Young Environmentalists Curriculum Elsie Gabriel

Young Environmentalists Curriculum which:

· Develops the essential skills of: reading, writing, mathematics and science

· Has a green aspect evolving from ecology to sustainability through a ‘getting your hands dirty’ and ‘getting mud between your toes’ approach.

· Recognizes and appreciates the local geographical and cultural context.

· Is based on an academic scope and sequence

The Outline of our Young Environmentalists Curriculum are:

To nurture respect for the natural world

To heighten students’ environmental awareness and to promote stewardship

To develop deep ecological values

To understand and practice permaculture as the harmonious integration of land and people to provide food, shelter, energy in a sustainable way

Formation of Young Environmentalists Nature Club-

This includes awareness school classroom/campus projects for Junior:

· Plant/food/fruit/green gardens

· Aquatic systems

· Nature trails

· Waste usage

· Water usage

· Energy conservation

· Employing management systems

· Animal /pet corner

· Local community Eco Fair

· Give ideas to design the school with with renewable resources/energy.

· Young Environmentalists Year end certificates for all .

To offer a curriculum that is holistic: integrating all aspects of the child’s nature, multiple intelligences and curiosity for learning. This is approached through a hands-on practicum model that is part of a FUN program where learning is integrated into the natural and permaculture environment

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How is Young Environmentalists Programme trust Environmental education taught in schools? Elsie Gabriel

How is our Environmental education taught in schools? 

 

Environmental education uses environmental issues and topics as a theme to weave into all subjects and grades. This ensures all students will have many opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, perspectives and practices they need to become environmentally literate citizens. There will also be opportunities for students to address environmental issues in their homes, in their local communities, or at the global level. 

--Our mission at Green School is to deliver a generation of global citizens who are knowledgeable about and inspired to take responsibility for the sustainability of the world.

Mission of Young Environmentalists Programme --

· Emphasizing hands-on learning

· Developing social responsibility

· Instilling integrity, honesty, ethics and compassion as core underlying values

· Recognizing the importance of a holistic education

· Building natural habitat and green spaces within the school

· Inculcating Green leadership

· Grooming Civic habits

· Engaging student sin research,measurement and  deductions.

· Making Education fun and a happy experiecne.

· Craeting solid proactive happy memories for each student.

· Involving outdoor.activity based/campus education into curriculam.

· Making part of the curricular text books active through the Environmental programmes.

· Involving Parents and Guardians into the life of the students and environmental programmes.

· Reaching out to the Community as leaders in the environmental movement. 

· Celebrating Environment International Dates.

What is Young Environmentalists programme trust education? Elsie Gabriel

What is Young Environmentalists education?

Environmental education teaches students about how the planet's physical and biological systems work, and how we can create a more sustainable future. 

In India, as a country we have always been dedicated to our environment, worshipped our elements and have been dependant on the environment.

   

Article 48 -A of the Indian constitution has stressed on environment awareness and protection-"take measures to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country” ().

It also makes it a -“fundamental duty of every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have ecological compassing for the living creatures” (Article 51 A (g)).

Therefore the Young Environmentalists Programme believes that Environmental education is a process aimed at creating awareness in the youth rather than preaching to the population. Environment education aims at-

· Basic details and understanding of the environment and its relationship with man and biodiversity;learning through a fun way for Junior students.

· Social  and civic values which are in tandem with environmental quality;

·  Skills to solve environmental problems;

·  Ability to evaluate environmental measures and education programmes;

·  A sense of responsibility and urgency towards the environment so as to ensure appropriate actions to solve environmental problems at high school levels.

·  To enable the community to understand the interdependence of all the life on this planet and how to sustain it through our green living habits.

· To increase people’s awareness of the economic, political, social, cultural, technological and environmental forces which foster sustainable development by networking together.