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16 schools vie in second inter-school environment competition

Students from a competing school perform at Our Own High School, Al Warqa’a, Dubai. — Supplied photo

Students from 16 schools in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah rallied together in a creative showcase of talent to create awareness about conservation and the environment at the second inter-school environment competition — Ecophilia 2014 — hosted by Our Own High School, Al Warqa’a, Dubai.

Ecophilia aims to instil a strong awareness in students on the need to conserve planet Earth and adopt eco-friendly practices as part of their lifestyle. It blends student creativity and competitive spirit through an array of competitions themed on environmental conservation.

The competitions included appearing in fancy dress, dance, drawing, painting and a special category called ‘budding environmentalist’. The theme for the fancy dress contest was ‘Think green, eat green, go green’ while the dance competition focussed on ‘precious drops’ to underline the importance of water resources. In the budding environmentalist category contestants had to display strategic planning abilities, while the drawing and painting competitions were centred on making a difference.

The participants conveyed the importance of preserving the planet and the perils it faces, such as climate change and global warming.

Delhi Private School Dubai won the coveted overall rolling trophy as well as the first prize in the budding environmentalist category. Our Own English High School Sharjah bagged the first prize in fancy dress while Our Own English High School Dubai won the first prize in drawing and painting. Rajagiri International School took the first price in the dance competition.

The other participating schools were GEMS Millennium School, Sharjah; Our Own English High School, Al Ain; The Kindergarten Starters, Dubai; Gulf Asian School, Sharjah; Cambridge International School; Gems New Millennium School Al Khail; The Millennium School, Dubai; Gems Our Own English High School, Dubai; Delhi Private School, Dubai; Abu Dhabi Indian School; Our Own English High School, Abu Dhabi; Gems Our Own Indian School, Dubai and Gems Winchester School, Abu Dhabi.

Hebah Kokash, senior environmental engineer at the Emirates Environmental Group, and David Wilson, director of GEMS Asian Schools, were the chief guests.

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