The Comenius project People Planet Profit has come to an end, but it has been a memorable experience for pupils and teachers of St Theresa College’s St Venera Primary, who enjoyed working with counterparts from Holland, Germany, and Slovakia.

The aim of the project was to encourage the children to open up to others, work together and become better friends even with children from other countries. The pupils took part in four trips during the project; the first was to Boxmeer, Holland, where eight pupils and their teacher Simonne Calaio and project co-ordinator Bernardo Riolo learnt about waste processing and the advantages of reducing, reusing and recycling.

The second was to Lingen, Germany, where teachers Emanuel Busuttil and project co-ordinator Veronique Sultana accompanied six children. The participants learnt all about compost making.

The third trip was to Poprad, Slovakia, where four pupils were accompanied by Miriam Spiteri Delia and Sandra Bajada. Here they learnt about endangered animals around the world.

The final project meeting was again in Boxmeer, where the children and their teachers Malcolm Aquilina and Graziella Spiteri learnt all about alternative energy in the land of windmills.

Pupils from all the participating schools during a visit to Ġgantija temples in Xagħra.

There were also two visits to Malta by pupils and teachers from all the participating schools. During these visits the whole community at St Venera Primary, especially the older classes, had a chance to work, play and learn with the visiting pupils during various activities organised by the school. These included a talent show, an international night, visits to Mdina and Valletta.

In Malta the school learnt about fair trade with the help of Koperattiva Kummerċ Ġust, and about alternative energy by visiting the Xrobb l-Għaġin Nature Park and Sustainable Centre.

Besides having loads of fun and unforgettable memories, the pupils and teachers involved in the project learned a lot about how to make the planet more sustainable.

The school took part in the project with the support of EU funding provided through the Comenius Multilateral Action under the Lifelong Learning Programme administered locally by the European Union Programmes Agency.