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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 student’s scope as a responsible custodian of valuable natural resources and to consequently inculcate civic responsibility in them.

Benefits to the Green School

The Green School will be associated with the first Green School Certification Programme in Pakistan

The School will be amongst pioneer Green Schools in Pakistan The Green School will get full coverage in WWF - Pakistan’s website under the Green

School Section The School will get promotional space in WWF - Pakistan’s Annual Report as a Green

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

School logo The School will get free stalls at the annual Travelling Nature Carnival Free Subscription to WWF - Pakistan’s quarterly magazine: Natura Coverage of Green Activities in WWF - Pakistan’s monthly newsletter – Panda Post Green School activity coverage on radio via Green School Radio Media Partner

Green Student Benefits

The Green School Programme provides students an opportunity to be Ambassadors for WWF - Pakistan

Opportunities to participate in several Green activities throughout the year Green Students get an edge over other students as they receive WWF - Pakistan’s

certificates Green Students obtain WWF - Pakistan’s other school oriented activities for free including:

Spellathon and ECO Internship Green Students receive privileges of WWF - Pakistan’s Individual Members including

Discounts on Panda Products and at WWF - Pakistan’s Retail Partner outlets Registered students get Green School exclusive paraphernalia including a Green Student

badge and membership card exclusively designed for Green Student







Beaconhouse School System Green Branches

1. Beaconhouse School System – Senior Gulrez, Rawalpindi January 17, 2011 2. Beaconhouse School System – Abbottabad February, 2011 3. Beaconhouse Margalla Campus, Islamabad October 8, 2011 4. Beaconhouse Educational Complex, Rawalpindi October 8, 2011 5. Beaconhouse School System – Frontier Campus, Peshawar October 10, 2011 6. Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/3, Islamabad January 4, 2012 7. Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2, Islamabad January 4, 2012

World Water Day 2011

Beaconhouse School System - Gulrez Campus celebrated the World Water Day on March

22, 2011 with WWF - Pakistan. Green Students participated in ‘Poster Making’ and ‘Story

Writing’ competition in which they highlighted the need for conservation of water

resources. The main objective of the event was to raise awareness about the significance

of water and its related biodiversity. All the students were given participation certificates.

Top three winners were given special performance certificates.

Organic Kitchen Gardening

As part of the Green School Programme, Green Students of BSS - Senior Gulrez took the

first step to develop a pesticide and fertilizer free organic kitchen garden. Students

prepared the soil with organic manure in which seeds of various vegetables were sowed.

Students are responsible for the plant’s maintenance.




Segregated Bins Installation at Beaconhouse School System – Senior Gulrez Branch

Rawalpindi, December 19, 2011: WWF - Pakistan’s Green School Programme inaugurated colour coded dustbins at their pioneer Green School - Beaconhouse School System, Senior Gulrez Branch, Rawalpindi. Dr. Ejaz Ahmad, Deputy Director General, WWF - Pakistan was the Chief Guest at the event.

Garbage segregation is the first step in recycling waste materials. Segregation at source is the easiest and most effective way of segregating unwanted material. After waste is segregated it can be sold to recyclers for further processing.

This event serves as a platform for teachers, students and public as a whole to learn about the benefits of garbage segregation and an opportunity to integrate the segregation model into education institutes and more importantly into homes across Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ejaz Ahmad said that WWF - Pakistan aims to further enhance public awareness by engaging the youth in environmental education activities. The purpose of the programme was to engage school students and teachers in a structured awareness programme to foster a sense of individual responsibility and accountability in future generations towards nature conservation.

Green Students along with Chief Guest, Principal and representatives from WWF - Pakistan and BSS participated in the segregation of garbage and other environment oriented activities. WWF - Pakistan’s Green School Programme provided three colour coded garbage bins to the school to reinforce and facilitate garbage segregation.







Fun Gala at Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2

The Beaconhouse School System on Friday, January 20,

2012 organised a Fun Gala with learning activities at its

primary branch in F-7/2, Islamabad.

The activities included ’Minute to Win it’ games, face

painting, WWF – Pakistan’s Green School Programme

stall, Environment Documentaries and other interactive

games.

Mrs. Saadia Shehzad - Principal of Primary Branch F-7/2

stated: “We began the New Year with fun with learning

activities. We have proudly registered our branch as a

Green School with WWF - Pakistan. The year round

programme includes many activities which will encourage children to think positively about

conservation of wildlife and natural resources.”

During the gala, the school presented displayed recycled waste materials where children

made pencil holders, parakeets, flowers and borders under supervision of their art teacher.




World Wetlands Day 2012

WWF - Pakistan’s Pakistan Wetlands Programme hosted

World Wetlands Day 2012. An event was organised to

commemorate World Wetlands Day, 2012to conclude the

celebrations of two-week long activities at the Islamabad

College for Girls F-6/2. The Federal Secretary of Capital

Administration and Development Division Mr. Imtiaz Inayat

Ellahi was the Chief Guest.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated across the globe on

February 2 each year to mark the date of adoption of the

international Convention on Wetlands. This year, the World

Wetlands Day celebrations were themed: ‘Wetland Tourism:

A Great Experience’.

The observance of this world environment day provides an

opportunity for people to educate ourselves on the

importance of wetland tourism in our environment and on society. Wetland tourism has

benefits both locally and nationally for people and wildlife. Wetlands provide benefits such

as stronger economies, sustainable livelihoods, healthy people and thriving ecosystems. It

reminds us that it is an ideal time to start thinking about this precious source!

Green Students of primary, and higher secondary levels from Beaconhouse Educational

Complex and Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2 competed in the Arts, Poetry,

and Story writing competitions

along with different schools,

colleges and universities in

Islamabad. The chief guest of the

event was Ministry of Secretary

Climate Change – M. Javed Malik.

Other guests included Deputy

Inspector General Forest - Abdul

Munaf Kaimkhani and UNDP

Environment and Energy

Programme Officer Saleem Ullah.

The opening remarks were given

by Senior Director/National Programme Manager, WWF – Pakistan – Dr. Ghulam Akbar,

followed by a speech by the chief guest on the significance of the day.

These celebrations continued throughout the two week period with a grand closure on

February 15, 2012 at the Islamabad Girls College.




Beaconhouse Educational Complex and Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2

also took part in the Play performance and won the first and second prizes respectively.

Students were awarded certificates and shields by Honorable Mr. Imtiaz Inayat Ellahi. The

closing ceremony was attended by prominent organisations such as UNDP, Ministry of

Climate Change, Global Environment Facility, the Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands,

and Capital Development Authority among others.




Nature Carnival 2012

Islamabad, February 26, 2012: WWF - Pakistan in collaboration with Indus Motor

Company hosted the 12 Annual Travelling Nature Carnival at Fatima Jinnah Park. The

Nature Carnival is an event aimed at enhancing awareness about nature conservation

among students and the general public through interactive 3-D models, games and

competitions. WWF – Pakistan hosted array of activities including detailed 3-D Model

making Competitions, Art Competitions, Quiz Competitions, Essay Competitions, Magic

Shows, Environmental Puppet Shows, Lucky Draws, live music and an environmental

theatre.

Students of Beaconhouse Educational Complex and Senior Gulrez Branch also

participated by constructing 3-D models and giving live presentations on Solid Waste

Management, Energy Conservation and Tourism Vs. Eco-tourism. Special discounts were

given to all the Green Students and Individual Members on Panda Products sold at the

Carnival.







Model making using Recycle material

Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/3 organised a model making competition

amongst the Green Students of class four and five. Used bottles, boxes, recycled paper,

and other used items were used for the model making. All the models were displayed on

the Parent Teacher meeting on Friday, March 16 2012. Representatives of WWF -

Pakistan were also present at the occasion.

Say No to Plastic

WWF- Pakistan’ Green School Programme encouraged BSS – Primary F-7/2, F-7/3,

Senior Gulrez, Frontier Campus, Peshawar and Abbottabad Branches to initiate ‘Say NO

to Plastic Bags’ campaign as plastic bags are a very serious and long lasting threat to the

environment. Thematic banners were displayed on the campus at various spots that

assured the ban and minimisation of plastic bags usage. Everyone in the Green School

including students, staff and management has banned use of plastic bags in their Green

School.




Earth Hour 2012

WWF - Pakistan launched Earth Hour with the Green Schools to celebrate a worldwide

commitment to ongoing change for the betterment of the planet.

On March 31, Green Students of Beaconhouse School System - Senior Gulrez Branch

celebrated Earth Hour. An impressive ceremony was held to commemorate the event.

Among the guests were the enthusiastic parents, Mr. Naveed: Sales Manager K & N and

Ms. Afshan Sheraz: The News.

All the participants were dressed in black, holding white candles. The lights turned off at 8:30 pm, for 60 minutes. Everyone sang Michael Jackson’s ‘Heal the world.' One minute of silence was observed in the respect for our mother Earth. Mrs. Samira Agha – Headmistress spoke a few motivating words to encourage environment friendly behaviour throughout the year. The ceremony concluded with the National Anthem.

Beaconhouse School System - Primary F-7/2 celebrated "Earth Hour on Saturday, March

31, 2012. Celebration of this global event took place in the school premises from 8.00 pm

to 9.00 pm. The Green representatives switched off lights and lit up torches and candles

for an hour. The management and students also carried out a symbolic march and shared

information and messages about Earth Hour. At the end all the students pledged to save

energy and essentially mother Earth!




Earth Day 2012

Islamabad, April 20 and 24: On Earth Day this year, WWF - Pakistan's Green School Programme (GSP) organised a puppet show for the Green School students of grade 4 and 5 in Beaconhouse School System, Primary F-7/2 and Primary F-7/3, respectively. Nasir Iqbal, Puppeteer from Pakistan Wetlands Programme, enacted environmental concepts suited for young students.

After the show a quiz about environment was conducted where winners were given colorful souvenirs. Motivational videos were played on various topics including pollution, environmental degradation, solid waste management and loss of biodiversity. The role of individuals, specifically students in becoming eco-friendly and encouraging them to act in environmentally responsible way was emphasised.

Green School Programme also conducted a ‘Creative Article Writing’ competition titled ‘My

Green Home’, ‘My Green Job’, ‘My Green Workplace’ and ‘My Green Country.’ Students of

grade one to nine from Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2, Primary F-7/3,

Abbottabad, Beaconhouse Educational Complex, Sheikh Zayed International Academy,

Froebel’s International School and Roots School System, participated in the competition.

Students narrated their thoughts, discussed innovative and practical green ideas to save

the planet in their articles.

Earth Day, 2012 incorporated a diverse set of interactive activities which raised

environmental awareness among students.




Nature Photography Workshop

Islamabad, April 25 - May 4: WWF -

Pakistan's Green School Programme

organised an in-school nature

photography workshops for the

students of Green School Students of

the North region.

The objective of the workshop was to

discover and develop students' skill for

nature photography and to raise

awareness about the conservation of

natural resources. It also aimed to

educate Green Students about the

importance of photography particularly nature and wildlife photography. The workshop was

conducted by Ghulam Rasool, Official nature and wildlife photographer WWF - Pakistan.

Ghulam Rasool explained the history and use of cameras, the importance and sensitivity

of lenses, and the approach of light. The selection of right place, time and moment was

emphasized. Photography concepts including point of view, human and subjects eye level,

improvisation modes of photography and the importance of creativity in photography were

discussed.

More than 140 students of grade 8 onwards from Beaconhouse Educational Complex,

BSS - Senior Gulrez, Abbottabad and Peshawar attended the workshops.




Spellathon

Spellathon is WWF - Pakistan’s nation-wide spelling competition directed at awareness-

raising. Students of Beaconhouse Green School branches including: Educational

Complex, Margalla Campus, Primary F-7/2, Primary F-7/3, Senior Gulrez Branch, Frontier

Campus, Peshawar and Abbottabad are benefiting substantially in terms of enhancing

their comprehension and vocabulary skills by participating in the Spellathon.

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 focus aim

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

The booklets were disseminated amongst the registered students of grade one to nine

who then prepare for a spelling competition while at the same time learning about the

environment. Non - Green students can enrol for the Spellathon while Green Students

receive it free of cost.




Green Corner

BSS – Senior Gulrez, Primary F-7/2 and F-7/3 set up an interactive space on their

respective branches. The Green Corner is an interactive free zone to express Green

Views. It consists of a plain soft board at a frequently visited spot in the Green School.

Articles, news, pictures of the event and fun facts are displayed on the board. Activity

sheets and information are also provided to the students at the corner.

This innovative activity will add fun to the routine activities and will introduce sense of

freedom of speech about green issues in the country.




Waste Free Lunch

Beaconhouse School System, Senior Gulrez Branch, Primary F-7/2 and Abbottabad

Branch have been observing ‘Waste Free Lunch’ every Tuesday. The students bring their

lunch in reusable boxes, items which they are required to take back home, wash and

reuse. The idea is to discourage the use of the polythene and paper bags, reducing waste

and using products with minimal packaging. This activity not only aimed at educating

students, but is also very effective in sending a message to parents regarding using items

with less packaging material.




Eco-Internship Programme 2012 WWF - Pakistan organised Eco-Internship Programme for the green students of class

eight and above. The programme is a five session workshop in which 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, Beaconhouse Educational Complex, Senior Gulrez

Branch, Abbottabad and Peshawar participated in the programme.

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

awarded certificates. Alternate Energy, Biodiversity, Hazards and Disasters, Water

conservation, Environmental journalism, Nature Photography, Solid Waste Management

were topics discussed. Nature Art, Paper making activity and Nature Graffiti were some of

the hands-on activities along with discussions, group work and presentations on various

issues were part of the programme. Activities were oriented towards skill development.

The students were pro-active and innovative throughout the programme, putting forward

their ideas, and questioning without hesitation. The workshop was organised for

Beaconhouse students from June 11 - July 14, 2012.




Welcome Pack WWF - Pakistan honored the registered BSS Branches with a Green School Shield, which

is displayed at a central location of the school. The Principal of the Green School was

presented a souvenir Markhor - National Animal of Pakistan.

Once the school signs an agreement with WWF - Pakistan, students enroll 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.




Special Mention

Mr. Danial Kasuri - Executive Director, Beaconhouse School System has been supportive toward the Green School Programme and other WWF - Pakistan’s awareness raising initiatives. Mr Kasuri initiated the signing of two major branches to the Green School Programme including: Margalla Campus and Educational Complex.

Ayesha Aziz, Group Head/Principal - BMI has been enthusiastic not only by taking charge of signing of two branches: Primary F-7/2 & F-7/3 but also by personally supervising the activities of the Green School as well as Eco-Internship in BMI. Due to her support and encouragement the number of Green Student registration and participation in activities has increased.

BSS - Senior Gulrez Branch was the first branch of BSS to sign on Green School Programme in the North region. Ms. Samira Agha: Headmistress has been the driving force of WWF - Pakistan’s initiatives including Green School Programme and ECO Internship. She has been exceptionally cooperative and supportive ever since the agreement has been signed. She takes special initiatives towards to initiative in-school activities under the Green School Programme umbrella and is pro-active towards nature conservation.

Major Contribution

Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/3 has the highest registration with 173 green students. It was not possible without the dedication and hard work of Mrs. Rukhsana Shehzad - Headmistress and Ms. Amina Saeed - Senior Mistress.

Beaconhouse School System – Primary F-7/2 is very proactive not only in the Green School Programme activities but other WWF-Pakistan’s initiatives as well. Under the leadership of Senior Mistress – Ms. Saadia Shehzad, the school management is open towards nature conservation initiatives.

Ms. Farah Rizwan and Shela Khan of Beaconhouse Educational Complex have been very supportive and helpful throughout all Green School activities held at their campus. They go to the extra mile to ensure the smooth flow of activities and also initiate Green activities on campus.

Ms. Lois Malik, Headmistress of Beaconhouse School System - Abbottabad has been very helpful. BSS Abbottabad has been participating in the Eco-Internship and proactively takes up new GSP initiatives.

Beaconhouse School System – Frontier Campus, Peshawar has a very devoted team for the GSP initiatives. Especially the activity coordinator Ms. Nargis Iqbal who has always been responsive and supportive towards GSP proposed activities.

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