Worldly Matters

Eco excursion to Indonesia in 2019  

Information Evening Monday 26 March at 7pm, Middle School Viewing Room

Open to current Year 10 and 11 students, but any student who is interested in biology, ecology and conservation is welcome to attend.  

The information evening will give more details of a potential two-week expedition to Indonesia in July 2019 run by Operation Wallacea to help with biodiversity surveys. 

Ms Ashleigh Bendall

Teacher of Biology & Environmental Science

Help provide safe plentiful water worldwide

WaterAid works in various developing countries to provide access to safe water, decent toilets and hygiene to disadvantaged communities (www.wateraid.org.au)

They are launching two initiatives in March to raise fund to bring bring water security to these communities. The Water Challenge and Walk for Water. 

The Water Challenge invites you to make water your only beverage for the month of March. That means no coffee, no tea, no beer, no wine, no soft drinks, no energy drinks… just water. If you don’t think you can make it through the whole month, you can take a shortened version of the challenge or use a “Raise A Glass” pass to take a day or two off.  Last year, over 1200 Australians took part in the challenge. You can join them by signing up here.

Walk for Water challenges you to walk 10,000 steps a day for five days. From 19-23 March, take a step towards a healthier lifestyle, put your peers through their paces, and walk for those who walk too much. It’s a great excuse to get active, go for lunchtime walks (before it gets too cold), and empathise with the women and girls who walk for hours every day collecting water.

Walk for Water has raised almost $400,000 since it was re-booted in 2013. You can help add to that tally by registering here.

World Challenge

Some students may find trekking in Nepal very vigorous and demanding. Sections of the terrain are steep and at an altitude where altitude sickness can occur. It is important that all students take diamox in the morning and then after dinner when in areas above 3000m. They should be doing exercises that involves walking up/down (uneven) steps such as those in the Dandenongs or along the foreshore. This should become a regular event starting now or early term 2.

Hint #8: When you feel out of breath whilst trekking, take 3 quick breaths and then 3 deep slow breaths to regulate your breathing.

Mr Michael Warden 

World Challenge Coordinator