NEWS, PROJECTS AND RESOURCES

National Recycle Week – Sustainable Food Movement
National Recycle Week 2020 Whitefriars College celebrated National Recycle Week last week. The theme was Sustainable Food Movement and the students and staff were invited to a week of events […]

Whitefriars College celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Earth Day was celebrated virtually this year. Whitefrairs College acknowledged 50 years of Earth Day and asked students and staff to use the day to think about their pledge to […]

Melbourne Water Frog Census – a great ISO activity for Whitefriars families
The Whitefriars College Sustainability and Environment Team are encouraging students and their families to take part in the Melbourne Water Frog Census, while on a family walk during isolation. The […]

Whitefriars College celebrates International Compost Awareness Week
Whitefriars College has celebrated ICAW – International Compost Awareness Week by inviting staff and students to take part in a daily compost quiz over the week. The quiz has focused […]

Getting Fire Ready – Sustainable Action
Whitefriars College Maintenance Team is currently removing fallen branches, small trees and clearing up the edges of the school as part of the Colleges Bush fire preparations. As a result […]

National Recycle Week Quiz
Whitefriars College ran a 2019 National Recycle Week Quiz. It was based on War On Waste Quiz. Refer to link. The first student to answer all 10 questions properly won […]

Beeswax Wrap Workshop for National Recycle Week
Whitefriars College celebrated 2019 National Recycle Week by running a Beeswax Wrap Workshop for students and staff to create their own beeswax wrap. Students and staff will use their new […]

National Recycle Week – Green Waste Chat
Year 11 students have used their student voice to promote the importance of green waste composting. The students created a proposal and presented it to the Principal’s Leadership Team who […]

Whitefriars Waste Smart School
The Sustainability and Environment Team recently upgraded the staff room bin system to 4 bins; Recyclables, Green Waste, Soft Plastics and Landfill. Signage was created with examples of what to […]

Whitefriars Powerful Owl Bushwalk
David De Angelis, a former Whitefriars College student, took a group of enthusiastic nature loving staff, students and parents into the College Bushland on August 29th. The pair of Powerful […]