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YFC completed the final module 'Conservation and you' of the planet and you program

2/28/2014

We are excited to announce that 'The Planet and You' program is nearing completion. The key goals of the last month module was to enable students to understand conservation and its importance, to establish the importance of developing the right attitude towards nature and to introduce students to daily conservation practices at home.

‘Mindless mining: The Tragedy of Kudremukh’, an advocacy film by Shekar Dattatri, was screened for students to envision the power of collective will and the possibilities of how people from different walks of life could come together to protect natural heritage. This was followed by an audiovisual on daily conservation practices like composting, recycling, up-cycling.

Students were asked to talk about their different career interests that spanned becoming a District Collector, police officer, engineer, doctor, pilot, teacher, artist etc. Small groups of students were asked to imagine and speak about how they would resolve a conservation issue together.

Certificates were awarded to all participating students. Framed wildlife posters with a conservation message and a set of documentary films by Shekar Dattatri were presented to the schools for their future awareness programs. It was apparent that ‘The Planet and You’ program had left an indelible mark among students and their teachers.

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a new year: the planet and you program resumes after december holidays

1/31/2014

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The Planet and You Program resumed after December Holidays. The month long holidays gave students the time to interact with their parents and grandparents to map the status of environment around their town over a period of few decades.

The fourth session of the program was focused to guide students to understand the importance of tiger conservation and to inculcate and sustain student interest in observing nature to become a naturalist.

The Truth About Tigers’, a documentary film by Shekar Dattatri, was screened to bring to student attention the importance of tigers as apex predators and the need to save them to ensure protection of forests. Key conservation issues in India like fragmentation of forests, poaching, forests fires and habitat loss were also highlighted through the film.

This was followed by an audio-visual and story-telling session on nature around us and birdwatching, based on the book ‘Backyard wildlife: A diary of neighbourhood creatures’ by Bikramadittya Guha Roy, and ‘Watching Birds’ by Jamal Ara.

An interactive game on backyard wildlife introduced students to the idea of how they could be naturalists, even if their career interests were different. From artists to architects and engineers, students enacted the role given in the card and spoke extempore on how they would conserve nature through their career choice.

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december holidays for students and updates from the planet and you program

12/6/2013

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As the December holidays begin, it feels like we just started 'The Planet and You' program. We are mid way through the program. The response from the students, teacher coordinators and schools are welcoming. We are glad to know that students are looking forward to attend the program in the consecutive months.

With an interactive home activity assigned for the students, we signed of this month's program only to resume in the month of January!

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overwhelming response to the third month module 'secrets of the coasts: introduction to climate change and global wamring'

11/29/2013

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By the end of the third month’s program, student participation had increased tremendously. Many students brought back thought provoking illustrations and models after interacting with their parents and grandparents. They performed skits and enacted puppet shows to convey the stories they had collected during their December holidays. Many students received a wildlife poster with a conservation message as a token of encouragement for their involvement in the program.

The key goals for the third month program is to enable students to understand the diversity and importance of coastal ecosystems and to facilitate deeper understanding of climate change and its impact on human life and other species.

‘Point Calimere: A little Kingdom by the Coast’, a documentary film by Shekar Dattatri was screened to bring to student attention the impact of industries on lesser known coastal biodiversity. It was followed by an audio-visual on Global warming and a story-telling session based on the ‘One degree factor’, an episode from the documentary film ‘Strange Days on Planet Earth’ (by Sea Studios).

Students were given an activity called ‘Bridge the Gap’, to map the change in their surrounding environment, and the destruction of nature and natural resources in their region across generations through quizzing their parents and grandparents.

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YFC completed the second month module 'western ghats: into the lifeline of south india'

10/25/2013

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The key goals of the second month module was to increase student understanding about the Western Ghats and the rivers that flow from these mountains and to help students understand the complex dependance of people on nature.

‘Save Our Sholas’, a documentary film by Shekar Dattatri was screened to showcase the diversity of the rain forests of the Western Ghats. It was followed by an interactive session and an audio-visual on drought in Tamil nadu, which further helped to establish the connection between South Indian rivers and the shola forests from which they originate.

Students were introduced to ‘The Planet and You wall’, which was an on going activity to cultivate the habit of reading about nature, wildlife and the environment in newspapers. They were given a topic to reflect on, “If I were in a drought…” and interpret through paintings, drawings, essays, poems and drama.

‘Web of Life’, an interactive game, helped students understand the intricate relationship between people and nature.

The illustrations and writings related to the Western Ghats and water showed a gradual increase in their understanding of the relationship between people and natural ecosystems. The teacher coordinators ensured that the students continued to update the wall, encouraged conversations around the articles and reminded them to work on the assigned activities.

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YFC completed the final module 'Conservation and you' of the planet and you program

a new year: the planet and you program resumes after december holidays

december holidays for students and updates from the planet and you program

overwhelming response to the third month module 'secrets of the coasts: introduction to climate change and global wamring'

YFC completed the second month module 'western ghats: into the lifeline of south india'

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