Articles

Teachers’ and Students’ Hobbies

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Ashley Gilson, Elena Pisani, Phoebe Schembri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

A hobby can be defined as an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure. Hobbies vary depending on the age, sex, lifestyle, and skills of the person. Having a hobby brings joy and entertainment in our lives. It gives us something fun to do during our free time. We have spoken to 3 female teachers, 2 male teachers as well as 3 students of different ages.



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Sea Pollution: The Mediterranean

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Kelsey Chricop  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

The Mediterranean Sea is, sadly, one of the most polluted seas in the world. For decades it has been a dump yard for sewage and waste .Reports state that over 50% of the water in the Mediterranean Sea is untreated. There is an in-crease in chemical nutrients and these results in excessive plant growth and therefore lack of oxygen for the plants.



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It-traffiku f’Malta u l-effetti tiegħu

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Greta Aguis, Martina Attard, Nicole Mizzi  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Kemm hi komda l-karozza…dak it –tip li kemm tafas buttuna u tistartja l-karozza u tmur fejn jidirlekk li għandek tmur dik il-ġurnata. Imma qatt ghaddielek minn mohhok kemm qed tagħmel ħsara? Taf kemm-il sigra qedd tmut? Qatt ħsibtu fuq il-pulmun tat-tfal tagħkom stess? U dawn kollha gejjin mill-istess kawża… it-tniġġis tal-karozzi.



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Health and Safety at Home

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Ashely Gilson, Elena Pisani, Phoebe Schembri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Everyone is capable of being an effective home manager, whether full-time or as one of the many roles one juggles in the family. Every family can learn to work together to keep their home a happy place to live in. Home management allows you to enjoy your home and family. Isn’t that what we all want?



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Ekoskola Senior School Committee

submitted by Sacred Heart College Senior School : Gatt, Veronique  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation



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Textile trash

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Yanica Farrugia  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

The clothing industry is one of the largest employers of slave and child labour. Mostly female workers and children work for high fashion brands. These fashion brands depend on their underpaid workers to make clothing at high rates to meet consumer demands.



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Reduce your T.T.

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

Keeping stuff you don’t need is bad. Not just for the environment, but also for your health and mental wellbeing since clutter tends to cause stress and anxiety. If you keep lots of clothes that you don’t really use anymore, you don’t have enough space for clothes which you actually wear and, because of this you might resort to piling up clothes in a corner of your wardrobe, which might eventually attract moths, which will damage all your other clothes as well. Have you ever heard “The Tale of the Hoarder?” No? Okay, let me tell you…



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On the look out: A better explanation of Maltese sand dunes

submitted by Birkirkara St Aloysius College Secondary : Matthias Zammit Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Around Malta one can still find few sandy beaches. Little does one know, that such beaches create a particular habitat to specific species. Throughout the years, Maltese beaches have decreased in the amount of their original sand, thus the latter being replaced by imported sand from foreign countries. There are many factors affecting these Maltese sand dunes but one can try to think about one’s actions in order to ameliorate the situation and preserve such Maltese habitats where as species.



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Creating awareness when disposing of cigarette butts on Maltese beaches

submitted by Birkirkara St Aloysius College Secondary : Karl Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Year after year smoking effects not only the people but also the environment. The repercussions of such a bad habit are health risks amongst people and littering in the environment. Unfortunately, Malta is also being considered as the second country in the European Union with high smoking rates. Although many organisations are trying their best to instil a better way in disposing of cigarette butts, their are still a huge amount of cigarettes butts that are collected through out the year, especially on the beaches. However, one always poses the question: How can one dispose of such cigarette butts without harming the environment? This article will create a better understanding of the various ways one can adopt when disposing of such litter as well as try to convince people to quit smoking for good!



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‘Litter Less’ in Maria Regina College Secondary School. Using waste creatively to make a student friendly garden

submitted by Maria Regina College Mosta : Ilona Sciberras; Nicole Fenech  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Mosta local council noticeboard adn Ekoskola facebook page, other, school noticeboard, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign, WasteServ Award

The EkoSkola group of Maria Regina College Mosta regenerated the out-of-bounds school garden which is now being opened regularly during breaks, lessons and various activities. The garden was given a facelift, new hedges planted and lots of seating areas, decorations, bird feeding stations, cat shelters etc were created using recycled material. The scope was that of making the garden more welcoming, but also to create awareness about the importance of Reusing waste since there is a huge problem of litter generation and disposal in the Maltese Islands.



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