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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
Medal 1 - GREEN BOOK of Environmental Pioneer
Dear followers of the first medal of the Environmental Pioneer Programme,
Your GREEN BOOK should include the following Sections.
The Section |
From Where you can get info
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1. The history of CEA 2. The Slogan and emblem of EPP |
Web site - CEA |
1. Environmental pledge and the song 2. The environmental ethics |
Booklet that you had from the class |
Lecture notes 1. The Earth System 2. The environmental balance 3. Natural Vegetation of Sri Lanka 4. Protected areas of Sri Lanka 5. Snakes of Sri Lanka 6. Natural resources and energy sources 7. Sustainable Development Goals |
Internet, geography text books |
Records about plant growing |
About 2 plants you are growing, that valuable and growing for more that 6 months. If a plant died record it, start to grow a new plant and continue records. |
Environmental activities you have taken part |
The related activities done in any place such as: · Reducing usage of polythene in the school · waste management, cleaning, planting trees · helping others · improving skills · raining to become good citizens |
Articles about the environmental matters |
Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Books |
Poems, Songs or your creations |
Mention the source |
Environmental quotes, Famous Sayings |
Eg: · LIVE GREEN SAVE NATURE · The Seattle’s speech |
· Be creative and make an attractive book.
· Paste pictures / photos
· Paste maps related to the content
· Annex Real objects (specimens) to show instances.
Eg: dried leaves, flowers, feathers, soil
· Cover the book with a cloth/ natural materials.
· Study the slogan, pledge and the song
Best of Luck!! You are starting a wonderful journey!
Introduction to Environmental Pioneers Programme
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EPP
Environmental
Pioneer Programme
Colombo South International College
The Slogan of EPP
Let’s preserve the environment that protects us.
The Pledge of the Environmental Pioneer
I pledge to dedicate myself with determination to protect our precious
environment for the betterment of
the world;
developing and maintaining relationship essential for the harmonious
existence of the flora and fauna, springs or oceans, the life among them and
the Earth that bears them;
lighting the lamp of intelligence with the virtues that I protect throughout
my life holding my
anima in the second place.
Environmental Pioneer programme
This is a leadership training programme, introduced and
collaborated by the Central Environmental Authority (www.cea.lk) in order to fulfill the following
goals.
The Goals
1.Enhance the perception about
the environment.
–Listening, Observation, understand
the problems
–Studying
the past methods of environmental conservation
–Awareness
about the inter-relationships between the human and the natural environment
2.Convey the environmental
message to the school community.
–Exhibition
/ Drama / Art Gallery / conference –Campaign / Shramadana
–Environmental movies
–Magazines/
New papers / Handouts –Instructions or effective gardening
–Workshops on waste management
and power saving
–Bring
the message to the elders through the students
3. Improve the affection and
admiration towards the Mother Earth, the people and the environment.
–Investigation
on the environmental relationships in the historical and archaeological places.
–Environmental Camping, Field trips
4.Practice a lifestyle that
responsible on the environment
–Environmental sensitivity
–Affection on fauna and flora
–Perform
an environmental friendly life wholeheartedly
–Abstain
from harmful actions opposed to the environment and make others refrain from
them.
5. Understanding the necessity of continues progress of Environmental
Pioneers’ responsibilities.
–Lead environmental programmes
–Lead
the establishment of environmental conversation groups in the locality
–Formation of networks of
organizations
–Conservation
of sensitive ecosystems in the locality
6. Building up the relationship among all the subjective fields from village to
the district level
–Associate
the institutes of government, private, non-government and civil organizations.
• Improve the effectiveness of environmental programmes
Environmental bond and obligations
•The environmental pioneer is responsible in protecting all the natural resources including atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.
•The
environmental pioneer should refrain from any action that can harm the
environment.
•The environmental pioneer
knows about;
–the
reasons for the environmental degradation, –the harmful results and
–the methods to minimize the
pollution
–through the process of the
environmental conservation.
The
Ethics of the Environmental Pioneer
• Respects
the mother land, nationality and the cultural values
• Practice
a simple and spare life
• is
trustworthy, honest and kind.
• A
friend of plants and animals as much as human
• is
altruistic and empathetic
• Value the purity of surrounding as well as the spirit (inner-self)
• Face
the obstacles and challenges patiently while protecting the environment.
• Diligence of well-being of others
• Pleasant in any occasion
• Prioritize the conservation of environment
• A pioneer of sustainable development
The
Tasks to be completed for the Environmental Pioneer Badge
(The First Medal of EPP)
1. Participating at the lectures
about the environment.
2. Growing
and maintaining two important plants (as food/ timber/ medicine) and keeping
records.
3. Maintaining a notebook for keeping reports about the environmental activities. (follow the document- The Green Book)
4. The ability
to recite the environmental pledge and the song.
5. A sound
knowledge about the environmental pioneer programme (EPP).
6. An observation report of a
selected environment.
7. Take
actions to reduce using polythene and plastic in the school.
The method of gaining marks to complete the EP 1
Activity |
Section |
Marks |
1. Participating in four
complete lectures |
1.Participation |
04 |
2.Keepingnotes |
04 |
|
3.Answering questions |
12 |
|
Total |
20 |
|
2. Growing and maintaining
two important plants |
1. Growing and maintaining at least for six months |
10 |
2. Maintaining records of scientific observation of growing of plants |
05 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
3.Note book for environmental
activities |
1. House level |
05 |
2. School level |
05 |
|
3. Locallevel |
05 |
|
Total |
15 |
Activity |
Section |
Marks |
4. Environmental pledge and
the song |
1.Reciting the song accurately |
08 |
2.Reciting the pledge accurately |
07 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
5.A sound knowledge about the
environmental pioneer programme (EPP) |
1. The history of EPP |
2 |
2. The environmental ethics |
6 |
|
3. The slogan of EPP |
1 |
|
4. The emblem of Central
Environmental Authority (CEA) |
1 |
|
Total |
10 |
|
6. The observation report |
1. The content |
05 |
2. Images and Figures |
05 |
|
3. Creative presentations |
05 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
7. Minimizing the usage of
Polythene |
1. In the class room |
5 |
2. In the actions of environmental pioneer |
5 |
|
Total |
10 |