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Welcome Note

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Pakistan) has had a wonderful time

working with educational institutions nationwide for successful 25 years. With

a sole aim of conserving wildlife, flora & fauna, and natural resources of

Pakistan, we have a 42 years old history of operating in natural fields-out into

the wild, in both urban and rural areas; spreading essential environmental

awareness to general public especially youth of this nation, since they are the

flag bearers of Pakistan‟s Environment on this Planet.

Green School Programme started in 2009 as an active student campaign with

a purpose of forming a league of students who are environmentally conscious

and are ambassadors of WWF-Pakistan all over the country. Besides giving

students WWF membership benefits, Green School Programme introduced

various interactive activities, both in-school and out-door, for environmental

education on one hand, making them responsible citizens of the future; and

recreation on the other hand to polish their aesthetic sense about nature and

enjoy it in a true sense without deteriorating it. Apart from this, students have

had a chance of meeting celebrities on our annual events.

We thank all Green Schools and Green Students to join hands with WWF-

Pakistan in this holy cause of „paying back‟ to our planet and keeping alive its

beautiful environment, with an eventual target of making it sustainable for our

future generations.

Regards,

Green School Team

Green School Programme

WWF – Pakistan





WWF-Pakistan’s registered Green Schools

North Region

WWF – Pakistan greatly appreciates the efforts taken by the following

schools for believing in the cause, and being the pioneer Green Schools all

across the nation for our Green School Programme:

(Alphabetically order)

1. ACE International Academy, Islamabad

2. Beaconhouse School System - Abbottabad

3. Beaconhouse Educational Complex, Rawalpindi

4. Beaconhouse School System - Frontier Campus, Peshawar

5. Beaconhouse School System - Senior Gulraiz Branch, Rawalpindi

6. Beaconhouse Margalla Campus, Islamabad

7. Beaconhouse School System - Primary F-7/3, Islamabad

8. Beaconhouse School System - Primary II F-7/2, Islamabad

9. Centre for Integrated Education and Reading Achievement, Islamabad

10. Froebel's International School, Islamabad

11. Froebel's International School, Rawalpindi

12. Roots International Schools

13. Roots Millennium Schools – Exclusive Partner

14. Roots School System - DHA I

15. Sheikh Zayed International Academy, Islamabad





WWF - Pakistan

WWF is one of the world‟s largest conservation organisation. WWF - Pakistan has been

working in Pakistan for over 40 years to conserve nature and ecological processes by

conserving world‟s biological diversity; ensuring the use of renewable natural resources is

sustainable; and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

Essentially, to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

Green School Certification Programme

The Green School Programme plays an important role in ensuring the future sustainability

of environmental resources of Pakistan by bringing a positive change in the attitude of

Pakistan‟s young people and will help to promote a more mature environmentally

conscious generation.

The Programme is planned for the whole year to give students regular insight into the eco

dynamics and the overall environmental challenges faced at global and regional level, to

broaden students‟ scope as responsible custodians of valuable natural resources and to

consequently inculcate civic responsibility in them.

Benefits to the Green School

Register as WWF - Pakistan Green School

The additional income by including Rs.100 will be exempted from the Income Tax as

WWF - Pakistan will provide Tax exemption certificate to the Green School

The Green School will get full coverage in WWF Pakistan‟s Website under the Green

School Section

The Green School will get full promotional space in WWF - Pakistan Annual Report as

a Green School

WWF - Pakistan will award a Green School Certificate to the registered School

WWF - Pakistan will give registered Green School a right to use Deodar Tree (National

Tree) which will distinguish it as a Green School

WWF - Pakistan will give complementary Individual Membership of WWF - Pakistan

for one year to all the participating students of the Green School





Benefits to the Green Student

One year Individual Membership of WWF - Pakistan

Green Student Membership Card, Certificate and Badge

Free access to WWF - Pakistan's events

Earth Hour

Opportunity to meet the WWF – Celebrity Ambassador

Free entry to Nature Carnival

Free Spellathon

Discount at Partner Retail Outlets

Discount on Panda Products

Opportunity to be on Radio and Television

Opportunity to get affiliated with a global organisation and a chance to explore future

career options

Welcome Pack

WWF - Pakistan honours the registered Green Schools with a Green School Shield, which

is displayed at a central or obvious location of the school.

Once the school signs an agreement with WWF – Pakistan; students enrol to become

Green Students, official Ambassadors of WWF - Pakistan. Registered Green Students are

entitled to receive: a Green Student Badge, Pioneer Green Student Certificate and a

Green School Membership Card.





Tree Plantation Drive

August 12, 2012: The Green Year kicked off very refreshingly with a self organised Tree

Plantation Activity by American Lycetuff School System - Junior Branch F-10/1, Islamabad.

Two sapling trees of Elestonia plant, bought from a contribution of Green Students and

Teachers were planted near the school premises. Students dug the plant pits themselves

and actively took part in this activity of giving back to nature.

Green Consumer’s Day September 28, 2012: Celebrated worldwide in the month of September, Green

Consumer‟s Day highlights the problems of consumerism and its eventual impact on the

environment.

This is an area of special concern in today‟s „market oriented world‟ and the celebration

lays a main emphasis on people over switching to „renewable‟ energy resources which

exist naturally in the environment, can be harvested at any time without getting depleted

by human activity and without causing any toxic pollution.

A green consumer is someone who is „environment conscious‟ and prefers using the

products from renewable material or „Environment friendly‟ products.

WWF-Pakistan‟s Green School Programme aims to highlight these issues of consumerism

to its green students; hence calls them to observe the day with the rest of the world. On

September 28; we celebrated the day enthusiastically with our partner schools.





Renewable is Do-able!

Roots International Schools - 77-A Satellite Town, Rawalpindi celebrated the Green

Consumer‟s Day. The day started with the morning assembly in which students presented

a play which depicted Green Consumer practices. The reporter in the role play asked the

participants various questions, "How can we save the earth?", "How can we promote

green environment?" etc. Later, the students were involved in a general discussion about

ways of saving the Earth.

During Art Classes students made collages using their lunch wrappers. Throughout the

day students gathered at the Green Corner and collected recyclable material. At the end of

the day, pupils along with the teachers made a pledge to be Green Consumers, Save

Conserve Natural Resources and save Mother Earth.





Environmental Bag Art – taking the message beyond schools

To celebrate the Green Consumer‟s Day, Froebel‟s International School, Islamabad – a

proactive Green School – undertook a special eco-project „Environmental Bag Art‟ to make

people eco-conscious when they buy items and reduce the use of plastic bags.

Students from class one to eight decorated paper bags with environmental messages.

These bags were donated by the school to different outlets in Islamabad to be utilised for

packing their sold items.

The students have pledged to carry on this project to increase awareness and make

consumers more ecologically aware. This initiative taken up by the students should be

encouraged as it helps individual to contribute and become part of eco-friendly purchases.





Parent Teacher Meeting - Go Green

October 18, 2012: Roots International Schools - E-11/4 conducted a Parent Teacher

Meeting incorporated with the theme „Go Green.‟ This was a different activity than a

routine PTM in which various projects of students on various environmental themes were

exhibited including T-shirt printing, post-card and paper bags making. Parents were briefed

by teachers about their children art work and efforts they are putting to make their campus

and environment clean and green.





WWF-Pakistan’s Green School Programme

implemented Green Parliamentarians

November: WWF-Pakistan‟s Green School Programme implemented Green

Parliamentarians in its Green Schools. Green Parliamentarians is a platform that enables

the students to become an integral part of the Green School Programme (GSP). This

empowers the students to take decisions and participate proactively in environmental

awareness-raising activities of the GSP.

Elections were conducted on October 22, 2012 for the post

of President and Vice President from each level, i.e. primary,

secondary and higher secondary in all the Green Schools.

Nominated Green Students stood for the positions of

President and Vice Present. During morning Assembly, each

student cast a vote for the two positions in Ballot boxes

placed at the Green Corner in their schools.

Green Students from American Lycetuff School System,

Beaconhouse School System (BSS) – Peshawar, BSS -

Senior Gulrez Branch-Rawalpindi, Beaconhouse Educational

Complex, Froebel‟s International School – Islamabad and

Rawalpindi, Roots Millennium School - Capital Campus G-

11/3, Roots School System (RSS) – DHA 1, RSS - GT Road

Campus, Sheikh Zayed International Academy and all the

branches of Roots International Schools participated in the Green Parliamentarians.

WWF - Pakistan‟s Green School Programme team congratulates the Green President and

Vice President! We hope the newly elected Green Council will be able to shine and show

their leadership capabilities and encourage students at their Green Schools to incorporate

Green practices in their daily lives and help save the environment.





Green School 'President' and 'Vice President' for 2012-13

School Name Student Name Grade Position

Primary

Roots School System - DHA-1 Raees Bin Mahroof President

Ushna Saqib Vice President

Roots International Schools - E-11 Areesha Ehsan IV President

Roots International Schools - 77-A M.Awwab Khan V President

M.Taha Waqar IV Vice President

Roots International Schools - 77-A Shameer Ali V President

Haniya Ayaz IV Vice President

Roots International Schools - Wah Cantt Adan Rabi V President

Haroon Safdar V Vice President

Roots International Schools – Sialkot Fatima Gohar V President

Nimra IV Vice President

Roots International Schools - Muzaffarabad Maleeha Imran III President

Sardar M.Qayyum III Vice President

Froebel's International School, Islamabad Zara Kazmi President

Jehanzeb Mateen Vice President

Roots Ivy International - GT Road Campus Hamza Kiani President

Saad Munawar Vice President

Roots School System - DHA-1 Mohd Fateh Bin Amir President

Hamza Ayaaz Vice President

Sheikh Zayed International Academy Saaim Sikander President

Janjua Mahnoor Amir Vice President

Secondary

American Lycetuff School System Dua Qamar VIII President

Emaan Asif VI Vice President

Beaconhouse School System - SBGR Meerub Sultan President

Safa Irfan Vice President

Roots Millennium Schools - G-11/3 Abdullah Nadeem President

Ibrahim Khan Vice President

Beaconhouse School System - FC, Peshawar Mahnoor Khanzada VIII Vice President

Froebel's International School, Islamabad Zainab Tahir President

Zainab Tahir Vice President

Roots Ivy International - GT Road Campus Aizaz Ali Haider President

Wahiba Azhar Vice President

Roots School System - DHA-1 Sharukh Khan President

Najia Sarfraz Vice President





School Name Student Name Grade Position

Sheikh Zayed International Academy Alia Khalid President

Faryal Shams Vice President

Roots International Schools - Kharian Shimaeel Abdullah Shahid VI President

M.Mehmood Mazhar VI Vice President

Roots International Schools - Gulzaar-e-Quaid Ehtesham Maqsood VII President

Roots International Schools - DHA-Sector D Laiba Zia IGCSE-II President

M.Azeem IGCSE-II Vice President

Roots International Schools - DHA-Sector C Ali Rafi VI President

Roots International Schools - Westridge Ozaam IGCSE-I President

Jaraar Haider VII Vice President

Roots International Schools - Lahore Ali Usman IGCSE-I President

Fatima Batool VI Vice President

Roots International Schools - Muzaffarabad Alishba Iftikhaar IGCSE-I President

Abiha Hussain VII Vice President

Roots International Schools - 82-A Alishba Zia VII President

Abdullah Zameer O-II Vice President

Higher Secondary

Beaconhouse School System - FC, Peshawar Spogmay Riaz X CA President

Froebel's International School, Islamabad Shahrukh Khan President

Rizwan Syed Vice President

Beaconhouse Educational Complex Maznah Farooq President

Menahil Zaheer Vice President

Sheikh Zayed International Academy Noor Saeed President

Taha Malik Vice President

Roots International Schools - G-8 Noor Bakali A-II President





Hi-Tea

October 1, 2012: WWF-Pakistan arranged a Hi-tea at Islamabad Club for the partner

Green Schools as a token of appreciation of their active involvement with their students in

the campaign. Faculty of the entire Green School Family and other institutes was cordially

invited on this occasion. A representative of Radio FM91 – Green School Radio Media

Partner also attended the hi-tea.

The event started with the recitation of the Holy Quran followed by WWF‟s introduction and

Green School Programme Overview. Promo of the Green School was played showcasing

various activities conducted throughout the year. The session was then followed by

discussions over Green School matters which led to some new innovative ideas.

At the end, Souvenirs were presented to the representative of the Green Schools. Green

School Programme itself was highly appreciated by the Green School Management.

Recycle Week

November 2012: Beaconhouse School System – Primary II F-7/2, Islamabad celebrated

Recycle Week on second week of November. The Green Students recycled used

materials like bottles, boxes, paper, etc and made new things with the help of Art Teacher.





ECO Adventure Activity 2012

December 1 – 21, 2012: WWF – Pakistan‟s Green School

Programme, in collaboration with the Capital Development

Authority (CDA), launched the Eco-Adventure Activity at Trail 5,

Darra Jangla, Margalla Hills National Park.

The one-day activity was designed for students from Grade one

to A-Levels, with the objective of creating awareness about our

natural environment and providing students with an opportunity

to experience healthy outdoor activities. It aimed to develop a

sense of respect and love for nature among the Green Students.

Over 1,200 students from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and

Abbottabad participated in the ECO Adventure activity.

The activities in the ECO Adventure incorporated a blend of skills including physical

training, self reliance and the spirit of team work.





Green Students were taught different skills, which included camping, tent pitching, knots

techniques, lashing, directions, navigation, compass reading, GPS, hiking and many

other outdoor activities.

National and International print and electronic media on air special reports and coverage

which include BBC, Dawn, ARY News, Radio1FM91 and other leading news channels.

WWF - Pakistan believes that a strong message about environmental conservation can be

instilled in the young minds through activities like The Green School Programme‟s ECO

Adventure Activity.





Nature Walk

December 2012: Centre for Integrated Education and Reading Achievement (CIERA) is

one of the active Green School partners of WWF-Pakistan, participating in all WWF‟s

events and carrying out their own activities for their students.

The school takes out groups of students in first week of every month to a „close to nature

experience‟ on a Nature Walk, planning very interactive activities for the group like botany,

entomology, bird watching, animal watching, archaeology, microbiology and cartography.

Students collect specimens of their subject and record their observations in field. The

specimens are then taken for experimentation to the school where the school has provided

them with a microscope.

Botany

The plants study was carried out in F-9 Park. During the activity, all students were

provided with notebooks and colour pencils to draw and catalogue the plants they found

interesting. They also collected the plant specimens.

Entomology

During this activity on Trail 5 Dara Jangla, students were given away various gadgets to

handle and study the insects including magnifying glass, small vials and containers.





Bird Watching

This was yet an amazing experience at the same place. Students collected amazing

pictures of a variety of birds. Chirping sounds of birds were recorded and later mixed

together to create songs.

Archaeology

For the archaeology trip, students were taken to Taxila and Pakistan Museum of Natural

History, Islamabad.

Animal Watching

This was yet an amazing experience for the students at Trail 5 and Marghazar Zoo,

Islamabad. Students and teachers really enjoyed the vigorous searching for variety of

creatures like pigeons, chipmunks, squirrels, mice, birds and much more. Students also

took pictures with drawings, and created their own log books defining the physical

appearance and characteristics of those animals.





Microbiology

Microorganisms were explored in habitats like tide pools, streams, ponds or other water

systems like marshes in the areas of Rawal Lake and Lok Virsa. A field microscope was

used to study these organisms and the data collected was used to create a guide with

drawings of these various microscopic lives.

Cartography

This activity was carried out at Shakar Parian and Trail 5. With the help of teachers,

students created their own maps of the landscape they explored. The walk was an

adventurous tenure for them. Other than terrain features and landscape, students added

many more things to the maps like landmarks, interesting trees, big stone outcroppings,

the locations of animals and nests.





Spellathon

Spellathon is WWF - Pakistan‟s nation-wide spelling

competition directed at awareness-raising. Since its

inception, the activity has received an enormous response

from students. Over 125,000 students from all over Pakistan

now take part in Spellathon and it has become an integral

part of Green Schools‟ yearly activity calendar.

As always, Green Students from: Beaconhouse Margalla

Campus, Froebel‟s International School - Islamabad, Roots

International Schools, Roots Millennium Schools, and

Beaconhouse School System - Primary F-7/2 and F-7/3

benefited substantially in terms of enhancing their

comprehension and vocabulary skills by participating in the

Spellathon 2012-13.

Designed to take a student on a developmental voyage of scientific discovery the booklets

ease a child into understanding various segments of the environment and make them

realise their individual roles to mitigate impact on the earth. Most of the booklets aim to

explain that environments are integrated, overlapping and co-dependent.

Booklets were distributed among the registered students of grade one to nine who then

prepare for a spelling competition while at the same time learning about the environment.





Green Corner

The Green Corner is a platform for students to share Green Views. It consists of a board at

a frequently visited spot in the Green School where students regularly display news,

articles, fun facts and pictures of the events. Activity sheets and information are also

provided to the students at the corner.

Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2, F-7/3, Senior Gulrez Branch and all

branches of Roots International Schools have integrated this interactive space in their

respective branches.

Students of Roots International Schools - Wah Cantt conduct a weekly recycling activity at

their Green Corner.

This innovative activity has added fun to the routine activities and introduced sense of

freedom of speech about Green challenges in the country.





Nature Carnival 2013

February 24, 2013: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Pakistan) and Indus Motor

Company (IMC) Toyota organised the Travelling Nature Carnival at F-9 Park Islamabad.

The Carnival was sponsored and supported by IMC-Toyota.

The Nature Carnival serves as a mega environment awareness campaign. Participation of

teachers, students, parents, families and individuals from the various sectors helps spread

awareness in various strata of society.

Themes for the 3D Model Making Competition included: „Solid Waste Management:

‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle,‟ „Marine Conservation,‟ „Save Forests... Save Water,‟

„Converting Waste to Energy,‟ „Reducing Water, Energy & Carbon Footprint‟ and „Water &

Sanitation’ and ‘Green Economy.‟

Several interactive and educational activities were designed for individuals of all ages who

are attending the Carnival. These included Environment-Oriented Games, Puppet Shows,

Musical Performances and various other competitions including Art and Quiz

Competitions.





Over 70 Green and Non-Green Schools from Government and Private Sector participated

in 3-D Model Making Competition on various environmental themes.

Winning Schools were awarded WWF branded shields, trophies and certificates at the

awards ceremony.

Results:

Solid Waste Management

1st Roots School System - CS 3

2nd The City School, Satellite Town

3rd International Grammar School

Consolation Prize: International Islamic University School

Marine Conservation

1st Roots School System - 76/3

2nd Headway Escula

3rd St. Mary‟s Academy

Consolation Prize: Sheikh Zayed International Academy

Save Forests, Save Water, Save Nature

1st Bahria Foundation, Westridge, Rawalpindi

2nd Bahria Foundation, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi

3rd CIERA

Consolation Prize: Roots Millennium Schools - Emaar Campus

Converting Waste into Energy

1st Elite International School





2nd JS Public School

3rd Beaconhouse School System – 400 Peshawar Road, Girls

Consolation Prize: Islamabad Model College for Boys - G-9/4

Reducing Water, Energy and Carbon Footprint

1st Roots International Schools - DHA

2nd Beaconhouse School System - Frontier Campus, Peshawar

3rd Bahria Foundation, Westridge

Consolation Prize: Dar-e- Arqam

Water and Sanitation

1st Roots International Schools - G-8, Islamabad

Green Economy

1st Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

2nd Islamabad College for Girls - F-6/2

3rd Islamic International Medical College

Consolation Prize: International Islamic University





Earth Hour 2013

Hour is the largest global volunteer movement for the environment. It started from

Sydney, Australia in 2007 in response to the alarming situation of our mother earth with

respect to Global Warming and Climate Change.

The main purpose of this event is to make general public comprehend the value of our

environment and its protection from the globally changing climate. Specifically Climate

change which is the result of various human activities mainly deforestation and

industrialisation, and over use of our resources without any proper check and balance

and conservation measures; leading to environment‟s deterioration.

In this one hour, participants switch off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances of

their homes and offices in due respect of „Mother Earth‟; to pledge in future that they are

going to utilise their resources as per requirement and lower their carbon footprint and

lessen the impact of global warming. WWF-Pakistan started Earth Hour in 2010 and

since then, celebrating it nationwide.

WWF-Pakistan‟s Green School Programme celebrates Earth Hour with Green Students

in their school premises. An Earth Hour Celebrity is invited to the Green School as a

guest of honour to celebrate it with Green Students. School with the maximum students‟

registration gets the chance to host the event!





Earth Hour Inauguration at Roots Millennium Schools -

Wahid Campus

Tuesday 19, 2013, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: WWF-Pakistan‟s organised an Earth Hour

Inauguration Ceremony with their Official Ambassador for EH 2013, Faakhir Mehmood -

a renowned singer - at Roots Millennium Schools – Wahid Campus, Islamabad.

Around 800 Green Students from Roots Millennium Schools and Froebel‟s International

Schools, dressed in black, united for the symbolic candle lighting ceremony and pledged

to go beyond the hour for Earth Hour 2013 on March 23 at 8:30pm to save the planet.

Faakhir Mehmood raised the spirits of students by his inspirational words. He motivated

the participants to make changes in their lifestyle beyond the hour for a sustainable

future. He also acknowledged the efforts of WWF-Pakistan for generating awareness

and offered his services for future activities.

The students enjoyed the festive event by singing songs and lighting candles. Five lucky

students also got a chance to take photographs with the Earth Hour 2013 Ambassador –

Faakhir Mehmood, via a lucky draw.

Representative from EH 2013 Sponsor, Lucky Cement Limited - with inspirational and

influential personality, motivated students and teachers to incorporate changes in order

to save the planet.





The success of the ceremony was covered and promoted by the Earth Hour Media

partners, Geo TV and radio partner, RadioFm91.

The ceremony closed with all the individuals from stage including: Roots Millennium

System‟s CEO: Faisal Mushtaq, Froebel‟s International School‟s Principal: Umber Tariq,

WWF-Pakistan‟s Senior Director Programmes: Dr. Ghulam Akbar, Official Earth Hour

Ambassador: Faakhir Mehmood led a march around the Green School campus followed

by Green Students present at the Inauguration Ceremony.

One simple act. One huge message, this lively action of Green students inspired others

around them to take charge, save the natural resources of planet, and make way for a

more sustainable future through Earth Hour.





These participants proved that no one is too young or old to participate in Earth Hour. If

there is will there‟s always a way.

In five short years, Earth Hour has grown into the largest campaign in history for the

planet – and it is just the beginning!





Earth Day 2013

April 22, 2013: More than one billion people around the globe will participate in 43

Anniversary of the Earth Day and help Mobilize the Earth™. People of all nationalities

and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection.

WWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with Pharmevo, joined 192 countries in celebrating

Earth Day 2013 by planting 100,000 trees all across Pakistan as a gesture to combat

deforestation, climate change and other environmental issues that we face today. The

Support for this unique initiative in Pakistan came from all quarters, from media,

corporate sector, civil society, and academia and from the Government of Pakistan.

WWF-Pakistan‟s Green Schools enthusiastically participated in Earth Day, involving in

both in-campus and outdoor activities.

Beaconhouse School System - Frontier Campus, Peshawar

Earth Day was celebrated in Girls‟ Branch - Beaconhouse School System, Peshawar in

morning assembly. Green Students from Class 6 - 8 sang poems about „every day is the

Earth Day‟ followed by the presentation on Earth Day by Green Students. A small quiz

on interesting facts about earth also took place. Later Green students planted 50

saplings of indigenous plants around the campus.





Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/3, Islamabad

To raise awareness about Earth‟s condition, Green Students of Beaconhouse School

System – F-7/3, Islamabad teamed up with a variety of activities to celebrate Earth Day.

The day started with assembly with students holding the placards and wearing badges

to highlight the importance of the life on Earth. Students also presented speeches

emphasising on various points to make the Earth a better place to live.

In order to inculcate biodiversity, each class participated in tree plantation under the

supervision of teachers and Headmistress. Students had discussions in classrooms

regarding 3R‟s and ensured to conserve energy for the rest of the day.

Beaconhouse School System – Primary II F-7/2, Islamabad

To save natural environment, various activities were arranged on Earth Day by

Beaconhouse School System – F-7/2, Islamabad. The Green Students took part in an

on-campus Arts Competition to illustrate their ideas through paint brush.

Mr. Khayyam - Regional Coordinator Art (North), Beaconhouse School System also

visited the branch to boost the morale of young artists. In the end students, teachers and

supportive staff took part in tree plantation campaign. Morning Assembly was arranged

by school to raise awareness about energy conservation.





Beaconhouse Educational Complex, Rawalpindi

On Earth Day, Beaconhouse Educational Complex (BEC) organised a Plantation Drive

under the slogan "Plant for Pakistan". Being an environment friendly Institution BEC

responded positively and got 200 saplings from the WWF- Pakistan.

In the morning assembly students talked on the importance of Earth Day and the

benefits of plantation for today and future generations.

At 10 a.m. Dr. Shagufta Minhaj, Senior Head Mistress inaugurated plantation campaign

by planting a tree in the campus. She was accompanied by Dr. Majida Hassan, Senior

Mistress O-Level Boys and Mr. Raja Umar, Plantation Focal Person and Geography

Teacher O-Level Boys.

Green Students enthusiastically participated in this activity.They pledged to look after

the saplings they planted and promised not to damage plants and trees not only at BEC

but elsewhere on this planet. It was a great honour for Beaconhouse Educational

Complex that WWF selected the institution for Earth Day Plantation campaign.

Roots International Schools - G-8, Islamabad

Roots International Schools (RIS) celebrated the Earth Day through a Plant Cultivation

Ceremony to motivate and educate the students about the importance of plantation for

making the environment green and beautiful.





Mr. Malik Ata - Director of Sports and Culture from Capital Development Authority was

invited as the Chief Guest of the event addressing students about the sensitivity of the

environment to the hazards, human activities are causing; also addressing them about

the necessary measures to be taken to protect it. RIS CEO Mr. Walid Mushtaq also

addressed the students and appreciated them for taking part in the cultivation drive.

Roots Millennium Schools

Roots Millennium Schools celebrated the day by planting over 1,300 various species of

indigenous plants at Wahid Campus. Green Students bring their own seeds and then

were involved in the plantation drive inside the Campus. S.M. Mustafain Kazmi -

Member Planning, Capital Development Authority was invited as the Chief Guest.

Similar Plantation drivers were conducted at Capital Campus-G-11, Islamabad and

Abbottabad. Green Students of all ages actively participated. They got random trips

around in school premises to learn about different seasonal and ornamental plants and

trees! Many of the students brought their Birthday plants as a gift to the Mother Earth.





National Arts Competition 2013

April 22, 2013: On Earth Day 2013, WWF – Pakistan‟s Green School Programme in

support of Capital Development Authority organised a National Art Competition' titled:

“Humans... Nature: You make the connection” at Fatima Jinnah Park, Islamabad.

Hundreds of students from more than 20 Registered Green Schools and Government

Schools participated in the competition. Students stimulated their minds, making

connections between nature and humans, and depicted the ones closest to their hearts.

S.M. Mustafain Kazmi - Member Planning, Capital Development Authority was the Guest

of Honour at the event. He gave a few words about the importance of valuable natural

resources found in Pakistan. He also highlighted ways in which students can play a

critical role in conserving these resources. He also appreciated students' effort at the art

competition with special focus on their unique approaches in terms of materials used.

Shahsons provided non-toxic colour pencils for all participants at the event.

Print and electronic media covered the event, Radio1FM91, the official media partner for

WWF - Pakistan's Green School Programme took online interview from participants.





At the event, 2,000 saplings of indigenous trees were distributed amongst students,

teachers and parents as a souvenir to appreciate their support for nature conservation

on Earth Day 2013.

Participants also received certificates of participation and winner from each level were

awarded prizes from WWF - Pakistan‟s Green School Programme.





Result:

Primary Category:

1. Umair Ahmed Khan, Class 2 F, Froebel‟s International School, Rawalpindi - PKR

7,000

2. Usman Samad, Class 4 M, Beaconhouse School System – F-7/2 - PKR 5,000

3. Abdullah Khuram, Class 4 Tulip, Roots International Schools – Wah Cantt. - PKR

3,000

Secondary Category:

1. Ibrahim Khan, Class 6 A, Roots Millennium Schools – Capital Campus - PKR 7,000

2. Maaneha Khan, Class 7 Red, Beaconhouse School System – SBGR - PKR 5,000

3. Kiran Arshad, Class 6 Blue, Beaconhouse School System – Cantt. Campus - PKR

3,000

Higher Secondary Category:

1. Emaan Imtiaz, Class 9, Islamabad Model College for Girls F-7/4 - PKR 7,000

2. Shizza Khalid, Class 9 CA, Beaconhouse School System – FC, Peshawar - PKR

5,000

3. Hira Adnan, Class 9 B, Islamabad College for Girls - F-6/2 - PKR 3,000





ECO Internship Programme 2013

WWF - Pakistan organised ECO Internship Programme for the Green students of class

7 and above. Motivating, interactive and technical sessions give students the opportunity

to be affiliated with a global organisation and create a genuine sense of civic

responsibility.

Beaconhouse Margalla Campus, Roots Schools System - DHA-I and Roots Millennium

Schools - Capital Campus, I-9 and 38-NDR have so far benefited from this workshop.

Around 200 Green Students participated in the programme, all of whom graduated and

awarded certificates. Alternate Energy, Biodiversity, Disaster Management, Water

Conservation, Environmental Journalism, Nature Photography and Solid Waste

Management were topics discussed. Nature Art, Global Yarn and Paper making, T-shirt

Making and Nature Graffiti were some of the hands-on activities along with discussions,

group work and presentations on various subject areas.

Activities were oriented towards skill and interpersonal development. To enhance their

connection and consciousness about nature and an eco-friendly adventure, students

were taken outdoor to Trail-5, Dara-Jangla and were given briefing about knotting, tent

pitching, navigation and troubleshooting. Interesting activities like treasure hunt was also

carried out.





The Students also managed to make a total of 50 Individual Members for

WWF – Pakistan as a part of their ECO Internship assignment. The students were

pro-active and innovative throughout the programme, putting forward their ideas, and

questioning without hesitation.





The workshop was conducted in the schools during June - July 2013 and is still

planned to be carried out in the rest of Green Schools after summer vacations.





WWF- Pakistan & Roots Millennium Schools

Make All Students Green

Exclusive Green School Partnership

February 7, 2013: Roots Millennium Schools (RMS) is the pioneer School System to

register all their students as Green Students under the year-round Green School

Programme.

After two years of students‟ engagement in the Green School Programme on voluntary

basis, Roots Millennium Schools have taken a remarkable initiative towards developing

responsible and eco-conscious generation by making Green Activities compulsory for all

students enrolling in the school in any of its 17 branches.

RMS is the first School System in Pakistan with all its campuses Green and 100 per cent

student registrations.

WWF - Pakistan signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Roots Millennium

Schools to implement the “Green School Certification Programme”, to promote

awareness about nature conservation, in more than 4,600 students.

Roots Millennium Schools has also officially adopted the endangered Snow Leopard

which is a priority species of WWF - Pakistan.

The Green School Membership Card is co-branded with RMS students‟ school data as

well as WWF - Pakistan‟s Snow Leopard branding. This is the first time a partnership of

such magnitude has taken place in Pakistan with a school or any other institution.

We hope this partnership serves as a model to the Corporate Sector and other

educational institutes for future collaborations and partnerships to endorse environment

as a priority not only for the youth, but for the country as a whole.

WWF-Pakistan – Way forward

WWF-Pakistan has made significant contribution towards nature conservation via close

interaction with local communities.

To ensure a sustainable future, we hope to continue our efforts on the ground with

support from individuals and institutions in creating awareness thus changing mindsets

and attitudes towards a sustainable tomorrow for our future generations.

For more information about WWF-Pakistan and its conservation efforts, visit us on

WWFPak.org and Facebook.com/WWFPak

http://www.wwfpak.org/

http://www.facebook.com/WWFPak

welcome note - wwf.org.pk

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