"Good writing is clear thinking made visible" --By discovering nature, you discover yourself

Keeping this in mind, class 6th students were taken to the Jai Jagat park for a composition writing, where they were connected to the mother nature and realised how beautiful our nature is that takes years to bloom and blossom. The visit helped them to appreciate the God's precious gift to Earth i.e. Nature. Students were very enthusiastic and energetic while penning down the beauty of the trees, flowers, breeze that made the surroundings so mesmerizing. They also shared their experiences and spoke about great poets like William Wordsworth who always give nature a significant space in his writings and musings. The activity gave the students the place of peace and imagination to free the emotions that had been locked inside them.

A campaign was conducted. The Eco-club members made placards, and posters carrying the message of No waste, No litter, Do Not throw garbage, Stop using plastics, etc. They went to various classrooms to observe neatness and tidiness. They also spread the message of the Litterless Campaign to the students and asked everyone to make our campus garbage-free. The Menial staffs of the floor were also a part of this campaign and were instructed by the Eco members to handle the garbage in a proper manner that is collected from the classrooms, corridors, and from washrooms. Overall the Litterless drive was very much worthy and exciting.

Don’t be a litter bag. Help keep your community clean.

City Montessori school Rajajipuram campus organised a litterless campaign in the school on 20th September 2021. Students of the primary section (class 3,4,5) participated actively. They contributed to keeping the campus clean. They made captivating posters and placards to sensitize the others on the campus including the menial staff. An inspection was carried out in the primary section by The Eco Warriors and the report of the same was compiled by them. They sensitized the students about the proper disposal of waste and litterless lunches as well.

“BE THE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE POLLUTION.”

Litter is a great place to start working on environmental issues with students.

The students of Pre- Primary started working on one of the environmental issues.

They started with the cleaning activity. They helped their mothers in cleaning the house.

Also, an offline meeting of the Pre- Primary teachers and support staff was conducted.

The goal of the litter less campaign is to reduce litter and affect long-time behaviour changes among global youth.

The main objectives:

1. To raise awareness of the effect of litter and waste on the environment.

2. To improve the school's waste management treatment.

3. To increase students' knowledge and practical skills in preventing and managing litter and waste.

In this campaign litter is defined as follows:
"Litter is a waste in the wrong place."

"The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility." ―Wendell Berry

A tree plantation drive was organised by City Montessori School Rajajipuram I on 1st October 2021 to create awareness and spread the message of saving our planet- 'Protecting our environment is the need of the hour.' Students planted different types of saplings in the campus as well as in the Jai Jagat Park. The plantation drive was an amalgamation of wonderful performances by the students. The students presented a beautiful dance performance which was followed by a music programme by the Music teachers of the campus. The students also performed various Yoga Asanas such as - Bhujanasana, Trikonasnaa etc.Respected Senior Principal, Mrs. Nisha Pandey addressed the students and motivated them to plant saplings as many family members they have in their family. The students took an oath to protect their planet. Each of the students left the place with a silent promise of taking care of their new green friend, they planted. The entire community including the Environment coordinator, Ms. Tuba Hai along with her eco team, parents and students came together for this plantation drive.

"TO PLANT A SEED IS TO BELIEVE IN TOMORROW"

Senior Principal of City Montessori School Rajajipuram I, Mrs. Nisha Pandey planted a beautiful sapling in the garden area of the campus where she talked about saving the environment and taking necessary steps to encourage students and their parents for plantation.

She also talked about maintaining a small area for the children so that the children could have their own patches of which they will take care of. This step would encourage the students to take a lead for a better and clean environment.

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. –Audrey Hepburn

Some students find the activity relaxing and stress-relieving, for overall mental health benefits. Caring for the plants gives the entire family a chance to work together. If you have neighbors who also garden, the activity sometimes offers social interaction. Gardening also offers a form of moderate outdoor exercise.

Growing your own vegetables can be fun as well as rewarding. All you need to get started is - some decent soil and few plants and this way you provide fresh healthy vegetables to your family and loved ones. Akshara Tripathi and many other students of the senior section gave an interesting insight into their gardening hobby and showed to what extent they have been indulging themselves in this activity which gave them a sense of belongingness to their surroundings.

Finally, students have been keeping a record of each and everything they do in their home garden as it helps them focus for the next planting season. This indeed has been one of the most important ways of improving their gardening – they have been paying attention to how the plants are growing and have been constantly noting down their successes and failures in the garden notebook.

"Green is the fresh emblem of well founded hopes..."

Green is the colour of nature. To make children understand the importance of nature and earth, Green colour day was celebrated in the pre primary section of Rajajipuram Campus l. Green colour day was celebrated with heart avidity and keenness by the little ones.

Children were asked to dress up in green colour and speak one sentence about nature. The children participated enthusiastically and joyfully.

A fancy dress competition was organised for this celebration.

It was quiet a green and clean learning experience for the kids.

To educate children about the value of our natural resources, and introduce them to the colour, Green Day was celebrated.

Motive behind this celebration was to make children aware of the importance of green and importance of trees on earth.

They were also told about various ways to save mother earth.

"*Refuse what you do not need, Reduce what you do need, Reuse what you consume, Recycle what you cannot refuse , reduce it reuse and rot the rest.*"

They took bins of different colors and labelled them as follows-

• Biodegradable
• Non biodegradable
• E- waste

Later on they segregated the waste collected in their house into the respective bins. This activity assisted them to understand the importance of waste segregation and recycling.

It also taught them to keep the trash where it belongs so that it doesn't end up as litter. The students participated enthusiastically and showed vigorous participation. They were amazed to see the different categories of waste and explored the items that can be recycled. This activity also urged them to think of the various steps of waste management. It gave them an opportunity to contribute to cleaner environment and taught them a valuable lesson about sustainability.

Green is the colour of nature. To make children understand the importance of nature and earth ,Green colour day was celebrated in the pre primary section of Rajajipuram Campus l. Green colour day was celebrated with heart avidity and keenness by the little ones.

Children were asked to dress up in green colour and speak one sentence about nature. The children participated enthusiastically and joyfully.

A fancy-dress competition was organised for this celebration. It was quite a green and clean learning experience for the kids. To educate children about the value of our natural resources, and introduce them to the colour, Green Day was celebrated.

Motive behind this celebration was to make children aware of the importance of green and importance of trees on earth.

They were also told about various ways to save mother earth.