Energy Saving at Don Bosco High School, Naigaon


January 18, 2011


There are so many great things about being a part of the Green Schools Campaign. Besides the fact that we strive for a better, cleaner, and eco-friendlier planet, one of the most endearing facts to this whole campaign is seeing how children look at the  world around as another reason to try harder to make a better world. With every school session we do, we are made aware that a wiser generation of environmentally conscoius people is coming up, probably bringing in smarter decisions for the planet-- and the students of Don Bosco High School, Naigaon, are just as enthusiastic as their suburban counterparts, if not more, about the cause.

Our session today began with three presentations the students made on how the students here have been saving water. This was followed by some of the students displaying the charts that they had made of the entire school building, laying special emphasis on the problems areas related to water. It was good to see the involvement of so many children in the entire initiative. Following this, Jessica and Alden took on the next session topic for the school-- Energy Conservation. With the plethora of different activities that were introduced to these kids, and their own energetic acceptance to do all of them, looks like Don Bosco High School, and indeed Naigaon itself will be becoming energy efficient in the days to come!!

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