Green Schools in Nepal: Developing Young Leaders for a Sustainable Future

Progress Report

(October-December 2014)

Submitted to

Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Submitted by

Friends of Nature (FON) Nepal

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Summary

This report is the plain documentation of progress made between the periods of October -

December 2014. Green School Team carried out varied sort of activities within these three

months. Handover of computer, solar panels & other goods, butterfly identification hike,

conservation training to eco-clubs/committees, teaching materials handover etc. are some

of the notable features. However, we were unable to implement few activities scheduled

within these three months period like Study Tour, Herbal Medicine Preparation Training,

Nature Bus and other due ongoing terminal examinations at both schools.

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Contents

Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. ii

1. Green School Research Grant Update: ................................................................................................... 4

2. Green Voice Update: ..................................................................................................................................... 4

3. Handover of computer, solar panels and other goods: ................................................................... 5

4. Butterfly Identification Hike: .................................................................................................................... 6

5. Viva Con Agua Visit: ...................................................................................................................................... 7

6. Conservation Training for Eco-committees & Eco-clubs: .............................................................. 8

7. Teaching materials handover: .................................................................................................................. 8

8. Field visits/Travel: ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Annex I: Progress Report on Green School Virtual Learning Program ......................................... 13

Annex II: Checklist of Butterfly ..................................................................................................................... 22

Annex III: Teaching Materials Handover .................................................................................................. 26

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1. Green School Research Grant Update: Seven research grantees under Green

School Research Grant Program started their proposed research work at Korak VDC since

early October 2014. Engaging secondary level students from the model Green School at

Korak VDC to respective research work of the university students is the special feature of

Green School Research Grant Program.

Arun Regmi (Research Grantee) demonstrating the utility of GPS to students of Shree Ratriya Ma Vi

2. Green Voice Update: Green Voice is a radio program on Green School Project. It

covers contemporary environmental issues, highlights views of local people from Korak

VDC, Chitwan and features activities of Green School Project. Until now, three episodes of

Green Voice have been aired on Kalika FM 95.2 MHz.

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Episode I flyer for Green Voice

3. Handover of computer, solar panels and other goods: On October 31, 2014

Green School Team handed over computer, solar panels and other goods to Shree Rastriya

Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan. The goods are provided under

virtual learning program supported by Dusseldorf city, Germany. Now the school has

Internet connection and planning for communication with Hohenstrabe Elementary School,

Dusseldorf, Germany. For Green School Virtual Learning Programs progress report, please

visit Annex I.

Goods Particulars

1. ACER (Veriton | M) CPU 1 set

2. DELL Monitor 24.0 ST2420L- 1 set

3. Solar UPS (Su-Kam Brainy) 1 set

4. Solar Panel - 2 set

5. Battery (Su-Kam BAZOOKA) HPT 200

(200Ah) 1 set

6. Computer table - 1 set

7. Chair 1 set

8. Frontech Multimedia Speaker (Model No.

JIL-3354) 1 set

9. Mini Items

Logitech h150 Stereo headset - 1 set

c170 Logitech Webcam - 1 set

Belkin Surge Protector - 1 set

Kaspersky 2014 Internet Security - 1 set

Hammer (Satyam) - 1 set

Screw Drivers with Testers - 1 set

Scissor and concrete nails - 1 set

Black & Red wires - 1 set

Shigma Energy saving bulbs - 4 set

Bulb holder - 4 set

Switch (Seema) - 4 set

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Three pin plugs - 3 set

PVC black tapes - 2 set

Cable Nails - 1 set

Black Prime Cable 4 SQ - 1 set

Local people co-operating during the transportation of goods to the school

4. Butterfly Identification Hike: On November 9 and 10, 2014 Green School Team

carried out Butterfly Identification Hike at Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara,

Charkilla, Korak-5 and Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan. Mr. Rishi Baral,

volunteer (FON Nepal) facilitated the hiking. We recorded 33 species of butterfly at

Chaughara, while 39 species were documented from Swamitar during our two days hiking.

(See Annex II for checklist of butterfly)

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Butterfly Identification Hike with students of Shree Rastriya Primary School

5. Viva Con Agua Visit: In early November 2014, delegates from Viva Con Agua,

Germany visited Korak VDC to be acquainted with the projects being implemented at Korak

VDC, Chitwan. Green School Team along with Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) greeted

the German delegates and briefed on their respective projects.

En route for Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5

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6. Conservation Training for Eco-committees & Eco-clubs: Green School Project

conducted conservation training for eco-clubs/committees on November 16-19, 2014. The

purpose behind organizing this training is to educate local people of Korak VDC, Chitwan

on contemporary issues like forest conservation, forest fire, biodiversity, waste

management, medicinal plants, bat, butterfly conservation and so forth. First phase of the

training was held at Hotel Nature Heritage, Sauraha while second phase was carried out at

Community Building, Kirantar, Korak-5, Chitwan.

Group photograph taken during conservation training for Eco-committees/clubs

7. Teaching materials handover: On December 23 and 24, Green School Team handed

over teaching materials & equipments to Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara,

Charkilla, Korak-5 and Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan.

(See Annex III for Teaching materials handed over to both schools)

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Teaching materials handover at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar

8. Field visits/Travel: Summarized below are field visits carried out at Korak VDC

and elsewhere by Green School Team aside from conducting activities, and that may

include discussion with school staffs, stakeholders, meeting with Eco-club/committees,

collecting information and so forth.

October 9, 29 & 30 2014 - Field visit with Green School Research grantees to

Korak VDC, Chitwan.

October 9, 10 2014 - Field visit with Laxmi Paudel, host - Green Voice for radio

program.

October 10, 2014 - Class taken at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar.

October 20, 2014 - Orientation about Eco-club to Green School Research

grantees at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan.

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Eco-club interaction with Green School Research grantees

October 10-11, 2014 - Visit to Friends of nature (FON) Nepal Kathmandu office

for briefing on the updates of Green School Project.

November 4, 2014 - Field visit with Laxmi Paudel, host - Green Voice for radio

program.

November 8, 9 and 10 2014 - Class taken regarding Butterfly, its importance,

diversity etc. at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi and Shree Rastriya Primary School, Korak

VDC.

Inside the classroom at Shree Rastriya Primary School

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December 1, 7, 16 2014 - Charkilla visit for Internet connection at Shree

Rastriya Primary School.

Establishing internet connection at Charkilla

December 6-15, 2014 - Field visit with FON Nepal Kathmandu team.

December 10, 2014 - Field visit with Laxmi Paudel, host - Green Voice for radio

program.

December 20-24, 2014 - Class taken at Shree Rastriya Primary School on basics

of computer and IT.

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Students in their computer lab

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Annex I: Progress Report on Green School Virtual Learning Program

Progress Report on

Green School Virtual Learning ProgramGreen School Virtual Learning ProgramGreen School Virtual Learning ProgramGreen School Virtual Learning Program

Submitted to

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Submitted by

Friends of Nature (FON) Nepal

December 2014

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Background:

Green School

Green School is an effort to provide students hands-on experience of the natural world

while attain the knowledge, values, and skills to live in harmony. It prepares students to be

critical thinker, bear responsibilities and stand as green leaders of their communities.

Adhered to this view, two schools (Rastriya Secondary School & Rastriya Primary School)

have been selected in Korak Village Development Committee to establish as green school

model. Green School allows student-learning environment to champion sustainability in

the long run. For this, virtual learning has become important for capacity building in

present context. The Hhenstrasse Elementary School from Dusseldorf, Germany has

established friendly bilateral relation with Rastriya Primary School. Students profile

exchange happened already and now necessitates the virtual connection and

communication between them.

Overview of Rastriya Primary School

Rastriya Primary School (locally known as Rastriya Prathamik Vidyalaya) is located at

Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5 of Chitwan District. Perched on a plateau like structure at an

altitude of about one thousand meters, the school is located in the remote area with limited

vehicular access. There are total of 186 students from Grade 1 to 5. Students belong to two

major ethnic groups; Tamangs and Chepangs who live below the poverty line. There are

four teachers at the school of whom, only one is permanent to cover the teaching for all

classes.

Students having lunch at the school

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Purchasing:

A purchasing committee was formed that included; Ram Lama - Chairman, FON Nepal,

Prahlad Lamichhane - Treasurer, FON Nepal and Yadav Ghimire - Research Coordinator,

FON Nepal. Three quotations from the market were collected regarding the goods and

based upon quality of the materials, the committee made final purchasing decision.

Purchased materials/equipments:

1. ACER (Veriton | M) CPU 1 set

2. DELL Monitor 24.0 ST2420L - 1 set

3. Solar UPS (Su-Kam Brainy) 1 set

4. Solar Panel - 2 set

5. Battery (Su-Kam BAZOOKA) HPT 200 (200Ah) 1 set

6. Computer table - 1 set

7. Chair 1 set

8. Frontech Multimedia Speaker (Model No. JIL-3354) 1 set

9. Mini Items

Logitech h150 Stereo headset - 1 set

c170 Logitech Webcam - 1 set

Belkin Surge Protector - 1 set

Kaspersky 2014 Internet Security - 1 set

Hammer (Satyam) - 1 set

Screw Drivers with Testers - 1 set

Scissor and concrete nails - 1 set

Black & Red wires - 1 set

Shigma Energy saving bulbs - 4 set

Bulb holder - 4 set

Switch (Seema) - 4 set

Three pin plugs - 3 set

PVC black tapes - 2 set

Cable Nails - 1 set

Black Prime Cable 4 SQ - 1 set

Transportation:

The purchased goods were transported from FON Nepals Office, Sitapaila, Kathmandu to

FON Nepals Chitwan Office, Birendranagar. Then, a local jeep was hired and the goods

were transported to Kirantar, Korak VDC and from there local people carried the goods to

Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan.

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Transportation of goods from Kathmandu to Chitwan

Local people carrying goods to the school

Installation:

The computer, internet connection and solar panels were installed by local technicians at

the convenient spot.

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Solar panels installation

Solar UPS and Battery set up

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Internet connection set up

Training:

10 days basic training (3 days travel and 7 days training to eco-club students/teachers) had

been given at Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan. The

training was provided at off-hours of the school so as not to disturb the regular classes.

Day Course Training contents/Activities

1-2 Kathmandu-Birendranagar-

Kirantar-School (Chaughara,

Charkilla)

Travel & Installation

3 Chaughara, Charkilla Basic computer training(on/off), solar charging,

cable, web cam etc.

4 Chaughara, Charkilla How to open internet, how to search required

information

5 Chaughara, Charkilla Information on social medias (Face book, Skype,

Twitter etc.)

6 Chaughara, Charkilla How to open Skype and communicate?

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7 Chaughara, Charkilla How to open, check and send email?

8 Chaughara, Charkilla How to open Face book page of Eco-club?

9 Chaughara, Charkilla How to safeguard computer and other equipments?

10 Chaughara, Charkilla -

Birendranagar -Kathmandu

Travel

Motivator (Manoj Ghimire), Green School training students about computer basics

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School kids learning on their own

The Principal (Dashrath Tamang) using Skype

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Future Activity:

The Eco-club members of Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5 are

excited and ready for virtual communication with students of Hohenstrabe Elementary

School, Dusseldorf, Germany. For communication, social media tools are as;

Face book page - Green school Chaughara

Gmail - greenschool.chaughara@gmail.com

Skype - greenschool.chaughara

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Annex II: Checklist of Butterfly

Spot: -Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan

Number of Participants: - 24 Student, 2 teacher. Class: 4 & 5

Duration of hike: 4 Hour Hike (from) Chaughara - Chhapgairen - Thakuri

Bhanjyang

S.N. Species Scientific Name No. of

individuals

1 Common Sailer Neptis hylas 7

2 Peacock Pansy Precis almana 6

3 Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe 1

4 Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha 2

5 Tree Yellow Gandaca harina 3

6 Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea 3

7 Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles 4

8 Dark Judy Abisara neophron 5

9 Punchinello Zemeros flegyas 14

10 Staff Sergeant Athymaselenophora 2

11 Chocolate Pansy Precis iphita 9

12 Lemon Pansy Precis lemonias 8

13 Indian Cabbage White Pieris canidia 3

14 Common Indian Crow Euploea core 3

15 Yellow-spot swift Polytremis eltola 2

16 Lesser Grass Blue Zizina Otis 3

17 Stripe blue crow Euploea mulciber 5

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18 Angled Pierrot Caleta caleta 2

19 Long-brand Bush

Brown

Mycalesis visala

2

20 Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia 3

21 Common Mormon Papilio polytes 3

22 Common Evening

Brown

Melanitis leda 3

23 Indian Tortoiseshell Agaliscashmirensis 2

24 Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica 1

25 Blue Admiral Kaniska canace 1

26 Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea 3

27 Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus 1

28 Common Yellow

Swallowtail

Papilio Machaon 1

29 Large Cabbage White Pieris brassicae 2

30 Motted Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe 2

31 Three-spot Grass

Yellow

Teriasblanda 5

32 Vagrant Vagrans egista 1

33 Plain Sailer Neptis cartica 2

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Spot: -RastriyaMa Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan

Number of Participants: - 35

Class: Nine

Duration of hike 4:30 Hour Hike (from) Swamitar to Kalikhola

S.N. Species Scientific Name No. of individuals

1 Common Sailer Neptis hylas 4

2 Peacock Pansy Precis almana 5

3 Spangle Papilio protenor 1

4 Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha 2

5 Tree Yellow Gandaca harina 2

6 Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea 4

7 Chocolate Albatross Appias lyncida 2

8 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus 2

9 Colour Sergeant Athyma nefte 4

10 Grey Pansy Precis atlites 1

11 Chocolate Pansy Precis iphita 10

12 Lemon Pansy Precis lemonias 6

13 Common Line-blue Prosotasnora 2

14 Common Indian Crow Euploea core 2

15 Common Earl Tanaeciajulii 6

16 Lesser Grass Blue Zizina Otis 3

17 Stripe Blue crow Euploea mulciber 3

18 Vagrant Vagran segista 1

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19 Long-brand Bush

Brown

Mycalesis visala

2

20 Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia 5

21 Common Mormon Papilio polytes 4

22 Rustic Cupha erymanthis 5

23 Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina 3

24 Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica 1

25 LilacineBushbrown Mycalesis francisca 2

26 Grey Count Tanaecia lepidea 5

27 Orange Oakleaf Kallima inachus 3

28 Common Yellow

Swallowtail

Papilio Machaon 1

29 Large Cabbage White Pieris brassicae 2

30 Motted Emigrant Catopsilia pyranthe 3

31 Three-spot Grass

Yellow

Teriasblanda 4

32 Plain Sailer Neptis cartica 3

33 Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima 2

34 Jungle Brown Orsotrioenamedus 2

35 Pale Grass Blue Zizeeriamaha 2

36 Plain Sailer Neptis cartica 3

37 Least Grass Jewel Feyeriaputli 1

38 Common Tiger Danaus genutia 2

39 Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe 1

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Annex III: Teaching Materials Handover

Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan

10. Picture Card 1 set

11. Multiplication Table Chart - 1

12. Geometrical Instrument Box 1

13. Duster - 2 dz.

14. Board marker 2 dz.

15. Bar magnet - 2 set

16. Informative clock - 1

17. Fruit set - 1

18. Animal set -1

19. Block set -2

20. Sound Toy - 1

21. Globe - 1

22. Soft toy- 8

23. Toy hen - 1

24. 12, sv - 2 pc.

25. 123 Block -1

26. Wooden Block -1

27. Graph Chart - 1

28. Map - 2 set

29. Madal - 1

30. Scale - 1

31. White Board - 2

32. DVD+Woofer - 1

Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan

1. Graph Chart 1

2. World map - 2

3. Madal 1 set

4. Globe - 1 set

5. Duster 2 dz.

6. Multiplication Table Chart - 1 set

7. Marker - 2 dz.

8. Geometrical Instrument Box - 1

9. Sound Toy - 1

10. Picture Card - 1 set

11. Scale - 1

12. Fruit set - 1

13. Bar magnet - 2

14. Block set - 2

15. Soft toy - 8

16. Animal set - 1

17. Wooden block set - 1

18. ABC-12 - 2 set

19. Oxford Dictionary - 1

20. Nepali Sabda kosh - 1

21. Picture Board - 3

22. 1,2 toy - 1

23. White board - 2