Ecological Education

The JPIC activities conducted in the Province of Pune (India), in different schools across Province.

Season of Creation, from East Timor

We share the Season of Creation activities conducted in East Timor. It highlights the various initiatives we organized, emphasizing environmental awareness and community engagement in caring for our common home.

Our English learning students composed and sang a song to bring awareness about creation.

Thank you very much!!!

Some activities, from Pune province

Some activities of "Seeds of Hope" for the month of May and June 2024- conducted in our different communities/Institution of the Province of Pune. 

Care for people, care for Creation

 “So many people are hanging by the thinnest of threads. Treat people well, you could just be that thread.” Anonymous.

We at St. Agnes High School, Mumbai,  have reached out during the Pandemic to the needy showing them care and support - material as well as emotional.

Two students from our Primary section could not afford to buy two mobiles for online learning due to poor economic condition, so they were missing out on their studies .We requested their mother to bring them to school so that we could help them in their studies through or school mobile. Their mother brings them at 8.30am and picks them up at 01.30pm. Morning

Another parent requested for a job since her husband has lost his job .We gave her teaching of the catechism class and pay her honorarium to support her. Sister also got a sponsor to pay her daughters fees for five months.

There was an elderly Lady who used to bring Tiffin for the school children and earned a living but now as school has closed she has no source of Income. We give her monthly ration.

Our helpers are actively involved in the care for creation movement. Last year during season of creation they planted vegetables on primary school ground from it we got organic pumpkins, muskmelons and Fenugreek vegetables for the sisters kitchen. They had planted four Elaichi Banana plants, of which 3 have given us Bananas this year. They have also made Vermi culture pit and dump the vegetable peals from kitchen into it.

This is how we practice this care for people and care for creation. I conclude this article from the quote from Khalil Gibran “Generosity is giving more than you can, and Pride is taking less than you need.”

From PUNE Province, India

Living Laudato si' week

A small vedeo on Laudato Si week prepared in Bombay.

School children in Goa
working in the school garden.

work with the Daily Dump, 

converting kitchen waste into  rich manure.

Pune Province

India

We celebrated Laudato si' week

from India

CJM Fort Convent, Mumbai

Province of Pune

• We have been slowed down, meditated and prayed for God’s guidance to live more sustainably with all Creation by setting up an ambience of nature around the altar during the adoration...
• We have examined our living pattern and daily habits of consumption of energy, water and food...
• We have avoided using plastics as much as possible. Use more biodegradable materials like, Earthen pots for gardening and cardboard containers and cloth bags whenever possible...
• We have spent more time in natural surroundings rather than in front of the Television, Computer, Mobile phone etc. especially for relaxation...
• Spent quality time with the Community, caring for others especially the vulnerable like the elderly Sisters by doing our own cooking, cleaning, praying and sharing meals together...
• We have Presented a potted plant instead of floral bouquets to our guests...

St. Annes's High school, Fort- Indie (3)

St. Annes's High school, Fort- Indie (2)

St. Annes's High school, Fort- Indie (1)

Activities with our parents

In the Pre-Primary & Primary school, Fort Convent , India

"A taste of waste"

As an effort to bring about awareness in the minds of our children, we, St.Josephs High School, Pashan, Pune, as an institution are trying our best to incorporate in our children how they can best utilize unwanted things.

As a child grows up, a wide variety of gizmos take over their minds and in turn cause them to miss out on the importance of spending time to develop their creative minds.

We have used candy sticks, paper plates, wrapping paper, thermocol glasses, magazines, straws, bottle covers, etc for craft out of waste material.

Children learn a lesson in recycling and it also encourages their creativity, igniting their artistic potential. Besides, it is a great pleasure to watch children show off “something” that they have made out of what was otherwise considered to be “nothing”.

As a finer statement it is very important to plan and execute ideas of Recycling Waste at a young age in children, as it maintains their interest and helps in saving the environment.

Making mother earth, a better place to live and breathe in has become a necessity of human life.

Ayesha Fernandez

St. Joseph's High School

Pashan, Pune

India

The builders of Peace - CJM Kharghar, India

As the world longs to uphold its loosing ‘Peace’, Convent of Jesus & Mary, Kharghar resounded one of St. Claudine’s most cherished value on 10th October, 2018 during the English Elocution Competition organized for Grades  I-V  of the ICSE Section .

The day was grounded with a deep thought to encourage the young minds to ponder over the theme ‘Peace and Non-violence’. Students were enabled to spark their creativity to instil in them the thought to have peace   in the world and to strive for the same truthfully. The winners of the competition were later adjudged.

The day was thus left to be quite meaningful as it imprinted young minds with a grounded thought  to reflect on the words of Mahatma Gandhi ‘‘The future depends on what you do today.’’ Thereby, helping them to inculcate a sincere promise to make our earth a better and a sustainable place to live for generations ahead.

JPIC in CJM, Kharghar, India

JPIC in CJM, Kharghar, India

From CJM Kharghar, India

A Fancy Move...

As a move to integrate students towards being the wise caretakers of the Environment, the ISCE Section had organized A ‘Fancy Dress Competition’, for its Prep I and Prep II students.

The Prep I toddlers featured as Birds while Prep II Toddlers were dressed as Animals. The activity enabled students to develop their imaginative skills and got them associated with the feelings of Birds and Animals. Students developed a great admiration and acknowledged the blessings of God’s wonderful creation around.

A DAY OF GRATITUDE

Treading on the footprints of our Mother Foundress to show Care and Love to the least of society, September 27, was observed as’ Helper’s Day’. It was a day to appreciate and express our sincere thanks to the Helpers in the Institution for their selfless contribution acknowledging that they are the pillars of the institution.

Such a gesture instils in students a deep respect towards those special people, who keep tirelessly working, whose efforts are silent, but important and they mean a lot.

JPIC in CJM, Kharghar, India

JPIC in CJM Kharghar, India

Green Day, Kharghar, India

As part of the ‘World Earth Day ‘celebrations on April 22nd and in an effort to carry out one of St. Claudine’s priorities- “Living a life committed to Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation’, ‘GREEN DAY’, was organized in CJM Kharghar and celebrated with great zest and vigour on July 11th by the ICSE Section and September 07th by the SSC Section, to promote the need to save our Mother Earth.

However; the focus on the environment was maintained believing that man requires earth more than earth requires the man’. The significance to protect the earth was brought out very meaningfully as the students had the opportunity to get connected with green objects and a Tree hand-print activity. The ambience of the class was enhanced, as the students were dressed up in green keeping with the theme and concept in mind.

The spirit of the celebration was quiet informative and reflective as it indeed carried the message “Create a world, where the environment doesn’t need any protection.”

CJM Kharghar 

Pune Province

Penning of Troughts, CJM, KHARGHAR, India

The ICSE Section carried forward one of our Priorities- “LIVING A LIFE COMMITTED TO JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION” as June 19^th 2018   was devoted to an organized Slogan Making’ activity for the students of Grades I-IV. 

Focus on the environment was sustained, by eliciting the fact that ‘man requires earth more than earth requires man’. The significance of protecting the Earth was brought out indeed very meaningfully. Students penned various slogans pondering over the issues threatening the life of the environment around us.  

It also helped students to look at nature with mercy and compassion resulting in a desire to protect its beauty and restore its harmony.

Pune Province

Convent of Jesus and Mary, KHARGHAR, India

Blue Day

Being inspired by the zeal of St. Claudine to be caretakers of God’s creation,  ‘Blue Day’ was celebrated by the ICSE and SSC Sections of Convent of Jesus & Mary, Kharghar on June 18thand July 06th2018, respectively. Students of the Pre-primary Section were introduced to the colour “BLUE”. As the colour ‘Blue’ depicts ‘calmness of sky and water’, the celebration had a positive effect on Tiny Tots bringing harmony and brotherhood to Creation. The ambience of the class was enhanced through this activity.

The significance of the colour Blue was reiterated through a series of activities using BLUE such as hand –prints etc. Thus, BLUE DAY was an amazing learning experience, as students got an opportunity to get connected to the objects of nature.