CATS CORNER
Tania Leyland, Youth Club and Community Services Coordinator
SDG 12: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION Sustainable Development Goal 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production was the focus of this weeks campaign days. Students created a ‘recycling centre’ in the student lounge. There were plastic tubs for books, organised by age group. These will be re-distributed to children in Thailand or added to the ‘library project’ storage. Some of them will be translated into Thai by the Right To Read team and taken to a primary school in Chonburi during the half term break. One of the biggest contributors to waste is clothing, because we buy new things before the old ones have worn out. We made a small step towards addressing this with the ‘bring and buy’ clothes rail. Students and staff were able to drop of clothing they no longer want and then take something that they liked. The ‘take what you want and pay what you want’ system raised almost 3,000 baht. Every day we can make small steps towards achieving this Sustainable Development Goal, whether it is saying no to plastic packaging or following the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ principles. Good quality reusable items will be sent to ‘Second Chance, Bangkok’ and re-sold or upcycled into other items. For more information on Second chance, cllick here.
KEY STAGE 3 AND COMMUNITY ACTION: WORKING TOWARDS THE PATANA VALUES Following a recent research study, the CAT Student Leaders have been reflecting on their leadership and collaborating with each other to develop strategies to increase the level of Key Stage 3 participation and involvement in Community Action. It was great to see such an enthusiastic group of young people taking such a strategic overview of their activities and consider how their leadership contributes to the team success. We will be sharing strategies and outcomes with you next week.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP We are: COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ETHICAL AND INFORMED EMPOWERED BY OUR INTERCULTURALISM INSPIRED TO IMPROVE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY RESPECTFUL CONTRIBUTORS TO DIGITAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
08/02/2019
Bangkok Patana School News
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