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Waste: A worldwide problem

submitted by MRC Middle School Naxxar : Yasmine Spiteri Swain  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Ekoskola noticeboard, other
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

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Trapped Inside

submitted by Birgu Malta St Edward's College : Eko Skola Committee at St Edward's College  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

During a Clean Up activity held earlier this March, the St Edward’s College, Malta Eko-Skola Committee supervised by their teachers Ms.Samantha Abela, Mr.Daniel Caruana Smith and with the help of Ms.Ghislaine Calleja from #GetTrashedMalta they encountered a very peculiar sight. A skink was trapped into a plastic water bottle. A day prior to the clean up it had rained and this discarded water bottle got filled with some water. This poor skink ventured inside it to drink the water and got trapped. By the time the boys found it, the skink was barely moving as it was tired from hours of struggling. The boys managed to help her slither out of the bottle and release it. The skink was quite surprised and happy to be out in the open again. It looked back at the boys a few seconds, perched on a rock, before running away. Rubbish, when improperly disposed



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It’s your Choice

submitted by Birgu Malta St Edward's College : Jamie Scerri Richard  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Social Media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

A student investigates his local village – Hal Tarxien and asks the Local Council as well as a local green Grocer about the rubbish left in the streets whilst offering also more sustainable living solutions.



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Give it a second chance – From t-shirt to shopping bag

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Ħamrun Secondary School : Alice Chumova, Jake Camenzuli, Martina Pace, Sarah Habesh, Shania Mizzi, Waleed Ahmed  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Reporting video Video Clips
awarded: Commended

As part of the YRE Litter Less Campaign San Gorg Preca Secondary School EkoSkola Committee came up with this initiative to produce shopping bags from old to-be-thrown away t-shirts. This was all possible thanks to the help of various teachers and LSAs too who participated in the in-house workshop with our students and also, at the Day Care Centre in Hamrun. Thus, the committee’s campaign was widespread to reach the community too.



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Textile Trash

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Mirane Farrugia  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Photo that represents textile being dumped outside



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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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Is Neglect a problem in Malta?

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Buhagiar Maria Emma, Cassar Kyra  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

As form 3 students in a church school, we are already observing some form of imbalance as regards family values and basic care of children. According to Cutajar (2017) as reported in the Times of Malta, ‘850 to 900 cases of child neglect [are] investigated by the authorities every year’. This shameful figure encouraged us to choose this topic for our project as we consider this a shocking number for such a small island. The outcome of our research is meant to increase awareness about this issue among Maltese people.



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Eating Disorders in Malta

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Leanne Gatt, Mikela Muscat Giglio, Nicole Saia, Veronique Magro  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

In this report we have carried out research in order to gauge the perception that Maltese people have about eating disorders and to be able to determine their views about the subject for a better understanding of the issues surrounding eating disorders and in the hope of raising more awareness about them.



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