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3.11.2022
Team Coral has Joined CNN Earth Project
The students of IELEV High School have joined CNN’s international “Call to Earth Living Oceans: Turning the Tide” project as Team Coral. The biggest reason they wish to participate in this awareness project is to draw attention to the fragility and importance of marine life. Oceans and marine life are one of the most severely damaged areas of the world today. With more than 8 million tons of plastic waste entering our oceans every year, ocean creatures, marine life and nature are facing major damage. In addition to the garbage we dump into the oceans, warming and acidifying seawater is ending the lives of fragile creatures such as coral and small fish. Our student group aims to convey the awareness of these facts to large masses through art. They have chosen Courtney Mattison as their model artist. The reason they chose Mattison is because of her deep history with ocean life and its conservation. Her multiple exhibitions, including "Fragile Earth" and "We the People", showcase global warming, the human impact on nature, and the fragile beauty of ocean life. Team Coral students aim to make anyone that sees their artwork stop and think once again about ocean life and what they can do to help it.
