May
21, 2005: Supported
with funds from the BRIDGE program, Jordan
hosted its first ever Environmental Day
with flying colors. The event, with the hard
work and effort of students, the Ministry of
Education and iEARN Jordan, brings all
participants closer to one day holding
another event simultaneously with YouthCaN
Med and YouthCaN held in Lebanon, the United
States and Egypt. 145 students - male and
female - from 12 different schools attended
the event and took part in the day's
activities. Students were supervised by Mr.
Hani Tashman who assisted in organizing the
event.
The
event started with Jordan's National Anthem. The
Secretary General was deputized by the Minister of the
Environment to open the event. His Excellency addressed
the students by saying "It
gives a pleasure to be part of such an event and we
thank iEARN Jordan for organizing it. We at the Ministry
rely on such an organization to educate students on the
importance of conserving our environment.” Three
groups of students participated in three different
community service activities including: the Prince Zaha
Center for Children to clean facilities and play with
the children, a visit to a senior citizen home to read
stories and give presents to the elderly, and a tree
planting activity at the Asriyya School.
At
the closing ceremony, certificates of
participation were distributed to the schools
and the results from the painting competition
were announced. The Secretary General of the
Ministry of Environment expressed his thanks to
iEARN Jordan for organizing the event and
expressed the Ministry’s full support to all
activities iEARN holds. iEARN Jordan suggested
that the government assign a barren mountain to
plant over a period of three years by
encouraging iEARN students to go their regularly
and plant trees/flowers. His Excellency welcomed
the idea and promised to discuss it at a future
meeting of the government for legal processing
and to locate a suitable site for nature
conservation.
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