1. Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića Vinkovci Young citizens of Europe – our future LET’S DO IT! WORLD CLEANUP 2015 ZELENA I PLAVA ČISTKA April, May 2015

2. Let’s Do It! World cleanup is a civic led mass movement which began in Estonia during 2008 when 50,000 people gathered to clean up the entire country in just five hours. It is now an international movement with 112 countries working together, engaging over 11 million participants. Croatia joined the movement in 2012, more than 40000 volunteers cleaned illegally dumped waste. Croatian Education and Teacher Training Agency invited schools to clean the area around schools. All students and teachers of Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića participated in cleaning and planting flowers and trees on 17 April 2015.

3. Students had to cut old branches and prepare flower beds for new plants.

4. Their mothers sent different plants.

5. Lots of flower seedlings had been grown by the students in our greenhouse, which is actually a hallway in our gym.

7. Sixth graders were planting berries.

8. Shredding branches can be dangerous, so it was a teacher’s job. Chopped branches will be put on a compost heap.

9. Students can enjoy spending time with their friends in our beautiful green park.

10. Every 9 May, the European Union celebrates peace and unity on ‘Europe Day’. This year the 9th of May was also a day for an unique action – Let´s Do It Mediterranean aimed for a million people to clean up the Mediterranean Sea. Vinkovci is far from the Adriatic sea, but we have our small artificial lakes and “Plava čistka” was organized.

11. We readily accepted the invitation to join the cleaning activities.

12. Cleanup was supported by the mayor of Vinkovci, fishing club “Jezera Banja” and Croatian rescue service.

14. and after... Before... Girls even fished cans out of the lake.

15. Divers helped to find and pull out junk from the lake. They even found a car!

16. We washed our hands, and while we were having sandwiches and soft drinks, we were talking about summer days by the lake Banja. If it is necessary, we will clean the banks again.