St Benedict learners celebrate Mother Earth at home
EVERY year, Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April but this year seems extra special as it took place during lockdown while the Earth tries to heal itself.There have been many 'miracle' stories from all over the world ?-fish in the canals of Venice for the first time in decades, birds chirping in industria China, penguins in the streets of Simon's Town and hugely reduced levels of pollution all over the world."We all need to do our bit here at home as well."It is often tempting to think that we are just one person and that we can't possibly make a difference, but all those small contributions make a huge global difference and can change the world," said St Benedict educator, Shareen Gould."Let's use this lockdown as a time to reflect on what is really important to us and what our priorities really are and try to make some changes when things go back to 'normal' so that we can be a little kinder to our planet," she said.St Benedict School challenged its learners to use their time on Earth Day to create a special piece of art about healing the world.
EVERY year, Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April but this year seems extra special as it took place during lockdown while the Earth tries to heal itself.
There have been many ‘miracle’ stories from all over the world – fish in the canals of Venice for the first time in decades, birds chirping in industria China, penguins in the streets of Simon’s Town and hugely reduced levels of pollution all over the world.
“We all need to do our bit here at home as well.”
“It is often tempting to think that we are just one person and that we can’t possibly make a difference, but all those small contributions make a huge global difference and can change the world,” said St Benedict educator, Shareen Gould.
“Let’s use this lockdown as a time to reflect on what is really important to us and what our priorities really are and try to make some changes when things go back to ‘normal’ so that we can be a little kinder to our planet,” she said.
St Benedict School challenged its learners to use their time on Earth Day to create a special piece of art about healing the world.
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