Nature carnival engages kids on green issues
Students and over a thousand people in all attended the WWF Star Travelling Nature Carnival 2011.
LAHORE:
Students from over a hundred schools and over a thousand people in all attended the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Star Travelling Nature Carnival 2011 at Race Course Park on Sunday.
The event aimed to raise awareness about environmental issues by engaging young people in fun activities like puppet shows, face painting, jumping castles, magic shows, train rides and a musical performance by DJ Shahrukh.
“We started this 15 years ago and the activity has expanded,” said WWF programme director Hammad Naqi Khan. “The teachers and students have done their homework. The objective of this is to raise awareness.”
Alma Mater teacher Vajiha Shabbir said the activities provided an exciting platform at which kids could not just learn about the environment, but also increase their confidence and polish their personalities.
She said even children in kindergarten were able to grasp difficult concepts such as solid waste management and the effects of water and air pollution.
Sixty schools from Lahore participated in a 3D model competition, in which hundreds of students gave live presentations to judges and guests on various environmental themes from ‘Say no to plastic bags’ to ‘Threats to the blind Indus Dolphin’. Lords International won the first prize overall for the best 3D model presentation.
Noor Fatima, a class seven student at Hamdard Public School, gave a presentation highlighting the world’s dwindling fossil fuel resources and how to conserve them.
“It’s important that we switch off our electrical appliances and we use public transport,” she said. She added that she had been taught some energy saving tips in class but the rest she learnt through several books on the subject.
Aizar School head boy Rafay Faiz and his school mates made a model showing how a city could efficiently dispose of waste. “We got the information from websites such as Wikipedia and the World Bank website,” said Faiz.
Singer Abrarul Haq also came out to support the children, handing out prizes and encouraging the young students to work hard. He sang one song without accompanying music for the children. “Protecting our environment is a real effort which we all have to do together,” said Haq. “We must be responsible for future generations.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2011.
Students from over a hundred schools and over a thousand people in all attended the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Star Travelling Nature Carnival 2011 at Race Course Park on Sunday.
The event aimed to raise awareness about environmental issues by engaging young people in fun activities like puppet shows, face painting, jumping castles, magic shows, train rides and a musical performance by DJ Shahrukh.
“We started this 15 years ago and the activity has expanded,” said WWF programme director Hammad Naqi Khan. “The teachers and students have done their homework. The objective of this is to raise awareness.”
Alma Mater teacher Vajiha Shabbir said the activities provided an exciting platform at which kids could not just learn about the environment, but also increase their confidence and polish their personalities.
She said even children in kindergarten were able to grasp difficult concepts such as solid waste management and the effects of water and air pollution.
Sixty schools from Lahore participated in a 3D model competition, in which hundreds of students gave live presentations to judges and guests on various environmental themes from ‘Say no to plastic bags’ to ‘Threats to the blind Indus Dolphin’. Lords International won the first prize overall for the best 3D model presentation.
Noor Fatima, a class seven student at Hamdard Public School, gave a presentation highlighting the world’s dwindling fossil fuel resources and how to conserve them.
“It’s important that we switch off our electrical appliances and we use public transport,” she said. She added that she had been taught some energy saving tips in class but the rest she learnt through several books on the subject.
Aizar School head boy Rafay Faiz and his school mates made a model showing how a city could efficiently dispose of waste. “We got the information from websites such as Wikipedia and the World Bank website,” said Faiz.
Singer Abrarul Haq also came out to support the children, handing out prizes and encouraging the young students to work hard. He sang one song without accompanying music for the children. “Protecting our environment is a real effort which we all have to do together,” said Haq. “We must be responsible for future generations.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2011.