"I will use less light !"

The pupils and teachers of Istituto Comprensivo Statale-Gagliano de Capo in Italy would like to inform all Flick the Switch Schools about a very successful and enjoyable event they organised on the 12th February called “I will use light”

As part of the activity, the pupils also created some hot air balloons, with the assistance of their teachers. They began by researching information about hot air balloons and learned some interesting facts about them - for example: Did you know that hot air balloons are the cheapest flying machines?

The paper that they used for creating these hot air balloons was first decorated by the pupils with energy saving messages, the slogan “I will use less light”, their school name and the Flick logo.

In preparation for the “I will use light” Event, the pupils of ICS Gagliano, guided by their teachers, carried out preliminary work on the topic of “saving energy”. They designed posters and prepared some popular songs using the original music but substituting some of the words to include messages about saving energy! The pupils chose a Christmas song and a pop song called “We are the world, we are the children”. They included words in Italian to encourage everyone to save energy and change their energy behavioural habits.

On the 12th February, they organised a launch ceremony for the hot air balloons that was attended by teachers and parents. A short speech was given by the school’s Head Teacher. With the assistance of an expert, the pupils successfully launched the hot air balloons up into the sky.

It must have been a wonderful sight to see all the hard work and creative efforts made by the pupils of ICS Gagliano resulting in the successful flight of their hot air balloons!

The pupils even created a life-sized costume of “Flick”, which one lucky pupil wore while going from class to class spreading the message of energy savings and distributing Flick the Switch stickers that could be placed by light switches as a reminder to save energy!

All the pupils of ICS Gagliano very much enjoyed this event and most importantly they learned a lot about saving energy in the name of “Flick the Switch”.

Well done ICS Gagliano in Italy!