Nature Club

Introduction

Nature is fascinating. It embodies the spirit of the creator. The soft green leaf moving gently in the breeze, the drop of dew quivering on flower petals, singing birds hidden in wild grooves are so enchanting, so enthralling. All these are the creation of God – Nature. Man, in his attempts to make life more comfortable, has often destroyed forests thoughtlessly, polluted air and water recklessly, exploited nature ruthlessly. The inevitable consequence was an ominous deterioration of the environment.

Now the time has come when man should be careful. If he does not collect himself and sober down, he is bound to find himself in an irreversible predicament, in an ecological catastrophe which will bring an end to life on this beautiful planet.

Policy

We wish to inculcate environmental education informally. The scope is wide. It includes all that great poets have said in appreciation of nature and also all that scientists and scholars have disclosed about our physical and social environment. Finally it includes all that we say and do for conserving our resources and for beautifying our surroundings including urban and country planning.

In a nutshell it covers the teaching learning and caring environment.

Aims and objectives

• Acquire knowledge of our immediate environment and beyond to the direct environment

• Understand the relationship between biotic and abiotic environment.

• Appreciate the effect of unchecked population growth or unplanned resource utilization in the world of tomorrow.

• Examine trends in the growth of population and interpret them for the socio-economic development of the country.

• Evaluate the utilization of physical and human resources and suggest remedial measures for conservation.

• Diagnose different causes of environmental pollution and suggest remedial measures.

• Diagnose social tensions and suggest methods for avoiding them.

• Develop observational skills to see details usually not seen by untrained eye.

• Develop skills required for discriminating shape, sound, touch, habits and habitats.

• Develop the ability to draw unbiased inferences and conclusions on the environment.

• Promote interest in flora and fauna.

• Evince interest in the people and problems of the community and society (at later stage)

• Appreciate the gift of nature

• Value the cleanliness and purity of an environment.

Strategies

Through participation in             

• afforestation programmes.

• programmes aimed at minimizing air, water and noise pollution.

• programmes aimed at preventing soil erosion.

• programmes aimed at eliminating food and water contamination and adulteration.  

• cleaning the surrounding

• urban and rural planning programmes.

Goals

• To foster a clear awareness of our natural and social environment.

• To provide opportunities to every member to acquire the knowledge, values, attitudes commitment and skills to protect and improve the nature and environment.

• To create new patterns of behavior of individuals, groups and society as a whole towards environmental concern.

• To promote a sense of belonging to the environment.