Ecological Education

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

Integral Ecology alive and well in Jean Rabel, Haiti area

There are 12 students who are in an environmental club in the school of Cotton and 12 more in the school of Acadien. They are preparing the ground and planting vegetables. Here are cabbage, bit onions, peppers, carrots and a few other nutritious vegetables. The students are delighted to see the seedlings growing into strong plants. The cycle of caring for creation that nourishes the people who in turn continue caring for and nourishing planet earth.

In the Amazon

The trash...

Environmental initiatives III...

In City Hall, where girls from various classes won prizes in the ‘Make your own Christmas decoration’ from recyclable materials. The Mayor also features with the girls.

Scoil Ide, Galway

Irlanda

Environmental initiatives II...

How to make an eco brick?

The Sixth Class girls having been making eco bricks – 2 litre non compostable plastic bottles stuffed to capacity with non-recyclable plastic over a period of time. Some of these are sent to an organisation who make modular furniture and we have issued this challenge to other schools to get involved in the project.

Scoil Ide, Galway
Irlanda

Environmental initiatives I...

The Sixth Class girls appear with the Dough Bros – local restaurant owners. The girls wrote to the Dough Bros asking them to change all their utensils to fully compostable items. As a result of this the Dough Bros visited the school and it made the local papers and most importantly they changed all their utensils to compostable items.

Scoil Ide, Galway

Irlanda

EN FAISANT, ON APPREND !

En conclusion des travaux du 36^ème chapitre général, trois priorités ont été retenues pour nous aider, nous les membres de la grande Famille Jésus-Marie, à approfondir notre charisme et notre relation avec le Seigneur. 

Ce faisant, nous n’avons pas manqué de travailler chacune de ces priorités avec les enfants de la Maison d’Accueil Claudine Thévenet ici à Bitam, au Gabon: Pour vivre la troisième priorité, nous avons eu des échanges avec nos petits enfants sur le bien-fondé du soin de toute chose, principalement de la nature, de l’environnement, élément avec lequel ils sont constamment en contact. Cet exercice nous pousse aussi à nous ouvrir au devoir de tout enfant : collaborer dans les tâches ménagères. Nous croyons que c’est en faisant que on apprend et l’habitude s’Install pour le bon.

A la suite de ces partages, les enfants deviennent encore plus sensibles à la beauté de l’environnement, ils savent apprécier les fleurs qu’ils ne coupent que pour l’usage dans la chapelle. Ils apprennent aussi à ne pas salir cet environnement, et surtout  à éviter la déforestation. Toutefois, nous désirons aller plus loin en donnant une formation adaptée contre la violence sous toutes ses formes afin de promouvoir la paix. C’est un long chemin à faire mais on ne se décourage pas.

Sœur Marie Faustine Masosi rjm

Communauté de Bitam, Gabon

Délégation d’Afrique

The care of the environment: Eco-Friendly

“Cleanliness they Say is next to Godliness” But in as much as we (Africans) are known for our great sense of worship, it is not the same always with Cleanliness, especially in our surroundings. Many factors which cannot be discussed here and now, are responsible for this. The dirty environment fascinates anyone who is not used to such sight and visiting us for the first time. This situation always gives me some feelings of deep shame. But deep down in my heart, I have hope that this could change if we are ready to work towards it and to educate the young generation towards this objective. This is the reason why I felt the necessity of sharing this concern with the kids in school in my place of mission:  Complexe Scolaire Jésus-Marie, here in Libreville-Gabon.

I felt there was no better place than the school environment that this message could take roots and have a possible force to impact the human person. So I gathered a few kids so that we could discuss our concern for the environment especially our immediate environment which is our school compound. There came a school club called Eco-Friendly, with the intention of making us friends of the Ecological system. The ideal behind this, is to help us all become more aware of the need to take care of our environment, and to show Love to our surroundings.

The interesting part of it all is, even though it is very difficult making these kids put trashes in the waste bin, they know exactly what it means to be Friends of the Eco-System, our environment. During our first few meetings, they were able to share on how to keep our environment clean, and the need, importance and also the consequence of not doing it. They know that a neat environment means: orderliness and cleanliness, where one can live and sleep peacefully and comfortably. They know that clean environment enhances harmony and togetherness, good respiration, healthy vegetation, rains.

With a firm conviction of keeping their school surroundings clean, they decided to engage themselves into some practical actions by creating awareness among their peers, the need to work together in keeping the environment clean. They were ready to punish those who will violate these targeted goals.  They became like watch dogs among themselves, filing back reports and complaint against their fellow wards who were disrespecting their environment and set rules to protect it.  And to achieve their goals, they decided also to do a propaganda to the other kids, so that they will stop throwing waste on the ground but instead put them in the dustbins or waste paper baskets.

We are also on a project of planting followers round the school compound. They also decided to save some money from their money for snacks in order to invest and realize these projects.

This may appear as something very insignificant, but my profound impression and joy, is their enthusiasm about the whole thing. How interested the kids are about these projects, shows just how much more initiatives they could come up with and realized great things in life for the good of their society if they are encouraged, coordinated and guided. For this, I felt they were ready for action, so we started a teamwork by planting some Flowers and some fruits.

We also had an activity in conjunction with our Bicentenary celebration and our third priority, which was about a work around our school on the World’s environment day celebration held on the 05 /06/ 2018. We created awareness in our neighborhood through a walk. We had messages written on placards and at the same time some practical work of picking dirty on the street and putting them into trash bags. It was quite an achievement for the kids; they came back very tired but excited and joyful and feeling fulfilled!

A seed has been planted in these children, we have not achieved the desired goal of a very clean school environment but I believe they are more conscious about our collective need and desire for a better environment and in general the whole of the eco-system. Such actions affirms the conviction the little people doing little things in little ways can change the world for better!

Sr. Magdalene Ucho rjm

 Libreville community, Gabon

Delegation of Africa

ENSEÑANDO A CONSERVAR LOS PRODUCTOS, DE MANERA ECOLÓGICA, EN EL BENI

Plantel Educativo inculcando valores ecológicos en San Ignacio Oruro Bolivia

Las y los estudiantes apadrinaron las plantitas y se comprometieron a cuidarlos.

Alfredo...

"Él es el hombre que se levanta cada mañana a echarle un ojo a mi barrio. Don Alfredo es una persona increíble y se ve que le pone el alma a su trabajo, pues siempre está alegre, lleva consigo una radiecito para entretenerse mientras hace su labor. Don Alfredo barre las calles de la cuadra donde vive y lo hace de manera absolutamente voluntaria, tiene espíritu ecologista que percibimos por las labores cotidianas que realiza.

Me asombro bastante cada vez que me lo encuentro cuando voy camino al colegio, porque ha adquirido una gran disciplina y su cuidado por el medio ambiente es realmente notable. Uno teme que algún día este hombre se canse, pues lucha diariamente contra aquellos a los que no les duele tirar una basura al suelo, ni les interesa el futuro de la tierra, pero él sigue persistente.

La tierra nos provee el alimento y es nuestra obligación mantenerla sana para que siga produciendo y así las próximas generaciones puedan beneficiarse de ella y no solo el actual mundo capitalista.

¡Gracias, Don Alfredo, porque usted es una persona que demuestra sentido de pertenencia con la tierra!"

Sara Camila Guarín Castillo 901

Institución educativa Jesús María El Rosal

Revista Horizontes, Noviembre 2015 Nº 58

Medellín - Colombia

From Vadodara province

OUR HOLY SHRINE – MOTHER EARTH

We began the year 2015 with an awareness programme on 'Saving our Environment' and maintaining a balance in the eco-system.

The Jesuits, Fr. Lucas S.J. and Fr. Rayappan in collaboration with the Jesus and Mary sisters initiated this programme at the behest of our Pope Francis message,  'On Care for our Common Home.'

A seminar was organised for our students wherein they were made aware aout the plight of our environment and the care that should be taken to prevent further damage and destruction.

The Holy Eucharist was celebrated in the laps of Mother Earth and as Fr. Rayappan expressed in the 'Holy Basilica' created and gifted to us by our Almighty Father, God himself.

All our programmes conducted in our school centred around the theme of ecology. The major events, Sportsday and Annual Day depicted the ruin of nature and Mother Earth, its effects and impact on mankind and growing concerns about the dangers and harm to the ecology.

Students, under the able guidance of their teachers put up an excellent display during the Annual Day. A dance drama, titled, 'A Place in the Sun', elaborately brought out the harm caused by man and the implications on mankind. The effect of global warming, heavy downpours, scanty rain, floods, pollution have played havoc with nature. These scenes were portrayed in contrast with the beauty of God's creation. 

The message conveyed to the audience during the Annual Day programme was loud and clear, 'Save Mother Earth'.

The 50^th Annual Athletic Meet comprised of P.T. Displays and pyramids centred on peace, justice and the environment.

Our sisters, staff and students have contributed their best to spread awareness even through the Science exhibitions, the projects made to save and conserve energy and the tree plantation programme to nurture nature.

We shall continue with our efforts of doing our best in nurturing and saving the environment especially in our own surroundings.

May the beauty of God's marvellous creation, the earth continue to shower its manifold blessings on us and may we always respect and value this precious gift of God to mankind.

La Diócesis de Tarahumara realiza una denuncia pública por explotación forestal

"Esta situación nos recuerda que debemos ser conscientes de que la vida es un regalo que se cuida entre todos, por esto, invitamos a que procuremos por medios que estén en nuestro alcance a cuidar del bosque de la Sierra Tarahumara, de manera que subsista para  las siguientes generaciones"

La Diócesis de Tarahumara - donde durante muchos años estuvo presente JM - realiza una denuncia publica en relación a la explotación irracional del bosque ya que de manera descarada se da la explotación sin ningún control de los recursos forestales, burlando todas las medidas legales que antaño regulaban la tala de pinos para evitar la devastación del bosque, hasta llegar al colmo con los incendios provocados por manos criminales para ocultar su saqueo, según se explica en el documento, el cual está dirigido al Presidente de la República, al actual Gobernador del Estado y al que resulte electo, así como a la sociedad civil en general y a los medios de comunicación.

Texto completo de la denuncia a continuación:

Colegio Regina: Museo Ecológico de Primaria - Ecological Museum Primary School - Musee Écologique École Élémentaire

Earth day in Convent of Jesus and Mary School, New Delhi

Environmental awareness was promoted on Earth Day in a very special way in Convent of Jesus and Mary School on 22^nd April, 2016.

In addition to special assemblies, the noted theatre group of Delhi  ASMITA staged a street play on environmental pollution. This was followed by an animated interactive session, demonstrating a high degree of ecological consciousness in the students.

Students also made posters to promote / focus awareness the ecological problems. The interesting part was that these posters were made using recycled charts. 

A ‘brown bag’ campaign was initiated by the Headgirl. All the students were asked to get their food in brown bags, to promote the reduced use of plastic boxes and cling films.

A joint effort with our parish Caritas and the Peasant Movement of Gros Morne, Haiti

At a town hall meeting in February two sixth graders, Yolande Mereus and Emerson Tanisma, and fifth grader, Judensley Maurice a.k.a. Lele, explained how their families can fight against the sweet potato weevil that is destroying up to 80% of the crop farmers have planted.  They explained how to use a simple trap with the female sex hormone to attract the male weevils and how red traps attract more than other colors.  The students have given the same message on the parish radio station and offered to paint traps red after school on Fridays.

The fifth and sixth grade teachers will help integrate the message into the curriculum so that the students can share their information with their classmates and enlist other youth in the community to fight against the weevils.  Jesus-Mary Parish School buys sweet potatoes for school lunch from farmers using the traps..  The goal is for farm families to be sure they can harvest good sweet potatoes and for Gros Morne to gain a reputation as a weevil-free zone.  This campaign is a joint effort with our parish Caritas and the Peasant Movement of Gros Morne.  

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CULTIVO ECOLOGICO EN CASA

APRENDIENDO A CULTIVAR DE MANERA ECOLÓGICA NUESTROS ALIMENTOS. HOGAR DE JÓVENES - COCHABAMBA

FERIA ECOLOGICA - J.MALKY