Schools commit to preserving the environment

Monday, March 22, 2010 – Five schools on the island have pledged their commitment to help in conserving the environment, following the first Youth Environment Forum which was organized by the Saint Lucia National Trust from the 13-17 of July 2009.

The five schools- Camille Henry Memorial, Choiseul Secondary, Castries Comprehensive Secondary, Etangs Combined and Ciceron Secondary, will embark on various projects which include tree planting, poster competitions, clean-up campaigns, rain water diversion and filtering exercises.

On Monday the Saint Lucia National Trust, with the corporate assistance of the Bank of Saint Lucia and British High Commission, presented the participating schools with cheques totalling over four thousand dollars that will go towards the execution of their projects.

“This focus on youth is not an accident. We at the Trust recognize not only the cliché that youths are the future but also that the work that we do is for them. Heritage conservation is about preserving special places and special things for future generations; we feel that instead of doing it for them we should be doing it with the.

Mr. Tulsie says the Trust sees corporate partnership as a significant element of its strategy to engage young people in heritage conservation.

Meantime Miss Debbie Worrel, of the British High Commission says the British government regards very highly, issues of the environment.

“The projects being launched today although on a small scale, will have a big impact on your schools and communities and make them safe and clean environments. It’s also about changing attitudes and raising awareness.”

Miss Worrel says activities like these attract assistance from the British High Commission.

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