IT CAN START WITH YOU!
The environment, what does it mean to you?
For me, the environment isn’t just the plants
and animals around me, but it’s also the
people surrounding me. One way to look after
your environment is to look after ever yone in
it, help your parents around the house or help
a little sibling with their homework – being
nice will make our environment a positive one
to be in.
On the other hand, the environment is
seen by most as Nature. I currently live in
England and here there is a major problem
with littering. Even with anti-littering laws
and penalties such as fines, people still do
it! I know that in Singapore littering isn’t a
problem because of strict law enforcement
and I think that is the best thing to preser ve
our natural environment.CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE!
My school has a programme that is tr ying
to help fix this problem, by teaching children
about caring for the environment. The
programme is called “Eco Bugs” and is
sponsored by the Big Lotter y Funding. The
programme was created in 2005 when four
Year 11 (15–16 year old) girls decided to make
a dif ference.
Eco Bugs now have more than 250
students who are split into eight dif ferent
groups: Energy Group, Garden Group,
Litter Group, Pond Group, Transpor t Group,
Recycling Group, Wildlife Group and
Community Rangers. Eco Bugs is only for
Year 7 students (11 year olds). Eco Bugs
look after our pond, memorial garden area,
and help with the recycling and litter pick.By Stephanie AdamsGOING GREEN!G