Sustainability News

Ride 2 School Day

On Fri 1st April, St Columba's celebrated Ride 2 School Day!Students came dressed in their PE uniform for the day and rode, walked, scooted or skated to school to promote active travelling! Students started the day with a healthy breakfast and we awarded house points to the children who decorated their bikes and scooters with their house colours! Extra special mention to Zion for his very creatively decorated bike! Overall we had 111 students travel actively to school by either riding, walking, scooting, skating or taking public transport. Amazing effort everyone! If we can travel actively every day, we would make a huge difference to our planet!

Woolworths Bee Grant

Last year our school won a Woolworths bee grant to use for education around pollinators and plants and to plant our 4 planter boxes around the art room with indigenous plants that attract pollinators! Wonderful Meg from the Green team ran some refresher sessions with our 3/4 classes around bees, native plants and how to design each planter box to attract the most amount of pollinators to our school. We can't wait to begin designing our planters and then planting them early next Term!

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN

Wednesday April 13th 10:00am - 1:00pm - Dolphin Detectives School Holiday Program.

Join the Marine Mammal Foundation for our exciting new school holiday program, Dolphin Detectives! Developed for young people aged 8-15, this amazing new program will include engaging content about the critically endangered Burrunan dolphin and all things marine conservation, along with a fun hands-on activities to identify individual Burrunan dolphins, discover who they are, and what we can do to help conserve them! Come along and learn all about dolphins and marine conservation! Please visit the event page to book tickets today.

Location: Chelsea Longbeach Life Saving Club, 16 The Strand, Chelsea VIC 3196Age: 8 - 15yoCost: $35

For more information please contact Holly on champions@marinemammal.org.au 

Thursday April 14th & Wednesday April 20th 11:00am - 3:00pm - Dolphin Discovery Aboad Searoad FerriesSchool holiday fun with Dolphin Discovery aboard Searoad Ferries! Join the Marine Mammal Foundation team aboard Searoad Ferries these summer school holidays for a fun and interactive workshop. Learn all about Port Phillip Bay's unique Burrunan dolphins and other amazing marine mammals, including seals and whales! Play games, see dolphin skulls, and meet Bella the Burrunan dolphin! Fun for all on board.Departing Sorrento: 11:00 AM and 1:00 PMDeparting Queenscliff 12:00 PM and 2:00PMThis event is free for all passengers aboard Searoad Ferries on the above sailings. To purchase Ferry tickets and take part in this activity, please visit https://www.searoad.com.au