{"id":2502,"date":"2018-06-06T10:10:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T04:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2019-12-19T15:08:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T09:38:11","slug":"world-environment-day-theres-green-beyond-planting-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/world-environment-day-theres-green-beyond-planting-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"World Environment Day \u2013 There\u2019s more GREEN to it beyond planting trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">\u201c<em>It\u2019s not enough to prepare our children for the future, we must prepare the future for our children<\/em>,\u201d says Jill Buck, founder of the Go Green Initiative, which helps schools in the USA create a campus-wide culture of conservation. The western world is bracing up for many eco-friendly initiatives to make the planet a better place to live. While Indian schools are contributing their share to sustainable development, on this World Environment Day, let\u2019s look beyond tree plantation and play a larger role in the conservation of the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Green Schools<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2503\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2503\" title=\"Green Schools in india\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-1-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"Green Schools\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Source: www.familyeducation.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">A Green School would walk the extra mile to marry sustainability with education, by making optimum utilization of resources. The Green Schools Programme (GSP), an initiative by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), advocates the idea of creating environment-friendly school spaces and promotes the inculcation of sustainable values in students.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">To illustrate, GSP Award winner Delhi Public School (DPS), Patna, uses an elaborate rainwater harvesting structure. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Another winner, The Fabindia School, Pali, Rajasthan installed 10kW of solar power that caters to 90 percent of the school\u2019s energy needs. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To build upon your school\u2019s sustainability factors, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenschoolsprogramme.org\/audit\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register <\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenschoolsprogramme.org\/audit\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and be a part of the Green schools&#8217; network, and you can be a winner of<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenschoolsprogramme.org\/schools\/gsp-awards-2017-18\/2714-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSP Awards<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">as one of India\u2019s the greenest schools.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><b>Green Design<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2504\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2504\" title=\"Green Design school in india\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-2.jpg\" alt=\"Green Design\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Aman Setu School, Pune nurtures the idea of eco-friendliness in students. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Image Source: greendiary.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Your school\u2019s design can control absenteeism and promote an environment for learning too. Since your teachers and students spend a lot of time indoors, good ventilation and air quality can prevent respiratory illnesses and keep your students alert and open to learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Aman Setu School, Pune is constructed from recycled materials and is devoid of toxic paints and substances.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px;\"><b style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Green Clubs<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2505\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2505\" title=\"Green Clubs school in india\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-3-1-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"Green Clubs\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Eco Club of Fabindia School at work <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Image Source: www.bateducation.org<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Green Clubs help students put their Geography lessons and Environmental Science learnings to practice. By networking with clubs from different schools, students learn and have fun through discussions, debates, and on-ground activities, thus facilitating the cultivation of a sustainable mindset and lifestyle in students. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">The Ozone club of the Great International School, Madhya Pradesh sensitizes participants to the need for conservation and a pollution-free environment. They launched by planting 1100 saplings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">The Eco club at Hisar\u2019s St Kabir School has gained mileage by including localities in community development activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><b>Green Scholarships<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2506\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2506\" title=\"Green Scholarships\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/WED-4-1024x373.png\" alt=\"Green Scholarships\" width=\"500\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Source: http:\/\/holisollogistics.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Green<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/famous-indian-companies-and-their-not-so-famous-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Scholarships<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">can act as a great incentive to foster sustainable habits like planting trees, using public transport and performing eco-club activities. The more service a student offers to the environment, the more green miles they accumulate and this boosts their overall academic performance. It can be a great way for passionate students to pay for school.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Schools have always been on the forefront of planting trees and safeguarding the environment from all the malice. The aforesaid initiatives will help them push the envelope to create sustainable living spaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Share your views with us in comments below or <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">email us at<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:monika.bakshi@univariety.com\">monika.bakshi@univariety.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not enough to prepare our children for the future, we must prepare the future for our children,\u201d says Jill Buck, founder of the Go Green Initiative, which helps schools in the USA create a campus-wide culture of conservation. 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