Students take ‘green pledge’ on Earth Day

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 22

Various activities ranging from compost making, creating bird feeders, making creations out of trash, poster making, slogan writing and planting saplings were organised by city schools and colleges to mark the World Earth Day on Thursday.

Innocent Hearts School

To commemorate the day, a number of activities were organised online at various branches of Innocent Hearts Schools. The activities were organised for students ranging from pre-school to Class VIII. The students of pre-school and nursery planted saplings and children of KG-II participated in fancy dress competition through online-mode. They dressed up as per the theme that was ‘Save the Planet’and shared their photographs on the school’s official Facebook page. They conveyed their messages such as ‘Say No to Plastic’, ‘Save Water, Save Earth’ and ‘Don’t Cut Trees’ through their attire. Children of KG-II made food and water feeders for birds and those of Class VII and VIII participated in slogan writing and poster making competitions. The students depicted their creativity through their posters and thoughtful slogans and created awareness on the day.

Sanskriti KMV School

Under its initiative to impart education on environmental needs, Sanskriti KMV School marked the World Earth Day with a week-long programme that included activities to invoke respect, concern and action to conserve natural resources. Principal Rachna Monga in her address to the students, mentioned the importance of being receptive to the urgent need to secure natural resources. She said we must show our concern towards the nature not just this day but round the year and makle efforts towards conservation of natural resources. Students took to pot plantation, calligraphy and poster making to communicate their message.

Delhi Public School

To create awareness about protecting our planet and preserving the environment, Delhi Public School celebrated the Earth Day under the guidance of Principal Ritu Kaul. A special assembly was organised to imbibe the value of ‘No plastic is fantastic’. The tiny tots were made aware about the harm being caused to animals and the planet by various human activities through a puppet show. Children participated in activities such as modelling and making pencil stand with paper mache. Students were sensitised about the importance of saving the environment through a short video compiled by students of Class V. Students of Class VI to X were also shown a video related to the planet. A ‘Heal The Earth, Heal Our Future’ activity was organised for the students of Class III to V wherein they were encouraged to use eco-friendly things. The students created things such as planters, pen stand, waste bin and decorative items from the things available at home.

Mayor World School

Students of Mayor World School also observed the day with utmost dedication and willingness. All students from Mayor Galaxy to Class XII got virtually engaged in the celebration and marked the day by performing various activities to show their love and respect for the planet. All students of Mayor Galaxy took an oath with their teachers and pledged to respect all living beings and keep their planet clean and green. They also performed an activity — Nature’s Nest — and planted mustard/coriander seeds in earthen pots highlighting the significance of planting trees. Class I students participated in an activity ‘Walk/Cycle in the Nature’ with a purpose to observe their aesthetic surroundings. The experience was later put down on a paper in the form of drawings. Students of Class II and III performed an activity of making bulbs and wall hanging on a chart depicting the importance of conservation of electricity and saving the planet respectively. Students of Class IV and V exhibited their love towards the environment through art and craft activities and made a head crown labelling it as ‘I can help the Earth’ and a hand print labelled as ‘I care for my environment’. Students of Class VI made exquisite rangoli designs on the topic ‘Restore our Earth’ using waste material available at their homes, while Class VII students performed a cooking activity ‘Make an Earth: Friendly Feast’ and made a nutritious fruit chaat savouring nature’s bounty, paying gratitude to our planet for its vital role in our lives. Students of Class VIII got involved into an activity of making compost from kitchen waste using garden soil, dried leaves, compost, peels of vegetables and fruits and highlighted the importance of recycling and reusing kitchen waste in a useful manner. Vice-Chairperson Neerza Mayor, Director Sarita Madhok, Principal Harjeet Kaur Ghuman, Deputy Vice-Principal Charu Trehan and Headmistress Mayor Galaxy Aarti Gulati applauded the students and acknowledged them for their thoughtfulness and efforts.

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya

Students of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya marked the World Earth Day by participating in various activities organised by the Department of Student Welfare and the Department of Environmental Science. The activities included poster making, slogan writing and video making etc. Students through their posters and slogans gave a message of reducing pollution, improving air quality and surroundings by making the planet clean and green. Principal Dr Atima Sharma Dwivedi on the occasion also distributed planters to the faculty. Students namely Ankita, Arzoo, Pranavchit, Daljit, Anjali, Sandeep, Kesar and Diksha shared their videos giving a message on environment conservation. The Principal lauded the efforts of Dr Madhumeet, Dean, Department of Student Welfare and Head, PG Department of English, Sadhna Tandon, Head, Department of Environmental Science and Sufalica for successfully organising the events.

HMV College

Chandrayaan Vipnet Club of the PG Department of Physics of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya here marked the Earth Day under the able guidance of Principal Dr Ajay Sareen. Dr Lalit M Bharadwaj, president, RML Consultancy and Fabrication and former vice-president of Amity Science Technology and Innovation Foundation was the resource person of the event. The Principal welcomed the guest and emphasised on the need to conserve environment in the present scenario and to restore our planet so that we can give our future generations a better place to live. Saloni Sharma, Physics Department Head, appraised the students of the event. Dr Lalit motivated the students to come forward and make use of new technology to change the problems into opportunities. He informed the students about various technologies such as green technology, materials, manufacturing and nanotechnology and how these can be used to restore the planet. Also, he motivated the students to undertake research projects in these fields and bring the nation to top position. Poster making and PPT competitions were also organised. Around 150 students of various institutes participated in the event. Dr Nitika Kapoor from the Botany Department and Dr Vandana Thakur from the Chemistry Department were the judges of these competition. In the PPT competition, Isha Thakur bagged the first prize, Gauri Jindal got the second prize while Renuka won the third prize. Sahibpreet Kaur got the consolation prize. In poster making competition, Kiranpreet Kaur won the first prize while the second prize was bagged by Harleen Kaur. The third prize is shared by Ekta and Harshita. Muktansha got the consolation prize. On the occasion Sushil Kumar, Simmi, Ankush and Dr Sunil Kumar were also present.

IVY World School

Students of IVY World School enthusiastically participated in various activities to mark the World Earth Day. An array of creative activities was organised with a view to sensitise the children about the conservation of natural resources and to motivate them to do their bit towards making their planet even more beautiful. At the onset of their virtual class, all Ivyians took ‘green pledge’ along with their educators and pledged to become global citizens and work for the cause of sustainable development. ‘Be a Designer’ activity was organised which invigorated the young minds to showcase their creativity by turning trash into treasure as they designed bookmarks, created pattern with waste bottle caps and wrote their names with dry twigs, flowers and leaves etc. with the art of reducing, reusing and recycling. Children were educated about apps such as PlantSnap and iNaturalist that they can use to explore flora and fauna. Principal S Chauhan congratulated, appreciated and praised the efforts of all children and the support given by their parents.

Mohan Lal Uppal DAV College

Under the guidance of Principal Dr Kiranjeet Randhawa, the World Earth Day was observed at Mohan Lal Uppal DAV College, Phagwara. The Department of History organised a webinar for teachers and students to make them aware about the protection of the planet. As scientific innovations are taking place around the world, the pace of environmental degradation is also increasing. Dr Randhawa addressed the students that we should educate people about the health and other risks associated with the use and disposal of plastics, including pollution of our oceans, wildlife and about the growing body of evidence that plastic waste is creating serious global problems. During the webinar, the students participated in various activities and talked about the factors that destroy the Earth’s environment.

Kamla Nehru College

The Department of Sciences, Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara, observed the Earth Day where Malkiat Singh Raghbotra, environment worker from Phagwara blood bank, was invited as the chief guest. He planted saplings to mark the day and addressed students to plant at least one tree every year and adopt it for a life time. During this event, a PPT presentation on ‘Mother Earth- A solitary planet to sustain life’ was also delivered by Dr Vanita Chahal of the same department. It explored the cruciality of celebrating the day and various pledges to save this planet from evils of pollution were also displayed. Dr Savinder Pal, the college principal, also planted trees with students and guided them to critically follow the measures to keep the Earth clean and green. She appreciated the entire department for hosting the event and inspired the staff and students of the college by distributing plants.

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