Usuku Lomhlaba Akuyona Yodwa Isikhathi Izingane Kufanele Zisebenzise Ukubuyisela noma Ukutshala
Usuku Lomhlaba lwaqala ngo-Ephreli 22, 1970. Lusuku lapho singacabanga khona emhlabeni wethu, indawo yethu kanye nezindlela esingabenza ziphile.
Kusukela eminyakeni engama-70, izingane kanye nezikole zaziswa ukuze zisekelwe ukwakheka nokuqhubeka kwalolu suku olukhethekile. Phela, izingane zinezitho ezibaluleke kakhulu ekugcineni iplanethi yethu iphilile. Kulolu suku, izingane zingahlwanyela isihlahla, zifunde ngezinyama zasendle ezisengozini, noma zihambe ziye esikoleni kunokuba zigibele emotweni.
Ngenkathi izingane zasenkulisa kanye nabafundi bokuqala bezingane zakuqala bebancane kakhulu ukuqonda imininingwane kanye nemigomo yeqhwa elikhulu eliqhekekile e-Antarctica, akuzona ezincane kakhulu ukuba zikwazi ukusimama. Ukuqaphela lokho kuqala ngemindeni yabo kanye nabahlinzeki babo bokunakekelwa kwabantwana abasebenza ngokubambisana ukuze izingane ezincane zenze ingxenye yazo ekusizeni ukulondoloza iplanethi.
Ngisho nezinsana zingakwazi ukufunda izinto eziyisisekelo zokuvuselelwa kabusha, hhayi ukusebenzisa amakhemikhali "anuka" ezintweni, futhi kungani ukutshala izihlahla nezitshalo ukuze kuthathele ezinye ezithathwe kubaluleke kakhulu. Izingane ezindala ngokwanele ukuphonsa udoti zidala ngokwanele ukuze zifunde ukuhlunga iphepha kusuka epulasitiki (ngokuqondiswa kwabantu abadala) nokucima izibani uma kungekho ekamelweni. Izingane ezincane kakhulu zingasiza futhi ngezinsuku zamapayipi emphakathini (zenze zigqoke amagilavu ngasenani eliphansi kakhulu), funda indlela yokuquba kanye nokugcina amanzi.
Izingane ezincane zingathola ukuzwa ukuthi yikuphi usuku lweMhlaba okuphathelene nakho ngokucula izingoma, ukudweba izithombe nokwenza ubuciko.
Abafundisi bokuqala be-Creative kanye nabafundisi besikole esiphansi bavame ukusebenzisa izenzakalo zeSuku Lomhlaba njengendlela yokugxuma ukuqala ukuqonda kwemvelo nezingane ezizinakekelwayo. Njengoba izingane zifunda ngezindlela zokuzigcina, zivame ukuba yizishoshovu zemvelo phakathi kwabangane babo kanye namalungu omndeni. Ngokuvamile, abazali ababandakanyekile bavame ukukhuthaza izixazululo zemvelo nabanakekeli, abaqeqeshi nabanye abantu abadala abasebenzisanayo futhi baqondise izingane, ngaleyo ndlela babe nethuba lokuzibophezela.
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