SUPER SCIENTIST

Students today presented different cultural & food habits and we had some interesting discussion.   While we all agree that some of our habits are not so sustainable because they belong to each country’s culture it is very difficult to change it.

Today is a big celebration in Cyprus and in our school, we have traditional games and fun activities organized by the students so there is not work or lessons for today!

Continuing from the activity we did on Monday about recycling today we saw what happens if we don’t dispose off our waste products properly.   The AKTI project is about cleaning the coastal areas especially from plastics and we saw the impact on the environment our unsustainable habits can have.

Today was all about hands on activities. We have visited the Cyprus Agro Industry Center and learnt about the concepts of sustainable and unsustainable production and consumption.   We also talked about the concept of ecological footprint and the importance of its reduction to ensure sustainable development. We saw how modern consumption patterns are related to the degradation of life systems and unsustainable development and saw how our consumption habits can contribute positively or negatively towards sustainable development. In the afternoon we went back to the school to talk about the cultural aspects of unsustainable food habits.   This will be relevant to what is happening next Thursday (Tsiknopemti) so stay tuned!

Welcome to the Sunny Island.   It is day 1 and we are starting with some ice breaking activities to make sure we all know each other.   Cyprus students are taking Spanish and Swiss students around the school to show them the classes and the premises until the representative from Green Dot Cyprus arrives for our first activity about recycling.   In the afternoon we will visit the old town of Nicosia and have a little tour.