EARTH DAY - LA JOURNEE DE LA TERRE

We are proud to annonce our EARTH DAY activities that are going to take place on FRIDAY, APRIL 24 during the second break in front of Sage Hall's main entrance! The program includes many activitites related to environment!

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncez que notre groupe organise des activités pour célébrer la journée de la Terre le VENDREDI 24 AVRIL à la deuxième recéation devant le Sage Hall (école complémentaire). Plusieurs activités reliées à l'environment auront lieu.

IC Students in a Finnish Newspaper

For two consecutive days IC students appear in Finnish newspaper.

On April 15, one article discussed how the Lyceo School in Joensuu was visited by the ENO members. It was clear according to the article how the Lebanese group were impressed by

the equipment and the school organization. A picture to that article showed an IC student making good use of the well equipped music classroom and playing the drums in front of
a wide audience.

On April 16 newspaper, the article discusses how the first Lebanese group arrived to Joensuu to attend the ENO conference and how students are enjoying it and making good use of their stay to learn about the Finish culture, traditions, and schools.

IC Attend ENO In Finland

"Today was the most unique day of my life", says Omar Najjar. "We went to Kukula Forest in Joensuu, Finland. We saw a breathtaking Finnish forest with thousands of trees, birch, oak and spruce. Due the cold weather, Finland has low biodiversity only around 20, 000 different species of plants and animals.We learned how a dead tree in a forest can be very beneficial and important to forest life. It is not dead but it is full of life. Yes , it houses many plants and animals. I was able to count around seven different kinds of mosses and lichens as well. I learned that those lichens will not grow when sulfur pollutants fill the air. With the help of a magnifier I observed the stalks of mosses and learned that they open up to release the spores and grow more spores.

I saw a harvester that harvest trees( weighs around 16 tons). It has a computer that measures the diameter of the tree barks and chops the log.

After walking for some time between the trees, we entered a cozy, warm cottage. There I struggled to make a ring out of bark slices. But, I could make it.

As for Hanna Hawa news and his picture playing the drums appeared already in today's finnish news. In the memory book of the Kukkula forest he wrote:

The tall trees pierce the skies

And the snow carpets the forest floor

This is the forest of Finland , a beauty lies at every corner

The branches of trees welcome you and make you feel at home

Earth Day Celebrations

Through the advisory session the evironment club will start its plans for Earth Day celebrations.

On that day, the advisors will discuss for two consective sessions an article titled " Embrace the Tap" . With a lot of statistics and data, the article highly encourages students to use the tap instead of the plastic bottles. Students will creatively find with their peers different ways to minimize their dependence on plastic bottles.

Don' miss the fun games on Thursday April 23, during recess.

Environmental Pioneers Join the Science Fair

Four members of the environment club joined the science fair 2009.
Omar Najjar and Hiba Siblini made a beautiful model about bees and their decline in our environment.

Riad Hamadeh and Alia Husseini actually won the first prize this year for their wonderful project on Eco School.

Bravo for Environmental Pioneers!

Earth Hour

Lara ,in grade seven C, convinces all here neighbors to turn off the light.

Bravo Lara!

Check the following website to see magnificent pictures of the Earth hour in different parts of the earth.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/earth_hour_2009.html