Children growing up in the same neighborhood, directly next door to one another may be as different as children living on opposite sides of the world. ... "Yes, children are happier and healthier when they spend time outdoors. ... There is a small man made lake with a slide that goes into the water for children to enjoy, and a raft in the middle to dive off of and sunbathe on. The campground also has a river that flows around it for tubing and canoeing. ... Children can go off and play by their selves safely, and parents can have a good time out on the lake, on the court, or just sitting a...

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If we use all the Earth has to provide today then our children's children will have nothing. ... If they cut down all the trees and grasses around their fields, the chemicals along with the soil run down to the rivers and streams and get washed away which pollutes the water and kills organisms in it. ... While I'm on the subject of rivers I feel it is also important that we talk about factories. ... Many companies just dump it straight into the rivers; others bury it. ...

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The concept of "Ubuntu"" appears to be the most reliable foundation for an environmental peace education, mainly because at class six the children are moving in to the teen age and should have already internalized the importance of sharing concern (ubuntu), of reciprocal relationship between themselves and others. ... Water is polluted when garbage and poison are put in it (like when local fishermen use garmaline to do fishing in our rivers). 3. ...

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