eco club in schools

ECO CLUB IN SCHOOLSECO CLUB IN SCHOOLS

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Environment Abiotic and biotic factors Man is an inseparable part

POLLUTIONPOLLUTION

Man utilizes and changes the environment Most of the inventions of man lead to pollution

PROTECTIONPROTECTION

Environment must be free from pollution Protection is everybody’s responsibility Especially students and educated people

How ?How ?

Self control Awareness programme Courage to respond

Why students?Why students?

Students are the future citizens and the best agents

Teachers words-put into practice They make their parents to obey Brunda’s project

ECO-CLUBECO-CLUB

Sahyadri Eco-club Establishment

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESEco-work shops Field trips Bird watching Silent march Jacob Puttur’s house Protest against gherkin processing unit

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

No plastic lunch boxes We could bring a drastic change in the attitude

of our school students 10 papers have been presented in the lake 2006

symposium

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Every school should have an eco-club and plan their activities to bring awareness among children to protect environment

DREAM PROJECTSDREAM PROJECTS

Restoration of Varthur lake Plastic free Varthur Eco friendly cultural and religious festival Rain water harvesting A garden of medicinal plants

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

I thank the Sahyadri Eco-club members of our school because their questions have led me to think and prompt them to take up the task of monitoring the environment and I thank TVR for establishing the Sahyadri Eco club.