Introduction to Environmental Pioneers Programme

    

Environmental Pioneers - Central Enviroynmental Authorit

 

 

 

 

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