Paryaavarana Mithrulu(Friends of Environment)
Harithaathmakam(The Green Soul)
Haritha Ecological Institute(Haritha School) was presented with ‘Paryavarana
Mitra’(Friend of Environment) award on 30th July 2012 by former President Sri A.P.J
Abdul Kalam.
The award was organized nation wide jointly by Centre for Environmental Education,
Ministry of Environment and Forests and Aircellar Mittal for the year 2012.
Haritha School is full of greenery including those of big trees with activities on a daily
basis since 1994, planned and sustained in a way that inculcates the zeal to protect the
environment, with in the school curriculum, among the children.
The activities are classified into 10 Teams and 20 Sub-Teams which are planned, executed
and supervised by teams of school children organized into committees(each of 5 to 10
students) and subcommittees(each of 2 to 3 students) with the teachers as mentors and
facilitators.
Harish(10th class) leads the subcommittee for productive activities that include growing
plants for vegetables & fruits and making of paper bags (to replace plastic ones ) while
learning the art of making utility items with renewable materials like bamboo.
Sairam Reddy of 7th class leads the sub committee that looks after hygiene and
cleanliness which includes separating the plastics from the waste and composting the
degradables such as through earthworms.
Laharika of 9th class leads the activities in nursery that grows saplings of various plants.
Biodiversity of the campus is tracked by another subcommittee lead by Geeta of8th class who proudly documents ….. over 2468 big trees of different varieties, 17 types of fruit
bearing trees, 15 types of vegetable and 8 types of flower plants besides 6 types of snakes, 19 varieties of insects and 18 kinds of birds as observed thus far in the campus.
You may view this below link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUZ7pd961ruN-LbbMmIvn2Qw&v=0fYsZwo53Mg&feature=player_detailpage
Mitra’(Friend of Environment) award on 30th July 2012 by former President Sri A.P.J
Abdul Kalam.
The award was organized nation wide jointly by Centre for Environmental Education,
Ministry of Environment and Forests and Aircellar Mittal for the year 2012.
Haritha School is full of greenery including those of big trees with activities on a daily
basis since 1994, planned and sustained in a way that inculcates the zeal to protect the
environment, with in the school curriculum, among the children.
The activities are classified into 10 Teams and 20 Sub-Teams which are planned, executed
and supervised by teams of school children organized into committees(each of 5 to 10
students) and subcommittees(each of 2 to 3 students) with the teachers as mentors and
facilitators.
Harish(10th class) leads the subcommittee for productive activities that include growing
plants for vegetables & fruits and making of paper bags (to replace plastic ones ) while
learning the art of making utility items with renewable materials like bamboo.
Sairam Reddy of 7th class leads the sub committee that looks after hygiene and
cleanliness which includes separating the plastics from the waste and composting the
degradables such as through earthworms.
Laharika of 9th class leads the activities in nursery that grows saplings of various plants.
Biodiversity of the campus is tracked by another subcommittee lead by Geeta of8th class who proudly documents ….. over 2468 big trees of different varieties, 17 types of fruit
bearing trees, 15 types of vegetable and 8 types of flower plants besides 6 types of snakes, 19 varieties of insects and 18 kinds of birds as observed thus far in the campus.
You may view this below link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUZ7pd961ruN-LbbMmIvn2Qw&v=0fYsZwo53Mg&feature=player_detailpage
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