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Stop Feeding Our Ducks

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Adel Khalifa, Nicholas Buhagiar for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, website
filed under Photos

Feeding ducks is always tempting. The natural pond of Marsascala town harbours various ducks and fish regularly fed with proper healthy food by the Local Council. However, passing by people (mostly children) feed them bread, chips, popcorn etc. without realizing how detrimental this is. Though some ducks like bread and starchy food, there is no nutritional value in this diet. Artificial and starchy food fills up their stomachs and then they refuse to eat their proper food needed to keep them healthy. Without the proper nutrition, ducks turn prone to diseases and die. Giving excess food to ducks means more droppings and then excess feces cause water pollution, unsanitary environment and spread of diseases in the bird population. Also feeding ducks with artificial food contaminates the pond water and increases pests. On contacting the Local Council, I suggested more proper food awareness and safety signs preventing people from feeding ducks.

submitted by St. Clare's College Secondary Pembroke : Aimee Myra Aquilina for 11-14
dissemination(s): School Notice boards, school magazine, website
filed under Photos

These photos were taken last summer, in the area known as White Rocks behind the water amusement park. They show an effluent flowing from the water park straight down to the sea. This runoff was no little stream of crystal clear water meeting the Mediterranean Sea. It appeared to contain some kind of foamy waste which could be seen floating on the surface. All sort of drainage should be filtered before letting it out to sea. Polluting the sea harms marine organisms and leads to destruction of whole ecosystems. If we don’t take any note of sea pollution the problem will expand and in a few years’ time the damages will be far too big to fix. My appeal goes to the authorities responsible to eradicate such abuse.

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Emerson Vella for 11-14
dissemination(s): Geographical board display at school shortly, other, school magazine
filed under Photos

Every time I go walking at Marsascala, I see this abandoned building formerly the Jerma hotel. This huge building is very dangerous. If someone gets in he could fall because there are no windows. It is dirty so people could get infections. Dogs, cats and rats may reproduce inside. This site may be a meeting point for thieves and drug dealers. Outside the building there is no sign to warn children that the area is out of bounds. It is an eye sore near the coast so because of this less tourists are staying in Marsascala, for this resort is not so attractive anymore. Something about this abandoned building must be done. The owners can restore it into a hotel again. It could be converted into a school or a home for old people. Anything is better than the state it is in now!

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Erica Grima for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website
filed under Photos

This piece of land was just a piece of car park. Before, when there was the Second World War, this land was used for target shooting. Several years after World War 2, in 2012, the Government transformed this abandoned land into a beautiful environmental and eco-friendly garden. There is even a pond! If we learn to take care of it, maybe we will have more parks like this, full of trees & flowers which provide natural habitats for a lot of species. If we learn to take care of nature, nature will show us all its beauty, so let’s learn now to take care of our things!

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Courteny Ekezie for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website
filed under Photos

Wied Blandun Community Garden – My school, Mater Boni Consilii School, works a lot to make the environment a better place. One of the projects that the EkoSkola Committee in collaboration with HSBC did was the Community Garden in Wied Blandun, Paola about 2 years ago. Each class planted flowers or herbs to make this garden look better. In this project, the EkoSkola committee did not only make Wied Blandun look nicer but also gave the opportunity to all students to observe nature. Unfortunately, some plants have been stolen and vandalism occurred. It is useless to sit back and not speaking up! Everyone has to do something about these problems. What are YOU going to do about it?!?!

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Stop Feeding Our Ducks

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Adel Khalifa, Nicholas Buhagiar for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, website
filed under Photos

Troubled Waters

submitted by St. Clare's College Secondary Pembroke : Aimee Myra Aquilina for 11-14
dissemination(s): School Notice boards, school magazine, website
filed under Photos

A building of no use

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Emerson Vella for 11-14
dissemination(s): Geographical board display at school shortly, other, school magazine
filed under Photos

The Pembroke Playing Ground

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Erica Grima for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website
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Wied Blandun Community Garden

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Courteny Ekezie for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website
filed under Photos

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submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Adel Khalifa, Nicholas Buhagiar for 11-14 dissemination(s): newspaper, website filed under Photos

submitted by St. Clare's College Secondary Pembroke : Aimee Myra Aquilina for 11-14 dissemination(s): School Notice boards, school magazine, website filed under Photos

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Emerson Vella for 11-14 dissemination(s): Geographical board display at school shortly, other, school magazine filed under Photos

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Erica Grima for 11-14 dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website filed under Photos

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Courteny Ekezie for 11-14 dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website filed under Photos

web design malta: elaine vella catalano

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Adel Khalifa, Nicholas Buhagiar for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, website
filed under Photos

submitted by St. Clare's College Secondary Pembroke : Aimee Myra Aquilina for 11-14
dissemination(s): School Notice boards, school magazine, website
filed under Photos

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Emerson Vella for 11-14
dissemination(s): Geographical board display at school shortly, other, school magazine
filed under Photos

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Erica Grima for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website
filed under Photos

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii Paola St. Joseph : Courteny Ekezie for 11-14
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, website
filed under Photos