Climate change and global warming are two terms that even the children come across on a daily basis. But whether they know how crucial these twin issues are in deciding the future of the world as they know it now is the question.
Eloor Grama Panchayat is set to organise a children's congress on environment and energy conservation with the objective of assessing the knowledge level of the children as also to create awareness among them on environmental issues.
Students from Stds I to XII government-aided and unaided schools across the district will participate in the event to be held on July 21. The Panchayat has set apart Rs. two lakhs for the project.
Competition rules
- The event is to be held in four categories for students from Lower Primary, Upper Primary, High School, and Higher Secondary School. First prize worth Rs. 10, 000 will be given away by the Panchayat to those presenting the best papers in each category.
- Four topics have been given in each category to present papers. For contestants in the LP category the topic is the “Role of Students in Preserving Environment,” while for the UP category it is the “Future of Malayalam.”
- Contestants from High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools need to present papers on the subjects “Climate Change: Problem and Solution,” and “Science and Technology and India's Future.” Not more than three students can join hands to present a paper.
- The entries should reach the coordinator by June 15.
- A jury comprising teaching faculty would shortlist 20 best papers in each category.
- The authors of these papers would be given an opportunity to present these papers in the Science Congress.
- Four stages would be set up to present selected papers in each of the four categories.
- Fifteen minutes will be given for the presentation of a paper with two minutes for arrangement, six minutes for presentation, four minutes for interaction and another three minutes for conclusion.
This way four papers each will be presented in each of the four venues and the presentation of all the selected 80 entries in each category will be completed in five hours.
A three-member jury comprising an environment activist and subject expert will select the winning paper. Apart from the first three prize winners, all the participants at the congress would be given books on environment and energy conservation, T.T. Paulose, the project coordinator said.
The entries should reach Mr. Paulose at the address Project Coordinator, MES Eastern School, Eloor. For more details contact: 9446762687.
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