Climate Canons

Term 1 has been a busy and exciting term of learning, exploring and caring about the environment. Thank you to all the students who get involved in your activities and events and a special thank you to all the Climate Canons who are involved in the running of events and give up their time to engage the school community.

Sea Week

Sea Week is celebrated on 1-9 March 2025 in Australia and New Zealand and promotes ocean literacy and connection with our seas. Our ocean needs protection as it covers 70% of the planet and supports life as we know it. Every second breath we take comes from the ocean and hosts 80% of the world’s biodiversity feeding billions of people around the world. The health of our seas is threatened by pollution such as abandoned fishing nets, overfishing and the effects of climate change. Sea Week is a great opportunity to improve our collective understanding of the ocean's influence on us and our influence on the ocean. On Thursday 13th March, the Climate Canons commemorated this event with lunchtime games to build on students’ knowledge of our seas and ways we can protect them. Thank you to everyone who came along and got involved.

International Day of Forests

Forests, pillars of global food security and nutrition, are the livelihoods of millions of families. They provide essential foods such as fruits, seeds, roots and wild meat, fundamental resources for indigenous and rural communities. But these ecosystems are in danger. We lose 10 million hectares annually due to deforestation and approximately 70 million hectares affected by fires. Protecting and restoring our forests is urgent and necessary: the well-being of the planet and future generations depends on them.

The Climate Canons hosted a Tree Themed Scavenger Hunt to commemorate International Day of Forests on Thursday 20th March where students had to follow clues and find specific trees on campus. Congratulations to Eamon Smith (Year 9), Donnicha Healy-Soler (Year 9) and Harry Parkinson (Year 9), who finished the scavenger hunt first, Ava Barr (Year 8) and Michelle Ojrzanowski (Year 8), second and Anika Vijapure (Year 7), third. Thank you to all the students who participated in this fun, educational event.

World Water Day

World Water Day is an annual event raising awareness for the integral role that this natural resource plays in our society, and the water scarcity and pollution that many poorer communities are struggling with. The theme for World Water Day 2025 is 'Glacier Preservation.' The theme of glacier preservation aims to educate people on the importance of glaciers and the impact that their rapid melting due to global warming is having on the world.

The students commemorated this event by completing a Blooket to learn more about our role in protecting this important resource. Thank you to everyone who got involved and congratulations to Saanvi Bulloram (Year 8), Anureet Cheema (Year 7), Tanyian Verma (Year 8) who achieved the top scores in the Blooket.

National Ride2School Day

National Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel. National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity for students and school communities across Australia to embrace a healthier start and to try riding and walking to school. Officially the day is celebrated on the 21st March. The Climate Canon commemorated this event on Monday 24th March with a survey sent via direct messages. By completing the survey, students had the chance to win a prize. This was an opportunity to think about how you travel and the impact it has on your well-being and the environment. Thank you to everyone who got involved, we learnt some interesting things about student habits and congratulations to Zoe Pilkington (Year 7), Tanyian Verma (Year 8) and Anika Vijapure (Year 7) who won our major prize.

Harmony Day

The Climate Canons hosted a stall on Harmony Day. This year’s theme was "Harmony - we all have a role to play!" This is a message the Climate Canon hope to share and build on at the College, not only with and between people but also our interactions with the environment. Students had the opportunity to learn and answer questions about the role we all play to help each other be more tolerant and support protecting our environment.

Wastesorted Schools Waste Audit

The Climate Canons participated in a waste audit with Wastesorted Schools on Tuesday 8th April. By running a waste audit, students learn the impact their waste behaviours have on their school environment. When students reduce the amount of school waste being sent to landfills, it brings the global environmental issue of waste into a relatable and local context. This was an opportunity for the students to see what is going into our bins, with soft plastics being the largest number of waste and it was shocking to see how many containers for change were in the general waste bins! An update of what we found out and next steps will be shared at the first Term 2 assembly. Thank you to all the students who were involved, everyone did an amazing job, and to Julie from the City of Canning and Niamh from Wastesorted Schools for assisting with the audit and sharing their valuable knowledge with the Climate Canons.