Students take ‘green pledge’ to mark 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 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 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. All students 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.

IVY World School

Students of IVY World School 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 appreciated the efforts of all children and the support given by their parents.

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