Articles

More fuss about Sustainable Living even at School Level- An Eco-Friendly Live-In Experience at St Edward’s College

submitted by Birgu Malta St Edward's College : Gianluca Baldacchino, Kurt John Grech  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
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awarded: Finalist, WasteServ Award

Students analyse their past live-in experiences and move forward to instill eko-friendly principles in line with the Litter Less Campaign.



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Precious Water

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist, HSBC Award

The small village of Fontana lies on the outskirts of Victoria, also known as Rabat in Gozo. It became the ideal site for a settlement due to a number of fresh water springs in the area. Malta ranks in the top ten water scarce countries in the world and groundwater is one of the main sources of fresh water. It is such a pity that this precious water flowing generously in this settlement is no longer potable.



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The sad story of the sienja – or wind powered water pump – in Malta

submitted by St. Augustine College : Jake Zammit  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibited at Action Planet exhibition, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist, HSBC Award

This article by Jake Zammit (Year 9 – St. Augustine College, Pieta’) talks about the plight of the sienja – or wind powered water pump – in Malta. A number of farmers and several entities were contacted regarding the topic. https://www.facebook.com/notes/grupp-eko-skola-kulle%C4%A1%C4%A1-santu-wistin/the-sad-story-of-the-sienja-or-wind-powered-water-pump-in-malta/1021409864682875/



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Operation BOB

submitted by St. Theresa College Middle School Birkirkara : Alishia Stone, Leeroy Bonnici, Nicole Caruana, Olivia White Snow Liliana Francalanza  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Malta Clean Up Facebook Page, other
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Our school has come up with the initiative to promote less plastic usage among Bikrkirkara market users. This initiative was named Operation BOB, where BOB stands for Bring Own Bag. On a Wednesday morning, the EkoSkola committee visited the local market, distributed these bags and also created awareness about the harmful effects plastic is leaving behind.



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Malta sabiħa tagħna

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Katryna Zahra, Kelsy Cascun  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Ħafna minn nies jiddiskutu l-fatt li f’Malta hawn persentaġġ għoli ta’ bini u ftit għad fadal ħdura mall-madwar. Iżda wieħed għandu jikkonsidra wkoll li minħabba li Malta hijja pajjiż żgħir m’għandniex għalfejn nsuqu kilometri kbar biex ngawdu l-baħar jew l-ambjent. F’Malta għandna kollox viċin tagħna. Iċ-ċokon tal-gżira tagħna, l-baħar u l-ħafna teżori kulturali u storiċi mdawr a mal-pajjiż jattiraw lil ħafna turisti.



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Reasons why you should never throw old clothes in the Trash.

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emilie Visanich  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Got old clothes you’re planning to throw away? Think twice. If your clothes are still good, donate them. In 2013 alone, Americans discarded 15.1 million tons of clothing and 85% of that ended up in landfills.



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Traffic in Malta and some ways to decrease it

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Attard Shanaya, Gauci Daisy, Magro Amy Ann, Palmier Tara, Sammut Mariah, Suda Maya  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Scientific research states that Maltese roads are perceived as the fifth worst in Europe, and that Maltese people spend 52 hours stuck in traffic every year. As regards construction, it is evident that permits are issued without proper planning because one frequently finds closed roads at short notice at the same time that runs-offs from these roads are closed. We have all been caught in traffic or forced to take an unplanned diversion, and we know how frustrating it is for our parents. Therefore, we carried out this research to determine what Maltese people think about traffic and related issues.



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Let’s all take care of our pets

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Attard Biancardi Ylenia, Grima Aaliyah, Vella Emma, Zammit Marie-Claire  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

During these last two years, animal cruelty has declined (Buhagiar, 2017) but it is still a serious problem. In this project we are going to discuss animal cruelty and how we can make the situation better. We chose this subject because we are all animal lovers and we want to raise awareness about how animals are treated. We have also chosen this topic because, though animal cruelty has declined, we feel that it is not a hundred percent true since many animals are still abandoned on the streets and are not being taken care of, and this is, in fact, the main focus of our research.



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Towards a Healthier Lifestyle: Service with a smile at St Francis Secondary School, Sliema.

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Spiteri Shania M.  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, unfortunately, the hectic life we are living nowadays makes it difficult for many people to have breakfast, especially a healthy breakfast. This is especially the case for students who, as early as six in the morning, are already on their way to school. As an EkoSkola committee whose project is Towards a Healthier Lifestyle we are, therefore, trying to provide a healthy breakfast for our students.



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Obesity in Malta

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Bondin Sherryann, Dowling Kacey, Penza Abigail, Pulis Yasmine  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Malta has a very high rate of people who suffer from obesity. In fact, Malta placed in the 18th place in a European survey and 40% of Maltese children are obese. Therefore, we have chosen to focus our research on obesity. Our research is based on 100 questionnaires distributed to a representative sample of the population, as well as an interview with a professional chef.



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