For the second year running, 20 students from by Kindai High School/EC Malta English language Japanese students visited the small but beautiful village of Qrendi to plant Maltese endemic saplings as part of the 34U Campaign, thus commemorating their studies in Malta by contributing to-wards a greener environment.

The EC Malta School was established in 1991 and has become one of the country’s leading English language schools, operating in five countries on three continents.

Welcoming the students to Qrendi, mayor David Schembri thanked each and every one of the students, together with the EC Malta staff for their valid contribution to the Qrendi community, as well as thanking members of the PARKS Department, the 34U Campaign organisers, the Environmental Landscape Consortium and Qrendi council personnel for their support.

Reporting on the tree planting activity, the Japanese students narrated on the joy of planting their “very own” tree, which also featured their name tag attached to its branches.

“There shall always be a little part of me that was left in Malta and I shall always be remembered over here,” said Inada Maeno, having left a mark for prosperity.

“On the opposite side of the road I could see trees that were planted by our older students last year,” explained student Akari.

Following the tree planting, a visit to the San Mattew tal-Maqluba chapel, as part of the Malta Goes Rural project, together with a walk down to the Maluba doline, enabled the Qrendi visitors to learn more on the treasure trove of history and legend that the locality is truly blessed with.