Beaconhouse School System (South Region) - WWF-Pakistan

WWF-Pakistan
WWF is one of the world’s largest conservation organisations. WWF-Pakistan has been working in
Pakistan for over 40 years to conserve nature and ecological processes by conserving world’s biological
diversity; ensuring the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable; and promoting the reduction of
pollution and wasteful consumption. Essentially, to build a future in which humans live in harmony with
nature.
Green School Certification Programme
The Green School Programme plays an important role in ensuring the future sustainability of
environmental resources of Pakistan by bringing a positive change in the attitude of Pakistan’s young
people and will help to promote a more mature environmentally conscious generation.
The Programme is planned for the whole year to give students regular insight into the eco dynamics and
the overall environmental challenges faced at global and regional level, to broaden student’s scope as a
responsible custodian of valuable natural resources and to consequently inculcate civic responsibility in
them.
Benefits to the Green School
The Green School will be associated with the first Green School Certification Programme in
Pakistan
The School will be amongst pioneer Green Schools in Pakistan
The Green School will get full coverage in WWF-Pakistan’s website under the Green School
Section
The School will get promotional space in WWF-Pakistan’s Annual Report as a Green School
WWF-Pakistan will give registered Green School a right to use Deodar Tree Green School logo
The School will get free stalls at the annual Travelling Nature Carnival
Free Subscription to WWF-Pakistan’s quarterly magazine: Natura
Coverage of Green Activities in WWF-Pakistan’s monthly newsletter – Panda Post
Green School activity coverage on radio via Green School Radio Media Partner
Green Student Benefits
The Green School programme provides students an opportunity to be Ambassadors for WWF-
Pakistan
Opportunities to participate in several Green activities throughout the year
Green Students get an edge over other students as they receive WWF-Pakistan’s certificates
Green Students obtain WWF-Pakistan’s other school oriented activities for free including
Spellathon and ECO Internship
Green Students receive privileges of WWF-Pakistan’s Individual Members including Discounts
on Panda Products and at WWF-Pakistan’s Retail Partner outlets
Registered students get Green School exclusive paraphernalia including a Green Student badge
and membership card exclusively designed for Green Student
WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
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WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
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Say NO to Plastic Bags
Green Schools initiate various environment oriented campaigns on campus. One such campaign is ‘Say
NO to plastic bags.’ All individuals in the Green School including students, teachers and management
participate in this campaign and are not allowed to use plastic bags in the Green School.
Beaconhouse North Nazimabad Cambridge and A-Level branches banned plastic bags on campus. Green
School representative presented the dangers of plastic bags and reasons for banning them. This campaign
continued for the whole academic year. The Green School was given banners to post around the campus
informing visitors about the ban and reminding students not to use plastic bags.
There were several activities outlined under this campaign including creating jingles and crossword
puzzles on dangers of plastic bags.
A presentation was delivered to Green Students informing them of the mass impact of bags. Students
thoroughly enjoyed making bags out of t-shirts as an alternative to using plastic bags.
WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
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February 9, 2012: Beaconhouse School
System North Nazimabad A-Levels
celebrated World Wetlands Day 2012.
Green Students made a banner themed
'Wetlands Tourism: A Great Experience.'
Working with recyclable material, students
designed and created a banner depicting
tourism at a selected wetland site in
Pakistan.
Green Students gathered to make a banner for
wetlands and tourism with paints, newspaper,
buttons, ribbon and pebbles decorated with
glitter. The students depicted tourism at Lake
Saiful Muluk which one of the highest lakes in
the country.
World Wetlands Day 2012
Beaconhouse School System North Nazimabad Cambridge Green Students visited WWF-Pakistan’s
Wetland Center at Sandspit on account of Wetlands Day 2012.
Green Students gathered round Dr Babar Hussain – Manager Wetland Centre – for a briefing on the
importance of Sandspit as a turtle nesting beach and the threats posed by picnickers including
inappropriately disposed trash. Dr Hussain identified other threats to the hatchlings including dogs and
crows.
Students collected garbage scattered around the shore and partially buried under the sand. “Cleaning this
place could take days” said one of the Green Students to which WWF representative pointed out that “It
takes a second to throw it inappropriately and it takes a long time to rectify it.”
Students then proceeded to the Wetland Centre where they were briefed on Eco Tourism opportunities in
the backwater where mangroves grow. Bird watching is another tourist attraction at wetlands. Green
Students learnt about the importance of mangroves including – in certain seasons – serving as a resting
ground for migratory birds including flamingoes and waterfowl.
Dr Hussain shared that the locals have setup a jetty from where fishermen take tourists out on their
motorboats to a floating restaurant. Locals cook traditional food at the floating restaurant for tourists.
Green students then planted mangrove saplings as an act of giving back to Mother Nature. Green Students
received certificates for the mangrove plantation on Wetlands Day.
WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
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Good for the environment, Good for You!
Karachi: Monday April 23, 2012: Green School Beaconhouse School System North Nazimabad
Cambridge, initiated Organic Kitchen Gardening at their campus. Tofiq Pasha Mooraj an organic farmer
and environment enthusiast was invited by WWF-Pakistan to the Green School to guide students to setup
their organic kitchen garden in their school and homes. Mooraj emphasized “You do not need huge
gardens to setup organic kitchen gardens. Plant two lady fingers (bhindi) seeds in pots, and two ridge
gourd (turai) seeds, this will provide vegetable twice a week which is adequate amount of vegetables for a
week.”
Green Students brought clay pots with soil from home and WWF provided the vegetable seeds for
plantation. Mooraj explained the importance of organic food and the environmental benefits of growing
ones own vegetables and reduced dependency on market vegetables including reduced carbon emissions
from transport amongst other aspects. Basics of planting seeds such as watering the plant, type of pot and
soil to be used were elaborated.
BSS North Nazimabad Cambridge will be implementing learnt techniques to develop an organic
vegetable patch on their campus. Students will be responsible for caring for the plants.
WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
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Green Students & Teachers learn to make Recycled Paper
WWF-Pakistan’s Indus For All Programme and Green School Programme organised a paper-making
activity at Beaconhouse School System (BSS) Jubilee Campus with Daulat Rehmetullah’s
representatives. Rehmetuallah has a broad set of expertise, one of them being in recycled paper making.
Participants in the activity included WWF-Pakistan’s representatives, Green Students and Green Teachers
from BSS Gulshan Cambridge, representatives of various other branches of BSS including North
Nazimabad Cambridge, Jubilee, Clifton and Defense campus attended the workshop.
Participants were provided handouts for the recipe to prepare recycled paper pulp. As the pulp requires
several hours of soaking, the demonstrators brought ready-made pulp made from recycled newspaper and
another made from corn husk. A brief demonstration of the process of making paper from the pulp was
displayed.
Students and teachers tried their hand at these newly acquired techniques. Several students experimented
with the paper by using dry and wet leaves from around the Jubilee campus to decorate the paper. BSS
Jubilee campus provided juices and crisps to all participants to keep them energized throughout the
workshop.
WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
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Special Mention
Beaconhouse School System Gulshan Cambridge came on board the Green School Programme on
December 14, 2011. Ms Aasma Azmat and focal person Ms Seema Sayada have been pro green
activities.
Beaconhouse School System North Nazimabad A levels signed the agreement with WWF-
Pakistan on December 20, 2011. Ms Farhana Zia Khan has been very supportive and is WWF-
Pakistan’s Individual Member herself! Mr Asif Ashraf, Green School focal person has also been
very helpful.
Beaconhouse School System North Nazimabad Cambridge headed by Ms Zohra Talat Inam has a
very devoted team, namely focal person Ms Rafiah Mudassir who has been very instrumental. She
has shown to be the driving force by taking forth all Green School proposed activities and
initiatives. This branch signed on September 29, 2011 and currently has the highest registrations
with 103 Green Students on board.
WWF Pakistan Head Office: Ferozepur Road Lahore - 54600, P.O. Box 5180 Pakistan.
Karachi: 12 th floor, Sidco Avenue Centre, 264 R.A. Lines Saddar. Islamabad: House 7, Street 34, Sector F-7/1.
Tel: 042 111 993 725, Fax: 042 35862358 Email: GreenSchool@wwf.panda.org Website: wwfpak.org/GreenSchoolProgramme,
Facebook.com/GreenSchoolProgramme
Vision: Build a future where people live in harmony with nature
Tax exemption u/s 2 (36) under S.R.O. # 667 (1)/ 2006 and c/u 58 under S.R.O. # 880 (1)/ 2006