Another academic year, another step towards going green - The
Nature Club takes on yet another challenge
-Ms. Ashwini Gupte
Don Bosco High School,
Matunga
8th July 2015
GreenLine, the
Environmental Forum of the Don Bosco Development Society, as part of its
‘Green Schools Campaign,’ held their first orientation programme of
the year yesterday, for teachers of the participating schools. The event was
held at the GreenLine Office in Don Bosco, Matunga. This is the sixth edition
of the campaign that aims at creating ‘greener people’ who in turn will
create a ‘greener world.’ The teachers from Don Bosco High School, Matunga
who attended the same were Ms. Barkha Shah, Ms. Neelam Yadav and Ms. Alareen
Fernandes. The Nature Club of Don Bosco High School, Matunga will be directly
involved in taking forward the activities on the theme ‘Fauna Watch’ during
this academic year.
A talk by Mr.
Laxmikant Deshpande on ‘Environment education and sustainable development,’
followed by a session on ‘Conserving Mumbai’s biodiversity - The role of the
Urban Youth,’ brought the theme for the year into focus. Rev. Fr. Savio
Silveira gave the theme of ‘Fauna Watch’ for the year to the 500 schools
participating in the Green School Campaign this year.
Rev. Fr. Savio quoted Mother
Teresa when he reminded the teachers that “The world today does not listen to
preachers but it listens to witnesses,” and urged the teachers along with their
students to be proactive in their campaign of spreading awareness about, as
well as helping protect urban fauna.
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