17
February
2022
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10:22
Europe/Amsterdam

Children share their environmental concerns

Written by: Renee Chen
Summary

Taiwanese Children up to 12 years are invited to participate at the forthcoming Environmental Story Competition. They should use their voice to let more people learn about what is happening to the oceans of our planet, and how to protect our seas together through the concepts of waste sorting and the "3Rs" – reduce, reuse, recycle, becoming guardians of the Earth. 

The competition was jointly organized by Covestro Taiwan and the Ministry of Education (MOE), wpd Energy Taiwan, and more than ten other organizations including the German Institute Taipei, the Jane Goodall Institute, the German Trade Office Taipei, and the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT).

Participation in the competition will be through Covestro’s free bilingual story app. The competition is divided into three age groups (younger or older individual competitors, or teams), four categories (story telling or story reading, each in Chinese or English). This gives a total of 12 competitions and nearly 1,250 prizes. The awards ceremony will be held at the German Institute Taipei in mid-September.

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In the story contest, children talk about their concerns about pollution.

The MOE said: “Taiwan's unique geographical environment has produced abundant marine resources, which requires our love and care. In 2007, the Marine Education Policy whitepaper was announced for the continuous promotion of the five-year Marine Education Implementation Plan. Through marine education and marine activities, learning in different categories about ocean can help to inspire children on a broader scale. In addition, the MOE also encourages teachers and students to walk out from the classroom by doing beach cleanups, field trips and marine ecology activities and to be involved in nature more.” The MOE also thanked Covestro for organizing this ´bright minds for a brighter world – the adventure of young guardians´ storytelling and speaking contest, so that more children can be exposed to environmental education, guiding children to learn to protect marine resources, and contribute to the Earth.

“Brighter Minds for a Brighter World” is an environmental story app, the copyright of which is owned by Covestro Taiwan, Ltd. The guiding and dubbing record function of the fun interactive stories should inspire children’s curiosity about the marine pollution issues faced by society today, and further help them understand the severity of the problem. It will encourage children to become little guardians of the Earth through waste management and knowledge of the "3Rs". Let us make our oceans cleaner and live happier lives!

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