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Students mustMark as done
Please see two of the winning entries that have been published in The Economist Foundation. where HPL Students were given the platform to share their perspectives on Greenwashing and why it matters. Well done to all HPL Students for their hard work, creativity and enthusiasm, as this global platform demonstrated their power and voice to the debates around sustainability and climate change.
Christabel, Sofia and Madelena from Sacred Heart, Hammersmith stated in their essay that "Greenwashing is the practice where companies advertise and market themselves as overly environmentally friendly, when in reality they provide false information to the public to create a better reputation."
Additionally, Inaayat Ahuja, Yash Sawan Prasad and Vrusheen Pillai from GEMS Cambridge International School, Dubai stated in their article that "Greenwashing is when organizations spend valuable resources on portraying themselves as environmentally friendly to their consumer base, while failing to minimize their impacts in reality. By false promoting their products under an “eco-friendly” alias, their lure innocent customers into a mouse-trap of unsustainable purchasing."
We would also like to express our gratitude to the teachers who assisted these students achieve this milestone.
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Winning entries from HPL Schools to The Economist Foundation
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Students mustMark as doneThe Economist Educational Foundation Magic Encounters Competition
The Economist Educational Foundation is pleased to announce students from Day Waterman College, Nigeria as the winners of the Politics Prize 2023. Their judges selected the students' work unanimously from the other submissions.
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Students mustMark as done
The Economist Educational Foundation is pleased to announce students from Day Waterman College, Nigeria as the winners of the Politics Prize 2023 Topical Talk Magic Encounters Competition.
HPL Students were given the platform to craft their Standpoints on Politicians: standards of behaviour. We are exceptionally proud of HPL students at Day Waterman College for achieving this phenomenal accolade! Your dedication to this competition and team collaboration made this possible. Thank you to all the teachers who persevered and supported learners in completing all the lessons for their final standpoint.
Additionally, we would like to congratulate all HPL Students who entered this competition. Thank you for your commitment, hard work, and creativity.
The Economist Judges, Miranda Mitra (International editor of The Economist) and Robert Guest (Deputy editor of The Economist) selected the students' work unanimously from the other submissions. The students from Day Waterman College will receive a certificate and a goodie bag and will have their work published on the Economist website.
The names of learners in the winning team at Day Waterman College, Nigeria are as follows:
- Aniela Eben Spiff
- Michelle Ifegbuike
- Abdulrahman Busari
- Edidiong Usoro
- Kayode Esuruoso
- Emmanuel Agun
Below are the comments made by one of the Judges "Miranda Mitra (International Editor of the Economist):
"The video had an extremely clear opening and excellent narration so it was easy to grasp the video's structure.
The other element I enjoyed was the use of humour as a means of engagement. Making someone laugh in journalism can also be a way of memorably illustrating an important point, or emphasising the ludicrous nature of a certain policy or action. I thought the scene demonstrating the dangers of populist giveaways was great in this regard.
And the conclusion, with its comparison between good and bad politicians, also left the viewer with ideas to take away and consider. Bravo!"
Click the link below to watch the video created by the above learners.
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