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P1-4 created sea creatures from recycled plastics and created a game to promote goal 14: life below water.
P1-4 created sea creatures from recycled plastics and created a game to promote goal 14: life below water.

PUPILS from a village school have been educating the community on what the world needs to do to survive.

Dallas Primary held a fun fair aimed at setting out 17 global goals for sustainability agreed on by the heads of state and government gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York last month to discuss the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Head teacher Mairi Grant confirmed the learning context for the term was the fair which also taught the children about money and business.

She said: "In 2015, world leaders agreed to achieving 17 goals by 2030 which have the power to end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change. It is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.

"We had a fantastic turn out to our Global Goals Fair from the village and the surrounding area. Each stall had an information board to promote awareness and each activity designed by the children was used to promote a global goal. The children made business plans and organised their stalls as part of learning in school."

Stalls included: 'Goal 2 Zero Hunger' - a fire pit with bread twists and marshmallows; 'Goal 4 Quality Education' - donated books, games and toys; 'Goal 12 Responsible Consumption' - pedal smoothie-making bike donated by Elgin Youth Café; 'Goal 16 – Peace and Justice - plastic police water pistol knock down; 'Goal 15 – Life on Land' - endanger species face painting and tattoos; 'Goal 14 Life Below Water' - recycled plastic fishing game; 'Goal 9 - Innovation and Infrastructure' - car track challenge; and 'Goal 17 - Partnership for the goals' - orienteering course designed to collect the 17 goals.

Tesco, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Coop and Pets at Home donated fair trade chocolate. Pupils also brought in fair trade chocolate donations and the chocolate tombola stall sold 100 items in less than an hour.

Dallas Parent Council provided teas coffees and home bakes in the school café which doubled as a goals information station.

The pupils sang 'I Am The Earth' a song to close the event which raised over £500 towards playground upgrades.

Mrs Grant was proud of the depth of learning in the weeks running up to the fair.

She said: "The children had fantastic creative ideas and worked fantastically well together to plan and run the event."

Liam Sutherland (11) was impressed by the turnout. He said: "It was great to see lots of new faces at my Plastic Police Knock down stall. The fair attracted people to our school from other places in Moray."

Aila Gibson (7) said: "The toys books and games stall was so busy! We did a good job of setting it up for selling."

The UN's 'Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World' is available at www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/takeaction

Timmy Edwards enthusiastically running the chocolate Tombola.
Timmy Edwards enthusiastically running the chocolate Tombola.
Alla and Tilly Gibson checking global goals.
Alla and Tilly Gibson checking global goals.
Eva Ingram organised the fire pit corner.
Eva Ingram organised the fire pit corner.
Fergus Ingram on the quality education stall.
Fergus Ingram on the quality education stall.


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