ICSK Junior cares for Kuwait – A noble beach clean drive undertaken in the diamond jubilee year
ICSK Junior cares for Kuwait – A noble beach clean drive undertaken in the diamond jubilee year.
On 13th January 2019, over 250 enthusiastic students from ICSK Junior participated in a beach cleaning drive organized in association with reputed Kuwait dive team affiliated with the Environmental Voluntary Foundation at the beach area near the majestic Kuwait Towers. The event was organized as a part of the continuing golden Jubilee celebrations of ICSK.
Taking part in a beach clean is an excellent way of encouraging young people to connect with their local environment, take community responsibility and enjoy the great outdoors. Not only that, beach cleaning is an opportunity to take learning outside the walls of the school and into the local environment.
The energetic Juniors were welcomed by the dedicated team members of the Kuwait Diving Team headed by Mr. Waleed Al Fadhel. Kuwait Diving team protects marine systems through salvage operations, community cleanups and environmental education around Gulf and the globe. The introductory talk by Ms. Latifa from the team shed light on the importance of cleaning Kuwait’s coasts and the need to take care of its sea life and the great danger posed by plastic waste to marine environment. The marine 
wildlife is under threat from the waste and litter in our seas, with hundreds of species accidentally eating or becoming entangled in litter. The students were also given guidelines and safety precautions to follow while cleaning the beach.
Armed with hand gloves and carrying huge yellow plastic covers and braving chill weather, the little ones moved with gusto filling their bags with all sorts of abandoned waste like glass, plastic, clothing etc. They joined hands and pulled out rugs and nets that were struck deep in the wet sand, reminding everyone about the saying, ‘Unity is Strength’. After returning to school they expressed their day’s experience on a 5 metre long chart and articulated their learning outcomes by writing slogans, drawing pictures of the extraordinary day they enjoyed to the brim.
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