch for the Planet competition where they researched an innovative and sustainable solution to tackle the problems of Australia's dairy industry. They pitched their biogas innovation to a panel of investors including the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon Tara Moriarty and Trish Doyle MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Heritage, Climate Change and Energy and placed in the top three teams out of 20!
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Showing off some fabulous earrings that were made in the earrings workshop last week!
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Yesterday, our Vinnies 7-12 group once again participated in our outreach opportunity by making and donating sandwiches to go to the hungry. Thank you once again, girls!
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Some of our Year 9 and 10 students have volunteered to support our Kindergarten students during reading time. Building great connections between the School of Foundations and the School of Entrepreneurs.
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