tap leakage cwa bill too high wastage of electricity( fans, lights and computers were left on when...
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Green School Project
School: France Boyer De la Giroday SSS
Green School Team: les fees de la nature
Names of participants: Pem Dhandevi
Kurreemun Bibi Aarfah Hurnaum Karishma
Ramsamy Yhovina Devi
Facilitators: Biology & Physics Department
& Teachers in School Environment Club
Problems observed at school:Tap leakageCWA bill too highWastage of electricity( fans, lights and
computers were left on when not in use)Accumulation of large amount of waste
(mostly paper)Few endemic and medicinal plants in school
gardenLack of environmental education among
students
Themes:Efficient water useEfficient electricity useWaste segregation and recycling
Biodiversity ConservationEnvironmental Education
Efficient water and electricity use
Possible actions to be taken:Harvesting rain water on roof and channeling it into
tanks for use in toiletsSolar panels
Reparation of damaged tapsSwitching off bulbs, fans, computers & AC when not in
useSensitise whole school about reducing consumption of
water and electricity
PRIORITY !!
Reparation of damaged taps
Efficient water and electricity use
Step 1: Meeting with teachers of Environment Club and Green School Team
Step 2: Meeting with student Councils and Class Captains Step 3: Create awareness among all students
1. Pamphlets and poster competition2. Film show “An Inconvenient Truth”
3. Assembly talkStep 4: Survey on a daily basis and monitor bills
Step 5: Request administration Office and computer labs to switch off AC and computers when not in use
Meeting of GS team every Tuesday to give a feedback
Action planning
Indicator: CEB and CWA bill
Poster competition
Film show and pamphlets
Problems encountered during action planning:
CEB bill was not availableStudents often failed to switch off lights when
classes were unattended during first term
Linking with curriculum:A major topic in Biology, Chemistry and General
Paper Syllabus
Standardising and sustaining:The above actions are being encouraged both at
school and at home through students. To have a better indication of a change in the
consumption of water and electricity, we’ll take reading from the meter reader rather than from the bill.
The winning posters will be photocopied and affixed in the village of Plaine-Magnien.
Eventually, we’ll try to get sponsors to help in the purchase of solar panels and the necessary equipments required for harvesting rain water.
Results achieved:CWA bill has decreased from Rs 9540 to Rs 7146.
COMPOSTINGSteps:1. Cleaning and preparation of compost bin:• Washing and holes were made for constant aeration• Branches were put at the bottom • Grass cuttings from school gardener and organic waste from bins were put in
compost bin• Students were informed to bring vegetables and fruit cutting from home• Compost bin was filled with vegetable cuttings, fruit peelings, tea powder,
bread, etc…• Compost bin was covered
2. Posters were designed to inform students not to throw plastics, citrus fruits which may prevent growth of the micro organisms.
Bin is stirred once a week and is also filled constantly
Difficulties:1. Not enough materials were obtained to fill
the bin at once
2. Students were throwing citrus fruits, plastic bags in the bin
3. Manure was not obtained as they could have helped in starting the decomposition in the compost bin as it already contains micro organisms
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Steps:• Endemic and medicinal plants were requested from forestry department• Two areas were identified:
1. endemic corner2. medicinal corner
• The selected areas were cleaned by staff members• Sponsor was obtained from Mon Desert Mon Tresor for the purchase of
fence • Fencing was done around both corners• Lower secondary students were allocated specific plant that they have
to maintain(one plant per two students)• Scientific names of plants will be put on cards and tagging will be done
after identification of plant by forestry officer• Each student will get a plant that she will grow at home.
Medicinal corner
Endemic Plant corner
SEGREGATION OF WASTES
Steps :• 3 bins were allocated per class: 1. Green (organic waste)2. plastic3. Paper
• ‘green’ waste are sent for composting• Plastic will be recycled. Power plastic limited
was requested to collect the plastic. No response yet obtained.
• A large amount of paper accumulated in administration office has already been sent for recycling
MASS COLLECTION OF PAPER IN
FORTHCOMING DAYS
Activities done on the occasion of the World Environment Day (celebrated on the 4th June at school) : • wall painting of the logo UNEP for WED 2010• talk about the World Environment day during the
assembly• Winning teams of poster competition were rewarded.• ten endemic plants sponsored by the Vanilla Crocodile
Park.• further ten plants obtained from the forestry
department. • One student was chosen from each class and was
given a particular plant which they were asked to place in the endemic corner.
Thank You