11-14
Breaking Free
submitted by St Clare's College Pembroke Secondary School : Nathalia Borg, Jake Bruno for 11-14
dissemination(s): other,Social Media Facebook
filed under Photos
Nowadays, most of us take our surroundings for granted, children aren’t being given enough good examples as to how we can take care of our planet. If we were able to experience life in the 1950’s, we would be surrounded with trees, and global warming wouldn’t be such a big problem. Nowadays it’s not so common for houses to have plants and flowers since our lifestyles became so busy, that we wouldn’t even be able to find the time to water our plants. So most people simply decide to not get a plant at all. We have also built a lot of new buildings recently and we seem to not be able to find the space for things such as trees and various plants.

Nature in a Cup
submitted by St Clare's College Pembroke Secondary School : Nathalia Borg, Jake Bruno for 11-14
dissemination(s): other,facebook pages
filed under Photos
Nowadays the environment isn’t really a priority to protect anymore and the result is littering. Apart from not being a pretty sight, it is also hazardous to several ecosystems.

WildCar
submitted by St Clare's College Pembroke Secondary School : Nathalia Borg, Jake Bruno for 11-14
dissemination(s): other,facebook pages
filed under Photos
Downhill future? A wild car appears in the middle of a field; unfortunately this is a common occurrence in Malta

The waste resources are there… Are we using them properly?
submitted by San Gorg Preca College Boys Secondary School Hamrun : Jonathan Camenzuli, Kurt Vella, Matthew Bezzina for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Photos
The waste resources are there… Are we using them properly?

Misconceptions of Positive Lifestyles
submitted by San Gorg Preca College Boys Secondary School Hamrun : Jonathan Camenzuli, Kurt Vella, Matthew Bezzina for 11-14
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Video Clips
This video was taken outside the school premises by the students and accompanying teachers of Eko-Skola in which people in the area were interviewed and asked what type of food they buy and why, whether they buy junk food and whther they know what postive lifestyles means. It was concluded that on the whole there is a isconception of this and that more work on the true understanding of this needs to be carried out. The following link shows the video on youtube:
Tiny but harmful!
submitted by Cospicua St Margaret College Boys' Secondary Verdala : Melvin Vella for 11-14
dissemination(s): Annual School Exhibition, other, school magazine, website
filed under Photos
People throw away plastic items and these break down into bits. These bits of plastic might be tiny but they are very harmful when washed into the sea. Sea creatures mistake them for krill and swallow them. When we throw away a plastic object we are showing lack of respect for the creatures sharing our planet in our seas and oceans!

Water Scarcity in Malta
submitted by St Edward's College : Julian Beacom for 11-14
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
Water Scarcity in Malta has always been a problem however in the past few months, it has become a reality for many who before, used to ignore it. The article takes a scientific investigation of the problem of Water on the Maltese isles.
CHOGM and Migration
submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Mariah Morgan Ruggier for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, radio, school magazine, school media, Youtube https://youtu.be/dLoyLSunkZ4, YRE Assembly
filed under Video Clips
One of the highlights of this year’s activities organised by the YRE team was their participation in the CHOGM meetings in November 2015 where the students had the opportunity to interview the President of Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca as well as foreign dignitaries on various issues related to sustainable development. The discussions highlighted mostly the issue of migration.
Urbanised Tradition
submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Julia Scerri for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, school media, YRE Assembly
filed under Photos
The rubble wall makes a huge part of the Maltese culture and the rural environment. It is a pity that in some areas, its efficiency is not appreciated enough. In this picture, the rubble wall has been replaced by the building of bricks to speed up work. The craft of building rubble walls is done by choosing rocks of different size and shape, which are then placed gently with caution and precision on top of each other. This is very beneficial to the environment due to the fact that it stops the wind from spoiling the crops but at the same time it lets air pass through to the soil. It also serves as a habitat to various small animals, such as the Maltese wall lizard. Why are we avoiding the use of the traditional method to let in new methods which are such an eyesore?

Don’t believe politicians!
submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Jeanine Scerri for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, radio, school media, YRE Assembly, YRE Noticeboard
filed under Articles
Chogm 2015 was a very eventful and interesting encounter as many subjects of various issues affecting us today were discussed. The most striking out of them all was the ‘Orange the world’ Campaign, which includes letting women’s voices be heard and Women’s rights be treated with all fairness. Other hot topics such as climate change, a resilient society and immigration were discussed.


