Commended

Kirkop Middle School Eliminates 16,800 Plastic Bottles Per Year

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

A study by the EkoSkola committee at Kirkop Middle School last year showed that a whopping 16,800 single use plastic bottles were being used each year. This result has convinced the EkoSkola Team to embark on a massive project; a project which is bound to reduce the use of single use plastic bottles to almost a zero….. Plastic contributes to greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of its lifecycle, from its production to its refining and the way it is managed as a waste product.



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Climate Change

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : Anthea Mamo  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Commended

I used 2 toy models … a polar bear and an arctic fox … which are both endangered. I wanted to create this video so that I could raise awareness about climate change and the effect our actions are leaving on nature. The background song is a song about climate change by One Republic. It is a song that is as if the world is speaking. The water had food coloring which is non-toxic and it was then used to water our plants, so no water was wasted. To shoot this video I had some help with setting up the camera and editing the video. The original video was 2.75 hours long and in the final video all the footage is present, it is just speeded up. The polar bear and the arctic fox fell from the ice as soon as it started melting … making us realize the imminence of the situation. We then turned on a fan to try to simulate weather in the arctic. Then we used a torch to simulate days and time passing by … the situation remaining unnoticed … the ice melting. In the reflection of the ice and water, one can see us moving and going on with our day. This symbolizes our actions being reflected on nature … our same actions which are destructing the environment.  



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Nipproteġu l-Fkieren tal-Baħar

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : Anthea Mamo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Dan il-proġett magħmul minn fliexken tal-plastik riċiklati u kartun taċ-ċereali, fejn Anthea xtaqet twassal messaġġ dwar it-tibdil fil-klima li qed jeffetwa ħafna dawn il-fkieren. “Għażilt il-fkieren tal-baħar għax huma f’riskju li jiġu estinti u l-fkieren Albino huma aktar u aktar rari.”



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Divided

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended



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At the edge…cought between two worlds.

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended



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Should we go back to basics?

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended



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Fighting for survival…is the environment worth fighting for?

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Best Entry, Commended, Finalist



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Humpty Dumpty downfall of a rubble wall

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Jasmin Farrugia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

A very old rubble wall close to the Gibjun tas-Sentini in Rabat has partly fallen down on a very busy road. Rubble walls are part of the Maltese heritage and they are part and parcel of the Maltese conservation areas. Maltese rubble walls (in Maltese: ħajt tas-sejjieħ) very often serve as a habitat for many species of flora and fauna and sometimes serve also as a shelter for bees, butterflies and lizards. Rubble walls have also a very important role in the hydrological cycle of the fields and when it rains heavily, excessive rainwater infiltrates through the holes of the these walls avoiding the risk of field flooding. Old rubble walls are normally built with stones called ‘ġebel tax-xagħri’ and are usually made of the hard-wearing upper coralline limestone. An immediate restoration of this fallen wall in Rabat was carried out as it was a hazard to the passing drivers.



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The mixed feeling of encountering a beauty which is becoming a rarity

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended, Finalist



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Creaky water pump mills in need of repair

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Jasmin Farrugia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Along the main road from Rabat to Buskett many walkers and drivers easily notice the creaky water pump mills in private fields. Surely two particular creaky water pump mills are spotted in Buskett and they are in urgent need of repair. These are not the only two in the area of Buskett and Dingli which need repair. Windmills are environment friendly as they make use of the power of wind (which is a renewable source of energy) to generate electricity or pump water in fields and farms. The windmill’s turbine blades are able to capture wind energy and turn it into mechanical energy by spinning a generator that creates electricity. A water pump mill is very simple and efficient at the same time. Wind water pump mills form part of the Maltese heritage and more EU funds are needed to restore the damaged ones in our country.



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