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This year, to mark the 800th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi's Canticle of Creation the Ecology Advisory Committee together with the Council for Integral Ecology and The Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults (COYYA) are calling school to participate in Rise Up: The 800 Challenge.

During the Season of Creation (1 September to 4 October), this year’s theme being ‘Living Water’, we invite your school community to choose one mission that promotes care for creation and complete it to the tune of 800. This could involve completing something 800 times, spending 800 minutes on an activity or collecting 800 items for example; Build an "800" sculpture entirely from recycled materials, 800 minutes of outdoor class learning, picking up 800 pieces of rubbish. Schools are also welcome to create their own challenge, provided it connects to caring for creation, sustainability, ecology, or living the message of Laudato Si'.