QR Challenge: Merici and our history

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Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa ) onto their mobile devices
Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Who is the saint that our school is named after?	Angela Merici
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3. Angela Merici was an educator who cared deeply for women. Around her hometown she saw poor girls with no education and no hope. In the fifteenth and sixteenth century that Angela lived in, education for women was for the rich or for nuns. These poor girls weren't being helped by the old ways, so Angela invented a new way. She brought together a group of unmarried women, fellow Franciscan tertiaries and other friends, who went out into the streets to gather up the girls they saw and teach them. These women had little money and no power, but were bound together by their dedication to education and commitment to Christ.Which order of nuns did St Angela Merici found? Which house are these nuns associated with?	BRESCIA.
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5. The patron saints from which Brescia seeks guidance and wisdom are Saints Ursula and Angela Merici, the first from whom the Ursulines take their name and the second who began this religious company of women in Brescia, Italy where we derive our name. The Brescia House motto is “Sfidiamo” which means, “Let’s Dare, We Dare”. In Brescia House this is the focal point of our core values. We attempt to continually develop ourselves spiritually and emotionally to impart Brescia House values and our motto to all in the Merici College community.Another women who inspired many with her vision for Education was St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Which town did St Mary found the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred heart? Hint- It is a house at this school.	Penola.
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7. In our modern society the Sisters of St Josephite of the Sacred Heart encourage us to: Identify and walk with those who are today’s poor, Harness all our energies for God’s mission, and Have a heart for mission until our last breath. Penola house is encouraged to live by the example of the Josephite sisters. Go and find the place where the head of Penola lives.	Mrs Lairds office
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9. Each of the House coordinators try and make sure their students remember the inspiration of the 6 orders of nuns that each house began from. This year, all houses are attempting to live out the work of the women who inspired us by serving the community. What is the name of this year’s theme for students?	Serviam
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12. At the beginning of the year, Mrs Wholley spoke about the theme of Serviam. She said “The Ursuline sisters, which St Angela Merici founded, followed this philosophy. St Angela’s approach is simple and profound. She encouraged her sisters to not only teach the required academic subjects and to integrate the elements of our Catholic faith but also required her sisters to include service into the learning process. And this is what we are asking you to do and be. It is only when we are able to do something that is contrary to what society dictates. Something that is self-less (not selfish) that we truly come to understand that we can make a difference in the world we live in for the better.” What does the word Serviam mean? Hint- it is a Latin word. Where would be the best area in the school to find out about the meanings of non-English words?	Language staffroom.
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14. Serviam means ‘I will serve’. It is important to understand and appreciate the many cultures, nationalities and languages we have within our community here at Merici. We learn from each other and can gain an appreciation for ourselves, our world, and God when we respect other cultures. It is also important because not every Order of Nuns who began at Merici were from Australia. One of the houses gets its name from a place in Papua New Guinea. Which house is this?	Ningil.
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16. Ningil takes its name from the order of Presentation Nuns. It was formed on the 25th of December Christmas day in the year 1775 by Nano Nagle. Ningil Mission was a mission in the Northern Highlands of Papua New Guniea. The mission was founded in 1966 by the order of presentation Nuns. Ningil is the Red house. Red is a primary colour. There are also two other primary colour houses. One house is associated the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. What is the other primary colour house?	Balgo
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18. The Balgo House story begins with the three sisters of Mercy, Catherine McAuley, Anna Maria Doyle and Elizabeth Harley. The Sisters of Mercy originated in Ireland in December 1831, and were the founders of the House of Mercy. In the 1980’s, the Sisters of Mercy travelled to a remote community in Western Australia, called Balgo. This was an indigenous community. Is there a particular area in the school linked to Indigenous Australians?	The Garden.
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20. When convicts came to Australia, where did they come from? Many Catholics that came into Australia were from a country that is associated with a house here at Merici. What nationality were these Catholics and which House is this country associated with?	Tullow
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22. Which house have we missed? Find something associated with the remaining house and take a photo of it before heading back to the classroom to complete the quiz!	Classroom and Seiwa