Environmental Protection through Eco-Clubs in Schools

You are aware that the Central CBSE Board of Secondary Education has included large number of concepts related to protection and conservation of environment in its syllabic of different subjects. Realizing the potential of education as a powerful tool to reshape and re-orient the thinking of individuals, the CBSE Board firmly believes that it has a significant role to play in not only spreading awareness about environmental problems but also inculcating desired environmental ethics and values in the learners studying in the Schools. The CBSE Board through its circulars to the schools has always emphasized on laying maximum stress on environmental conservation through focusing on related concepts included in different subjects. The institutions have been advised to undertake additional promotional activities like pollution control drive, adoption of trees and organization of different competitions to further strengthen environmental consciousness and sensitivity in the learners. It is encouraging to know that a large number of schools in the country have initiated many of such activities through setting of eco-clubs in the schools. If such a club does not already exist in the school, you are advised to initiate necessary action in this matter immediately. In order to further strengthen the concept of eco-clubs in schools, the CBSE Board is organizing series of orientation programs, for incharge-teachers of Eco-clubs. The nodal officer of respective region will be shortly requesting you to depute these teachers for the proposed programs. The CBSE Board is of the firm conviction that collective and conceited effort in this matter can go in a long way in reshaping the thinking and lifestyles of would-be citizens.