Sustainability in Action

Parliament of Youth Excursion

As our presentation at ANU before ACT legislators is happening tomorrow, the Parliament of Youth put their action to the test by assessing sustainable practices at The Front Gallery Cafe in O’ Connor. Their mission is to certify cafes that promote sustainable standards, such as eco-friendly take-away supplies and efficient waste management systems. They were particularly impressed by The Front’s attention to composting and even solving a milk waste problem by making their own cheese. Parliament of Youth hopes to continue their labelling process next term and promote our local cafes that keep the future of Canberra youth in mind.

World Environment Day

In celebration of World Environment Day, the Stewardship Team organised a fun competition to keep our school clean. Each class was given a re-used shopping bag to collect as much rubbish as possible. Congratulations to the winning class, 6 Silver, for earning the top prize of 20 Greenie Points. However, The Greenie Points contest winner was 3 Black, due to their lid cleaning determination! The prize is pizza and a movie!

Cooking Concludes

Our cooking classes have concluded, but the conversation about food waste will continue to change the way we think and do things. Years 5 and 6 created a yummy Asian noodle salad, and had a few take-aways to share:

“I will use less ingredients when I am cooking and be more aware of the stuff that is about to go off,” said Violet W.

“Next time I cook I will use more staples while cooking and pay more attention to my carbon footprint,” said Jacob H.

“I will use things that are in the back of my pantry and be more aware of what I am doing to the earth and how I could do things differently,” said Daniel G.

“Children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” Nelson Mandela

Ryan McGee

Sustainability Coordinator

ryan.mcgee@cg.catholic.edu.au