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WORLD SOIL DAY: CONNECTING WITH NATURE BY “DADAŞ” FARMER FRANK The World Soil Day, organised by Departments of Biology and Art took place on 5th of December at BELS. During this half daylong event BELS students reinforced the environmental awareness through an artistic and scientific activity. By this way, students have found an occasion to internalize the importance of nature and necessity to protect it. To experience scientific process, students involved in both construction of body structure being wrapped by plaster gauze and insemination of seeds to the structure in the school garden. Therefore, they initiated the integration of structure with nature. At the same time, they put a new face on campus through an aesthetical perspective under the supervision of Paul Brauer, our art teacher. Students carried out the requirements of having responsibility, productivity, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, flexibility and leadership skills which are also 21st century skills. This activity is becoming more of an issue not only in our school but also in Erzurum considering the limitations of Erzurum’s extreme natural conditions. 66 THE CLAPPER 2015 - 2016