Trip to River Yamuna on 21st January 2015

Trip to River Yamuna

On 21st of January, Grade 6 got an opportunity to visit different parts of the river Yamuna. A social worker from Sweccha Organization, Ms. Neha, ac-companied them throughout the trip and taught them about the river’s identity, course, origin and how it was treated by people. They also made some self-observations on the river source and its surroundings.

The students were taken to three different parts of the river- Palla Village Ghat, Najafgarh Drain and Qudsya Ghat and saw how polluted they were , also comparing the three parts from each other . It was an eye-opener for one and all. They saw how human was contributing to pollute the river and creating an ecological disaster. There after the students decided to do their bit by doing Shramdan.

After the tiring journey, the students of reflected upon reducing the waste they make by reducing, reusing and recycling. The trip culminated by prom-ising not to waste and pollute water sources. We hope that you also help in saving our Mother Earth.

Ileesha Singh

Grade 6Z

Collaborative Work towards raising funds- CAS Stall

Students worked together to create decorative candles for CAS stall during the school winter carnival on December 13, 2014. They started off by painting diyas, placed wicks and poured melted wax into it. The final product was packaged beautifully to raise funds for CAS.

Yamuna Shramdaan (Visit on Dec 14,2014)

Yamuna Shramdaan (Visit on Dec 14,2014)

The banks of river Yamuna are one of the most polluted in the world. There are many events going on in order to clean them. The most recent one was a Shramdaan, or gift of labour, where Pathways School Gurgaon partnered with Swetch (an NGO working towards environmental issues).

When we first reached the banks of the Yamuna, we were welcomed by stray dogs and cows. Later, we met the organizers who provided us tools and gloves and we set upon the task of doing our bit to clean up a small patch of the river.

We soon decided to choose a spot to clean although we felt extremely disappointed at the vast amount of litter strewn all over. It was not an easy task. What was more disappointing was that we found a lot of statues of gods and goddess. I was also taken by surprise when I found a 1 rupee coin!

There we not only cleaned but also had an opportunity to meet other NGOS such as Pravah. Apart from these NGOS there were many schools that had come to make a difference. What really impressed me was the volun-teers who were entirely self-motivated.

Over all it was a great experience. I had never been to such a part of India, neither had I ever done something like this. It was a memorable and meaningful experience and I will never forget it.

Ria Puri—Grade 6