Recycling, renewable fuel, and combating climate change take centre stag

Essequibo :Secondary and Primary school students from all the administrative Regions are currently participating in the National Science, Mathematics and Technology Fair 2014, at the Anna Regina Secondary School, under the theme ‘Science, Mathematics, and Technology: providing solutions for the 21st Century.’
Many of the schools involved in this year’s event are participating for the very first time, but the students have expressed their gratitude for being given such an opportunity and to display their talent and knowledge.
Many of the pieces on display at the fair depicted stories of recycling, renewable fuel, and ways to combat climate change among others.
Raywattie Rangasammy of Berbice High School, Region Six, explained that her project shows how one can create and upkeep a sustainable farm by using recycled waste materials and at the same time help to reduce pollution, reduce flood and decrease cost of sustaining a farm.
Another student, Dabna Prashad of Abrams Creek Primary School in the Pomeroon River, talked about her project which depicted ways of combating erosion and dealing with the rising sea levels. Using all recycled materials, that project depicted how effective mangroves are in helping to fight erosion. The student explained that the model project can be adopted by many other communities which are prone to flooding.
The exhibits will be judged on presentation, creativity, students’ response to questions and relevance to the development of the environment, originality, and economic and environmental benefits to the country.
Some of the participating schools include Queen’s College, Bishops High, St. Ignatius Secondary, and several other schools from the Essequibo Coast.