Israeli Arab school children at the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab school children in their "garden" built from recycled items, at the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

IIsraeli Arab school children at the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. The school's principal is talking to the children who are in the fourth grade. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Recycled household items in the "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab school children painting used car tires filled with waste in the "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab school children spreading saw dust near tires and plastic 'flowers' in the "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Paint brushes in the "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. Children use them to colour the recycled items from the school's yard. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Recycled plastic 'flowers' in the "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab pupils in a 'special needs' school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011, as they recycle paper to make dolls and animals that are sold at the school fairs. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

An Israeli Arab pupil puts garbage in recycling bins in the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab pupils in a 'special needs' school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011, as they receive a lesson on "plastic" bags and the need to recycle. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab pupils in a 'special needs' school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011, as they till a plot of land outside the school to make a garden. The teacher helps out. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab school children in their "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011.The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab school children in their "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

Israeli Arab school children in their "garden" of the Amal school in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011 The school has a wide-ranging ecological and recycling program. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE

An Israeli Arab woman (R) instructs other women how to compost in Um-al-Fahm, Israel, 24 November 2011. PHOTO EPA © EU/ENPI INFO CENTRE