Over the next few days leading up to Earth Hour on March 26 students at St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School in Oakville will share their environmental success stories. Here they discuss what does being a “Steward of the Earth mean to you?”
As part of the St. Andrew eco-school pledge, students and staff promise to be stewards of the earth as referenced in the parable of the good steward in Luke 12:41-48 (…From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked).
Robert Repic, 7, Grade 2:
“Native people teach us that we have to live in balance and harmony. At St. Andrew, we’re all learning to do our part, no matter how small,” he said. “We can make a difference with programs such as upcycle (recycling juice pouches, yogurt containers and shiny snack wrappers that are made into useful items such as pencil cases and lunch bags) and checking bins to make sure recycling materials are properly sorted.
“Something as easy as reminding people about what they should do also makes a difference.”
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