Yesterday, Thursday 19th April, we were visited by Mary and Catherine from SMA who gave us a talk on climate change. It was a very colourful and interesting experience. The children learned how the earth is being damaged at a fast rate, how we are producing way too much waster and using up the earth’s natural resources as if there is an infinite supply. We learned how 1 person in Ireland could produce the same waste as 100 people in Africa but are paying the highest price for what we are doing to the earth.The idea behind the thumbprint presentation was for the girls to commit to their best in the campaign against climate change. They added their thumbprint to give the “thumbs up for climate justice” and to commit to the following promise.
“I promise
to take greater care of the earth, our
common home, and, to use energy and
the materials of this world wisely
and carefully.
I place my thumbprint here as a sign of
this pledge and I ask you Lord for the
strength to put it into action in my life
and in the example that I give to others!”
