ECOLOGICAL CONGRESS- 2009-’10.       G.H.S.S.KARUVARKUNDU
The Ecological congress -2010 is held for the students in order to cultivate a sense of love for nature & also   to empower themselves in regard to the ecological problems. The competitions are held for students of U.P, H.S & H.S.S. students of Wandoor Edu. District based on the theme ‘The Biotic relationship between Wet lands & Man’. The students who are selected from competitions held at school level by concerned nature club are eligible to attend the programme. The following competitions are held on this occasion- Quiz, Essay writing, Painting & Oral presentation. Winners will be given Individual prizes and the school getting the most points will be awarded with Overall Trophy. The date of programme is January 30th 2010.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:-

• Water colouring:- A subject in relation to the main theme will be given. Painting material should be brought by the students themselves. Paper will be given by organizers.

• Essay writing:- A subject in relation to the main theme will be given. Paper will be given by organizers.

• Quiz:- Questions will be related with environment.

• Paper Presentation:- It should be research project related with a wetland of their own surrounding. For the paper presentation 10 pictures/ slides can be used. Maximum time is 10 minutes. Copy of the report should be submitted to the Jury.

• Closing date for the receiving of application is January 20th 2009. 
* You may forward the application through email also in the following email id:-  ghssk639@gmail.com


OTHER PROGRAMMES:-

There will be a photo exhibition by famous institutions & photographers like WWF, Kerala State Bio-Diversity Board, Silent Valley National Park, Thanal(Thiruvanthapuram),CISSA, Agri friends
 etc. The programme will be attended by Eminent scientists/ environmental activists, Political leaders, academicians etc.

2ND STATE CHILDREN’S ECOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 2009

The students’s from Vanashree Eco  club, G.H.S.S. Karuvarakundu participated in the 2^ND CHILDREN’S ECOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 2009 held at Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram on 11^th & 12^th November 2009.  Jouhar Sadath.A.K. won the 1^st place in the Bird Quiz held on the occasion of the 113^th Birth anniversary of Dr.Salim Ali.  Midhun. P  secured 3^rd place in the quiz competition for U.P students and Rashid.K. Secured 3^rd place in essay writing competition for the Higher secondary school students.  The awards were distributed by the Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan.  Agriculture minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran, Kerala Bio-Diversity Board Chairman V.S.Vijayan was also present during the function.    

No birds

The official version of authorities was that, no birds were affected when the trees were felled. But what happened to this barn owl's nest? could any body tell us...... Can you build one for it?  tell us respected authorities

Environment Quiz

To evaluate the environment awareness among the club members, a quiz competition was conducted by our club on 20th October, 2009. Two winners will be selected to participate in the SEED-Mathrubhumi -Edu.District level competition to be held on 14th November,2009.
More than 60 students participated in the programme. There were two rounds. It was a multimedia quiz where the students were eliminated based on the marks scored. The final winners were:-Jouhar Sadath.A.K.(9th Std) & Saifudheen.K.(Plus Two Science).

Visit to Nilambur Teak Musuem

On 06-10-2009 we visited the Teak Musuem, Nilambur to attend a workshop conducted by the authorities of the Museum on the occasion of Wildlife Week Celebrations.
Students were first taken to the auditorium, where they were greeted by Sani Lookose, Curator Teak Museum. She gave a detailed lecture supported by PowerPoint presentation about the butterflies. It made the children realize about the method of classification, mud puddling, role of host plants, the menace of butterfly trafficking, their habitats etc. so our students were entering into new pristine water of knowledge. They go excited. They were also given a leaflet which depicts different burrerflies & their names.
After this a documentary film ‘ Bandipur’ was shown to the students at the auditorium itself.

Guides lead us to the nearby Bio-Diversity garden containing different types of orchids, cactus, flowering plants, medicinal plants etc. But the most important attraction is the butterfly park. Tons of butterflies were fluttering around the flowers. The students could identify them using the leaflet.
After this we bid farewell to Museum & had our lunch at the entrance point. Varieties of bamboos can be seen at this area. We returned back by train to Melattur & via bus to Karuvarakundu.

ngc vanashree - Blog inaugaration

A Blog of the club was inaugurated by K.Anwar Sadath, IT@School State Executive Director. He told that such a venture will help the society to know about the club’s activities in general & to help to think & act in a more environmentally friendly way.

Vegetable Garden @home

Healthy environment will provide healthy body which in turn means healthy body which in turn mean healthy mind. We decided to start a vegetable garden @ home scheme to promote organic farming. The seeds were provided by Agricultural Department. The inauguration of this scheme was done by Mr.Vijayakumar, Agricultural Officer, by giving seeds to the students.
It was designed in a reality show manner. Three month duration was given to students. Within this time frame they have to document the growth, harvest etc. of the vegetables. Field visit will be undertaken by selected teachers. The best farmer will be adjudged based on these. They will be given prize money.