----------------------------------------------------------------------- Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service & circulated by Goa Civic & Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ph:2252660 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Environment awareness campaign in schools to begin on Nov 19 ---------------------------------------------- In order to create awareness and instill interest among children about the environmental issues, the Directorate of Education has decided to conduct various environmental programmes, under its the national environment awareness campaign, which will begin from November 19 and continue till December 18.
The programmes under the campaign will include various competitions, environment study tours for teachers, environment study tours for students, scheme for raising green leafy vegetables in schools, publication of annual bulletin on environmental education and organisation of seminars for creating awareness about effective waste management and garbage disposal.
In order to make effective the awareness about environmental problems, various competitions like drawing and painting, poster competitions, singing competitions and quiz competitions will be held for students and clean school beautiful school competition for institutions. The department has decided to see participation of students, teachers and PTAs in the competitions and seminars in large numbers.
According to sources in the Education Department, quiz competitions would help students to achieve academic excellence and increase their awareness about the world around them.
"The main objective behind quiz competitions is to test students' knowledge about environment, besides encouraging independent study about environment and academic excellence, build self esteem and school pride," the sources added.
The sources further said,"This will provide an opportunity for faculty, students, parents to work together.""Clean school beautiful school competition for primary and secondary schools will help to inculcate clean habits among school children," the sources pointed out.
The schools participating in this competition will be assessed by an expert committee and will be awarded cash prizes, trophies and certificates.
Various factors like drinking water facility, cleanliness and tidiness of the headmaster's office, staff room, office room, class room, library, laboratory, sanitation facilities, personal hygiene of the students, state of their uniforms and notebooks, besides sitting arrangements, state of blackboards and other teaching materials will also be considered during the assessment.
Cleanliness of the school playground and surroundings, special project undertaken by the school for conservation of environment, such as tree planting, kitchen garden etc, and efforts made by the school and the students in this respect will be taken into account for the purpose.
It was told that the scheme would be implemented taluka-wise in the state, in two categories primary schools and secondary schools. According to the department, teachers found doing good work in environmental education may be deputed for studying the project in the neighbouring states of Maharashtra or Karnataka. --------------------------------------------- The Navhind Times 28/7/03 page 5 ---------------------------------------------
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