CSB Students take Action on Environment with Annual Beach Clean-up

Bahrain: Canadian School Bahrain (CSB) students have once again shown their dedication to promoting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by conducting their annual beach clean-up. Over three days, from 6 to 8 March, students from nursery to grade 8 worked together to clean up Karbabad beach, Amwaj beach, and Dry dock beach Hidd.

The initiative aimed to put into practice what the students learned in the classroom about taking care of the environment, in line with the school’s mission towards the UN SDGs. By seeing first-hand the effects that littering has on our environment and animals, the students were able to understand the importance of recycling and the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, which aligns with the SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

The annual beach clean-up by Canadian School Bahrain (CSB) students was a demonstration of the school’s commitment to its curriculum objectives of personal and social responsibility, collaboration, and the environment, which align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4, 11, 13, 14, and 15. By conducting research projects on the effects of pollution and mistreatment of the planet, the students were also able to learn about the importance of SDG 4: Quality Education, which seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This initiative highlights the school’s efforts to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable (SDG 11), to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG 13), to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development (SDG 14), and to protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss (SDG 15).

“We believe that taking care of our community and making the right choices to not litter or pollute the planet is a personal and social responsibility. Our students are pioneers of change for a better future, and we are proud to see them taking the lead on this important issue,”. Commented Mariam Al Kooheji, Head of CSB Executive Committee

The initiative received a great response from the community, with many appreciating the students’ efforts to make a positive impact on the environment.

CSB plans to continue conducting such initiatives to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote a sustainable future for Bahrain, in alignment with the UN SDGs.