REPORT ON TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME BY HARIT
SENA
-Mrs.Arati Dodti
Don Bosco High School,
Matunga, Mumbai
20 July 2015
VENUE: DHARAVI NATURE PARK, DHARAVI, SION (W)
Teachers of the Mumbai south zone schools attended a seminar
on July 15, at the Dharavi Nature Park themed ‘GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE
CHANGE.’ Two lectures, ‘River March’ by Mr. Gopal Zaveri, and ‘The Climate Reality
Project’ by Mrs.Nandini Deshmukh (Ex H.O.D of Kirti College) provided information
on impending global crises and the means to avert them.
The
first, a documentary, gave information about the abysmal condition of rivers in
Mumbai, with suggestions for students to work on projects, in order to raise
awareness. You are welcomed to look up the Facebook page ‘River March For
India’ for related information.
The
second lecture focused on creating climate leaders who would ‘Think globally,
act locally and change personally’ to reduce their carbon footprint. Do visit
www.eelab.info for further information.
The
programme concluded with a sharing of the success story of the Harit Sena.
