ജി.എച്ച്.എസ്.എസ്. വാഴക്കാട്/പരിസ്ഥിതി ക്ലബ്ബ്
'നെയ്തൽ പരിസ്ഥിതി ക്ലബ് -'
National Green Corps, popularly known as NGC is a national programme conceptualized and initiated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change, Government of India. As the name suggests, it is a programme to sensitize school children about environment, its problems and conservation. Started in the year 2001, the programme is operational across the country through school eco-clubs established for this purpose. The programme with its network of more than 1,00,000 schools and about 35 lakh students has promoted awareness and action to solve local environmental problems.1.2. Objectives:»To make children understand environment and environmental problems.»To provide environmental education opportunities for school children.»To utilize the unique position of school children as conduits for awareness of the society at large»To facilitate children’s participation in decision making in areas related to environment & development.»To bring children into direct contact with the environental problems facing the society they live in and make them think of solutions.»To involve children in action based programmes related
to environment in their surroundings