Shining Lights 2/3/2023 - Week 5, Term 1
Social Justice
It’s always heart-warming to see the overflowing classroom of students who turn up every Tuesday lunchtime for our LCCC Social Justice Advocates group. Both primary and secondary students share their passion for supporting Wellbeing, Empowering Communities and caring for the Environment in the three sub-committees.
This year we are aligning our SJA group with Caritas’ Catholic Earthcare as part of our Laudato Si Action Plan. All three initiatives share the goals of responding to “the cry of the poor” and “the cry of the earth”. As we work toward Level 2 certification as a Catholic Earthcare school, the students are sure to inspire their peers and the wider community to consider even more ways we can “be kind and compassionate to one another” (our 2023 Scriptural Theme).
We celebrate all we have accomplished with respect to caring for our common home
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This term, students have a range of opportunities to promote justice, in our community and abroad:
- Project Compassion Launch – LCCC SJA representatives joined other schools across Australia for the official online launch of Project Compassion
- World Day of Prayer - student representatives will join the ecumenical liturgy at St Joseph’s Church, Merimbula this Friday.
- Clean Up Australia Day - students in Year 10 RE Mission will be tidying up our College and local environment on Thursday
- Year 8 Marketplace - students in Year 8 are creating products to sell on Tuesday 21 March, to raise money for Project Compassion
- Harmony Day will be celebrated with a national poster competition encouraging students to consider how we can live in harmony https://movingforwardtogether.org.au/poster-competition/
STEM
STEM is an area of learning that combines the skills and knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Through STEM, students develop key skills including:
- problem solving
- creativity
- critical analysis
- teamwork
- independent thinking
- initiative
- communication
- digital literacy
Why is STEM important?
The global economy is changing. New jobs are emerging every day because of technological advances. Skills developed by students through STEM provide them with the foundation to succeed at school and beyond.
Employer demand for STEM qualifications and skills is high, and will continue to increase in the future. STEM empowers individuals with the skills to succeed and adapt to this changing world.
Here are some photo’s of our Year 7 STEM students engaging in the design of CO2 Dragsters!
Lunchtime Activities
Every week during lunchtime students in Primary are invited to come along and join in Art Club (Wednesday's) and Chess Club (Friday's). This initiative was first suggested by our 2022 House Captains and has now continued with lots of students attending every week filled with enthusiasm.
The clubs are a relaxed way that students can interact. Many older children attending the clubs enjoy the chance to mentor and make connections with younger students.
The clubs are student centered and most often they come up with the ideas about what they would like to do. Sometimes this involves them leading the group in origami, drawing and puppet making. This week a group in Art Club painted self portraits, while another group completed landscapes and another painted our German characters "Franzi and Felix".
Our 2023 House Captains are also coming up with new ideas and initiatives to make student's time at school fun. Please encourage your children to speak with the House Captains and pass on any suggestions.
