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‘An Inspiration To Us All’: Year Six Students Clean An Entire Beach And Plant 50 Indigenous Trees

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A hundred Year Six students from Pembroke’s St Michael School recently conducted a huge beach clean up, followed by an equally impressive tree planting session, at a Natura 2000 site in Ballut, Marsaxlokk.

The cleanup was organised by St Michael School and ReRoot – Malta’s first plastic free and zero waste store – in collaboration with Nature Trust and ACT. Co-ordinated by these organisations, the students filled more than 20 large garbage bags, collected eight disused jerry cans, six abandoned tyres and several plastic sheets. 

Having already gotten their hands dirty, they put their hands in a better kind of dirt – and planted 50 indigenous Tamarisk trees.

“We’re always looking for ways to support our local ecosystem. Educating our younger generation on the environmental issues we are all facing and how they can control the narrative is an important pillar to safeguarding our environment,” said ReRoot’s co-founder Jean Paul Farrugia.

In preparation for the clean-up and tree-planting activities, Farrugia met with the students at their school for an interactive workshop, discussing how individual and collective carbon footprints have an impact on the environment and climate change. 

“We loved working with the students at St Michael School. They are an inspiration to us all. They are passionate about the environment and really want to make a difference!”

“They are proof that the younger generation is an invaluable contributor to climate action and we look forward to working with many other students as part of ReRoot’s educational services.”

St Michael School is running several initiatives intended to promote increased sustainability. One of these is the Ekoskola Committee, run by a group of dedicated students who work tirelessly to involve the whole school community. 

“To me it means we can make such a huge difference. I hope that others will feel encouraged to do the same. When we realised we had actually planted 50 trees we felt so lucky, and felt a sense of pride that we had been given a chance to do this,” said one committee member. 

ReRoot’s message is based around an understanding of, “the importance of living a more conscious and sustainable lifestyle”. They claim that whether, “you’re an experienced eco-warrior or just starting to explore sustainable living, we have something for everyone”.

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Pawlu is a journalist interested in Race, Environmental Issues, Music, Migration and Skate Culture. Pawlu loves to swim everyday and believes that cars are an inadequate solution to our earthly woes. You can get in touch at [email protected]

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