Environment

Distribution of Saplings

We encourage all our students and teachers to participate in this Joyous season by planting a Sapling and not only to curb pollution but also give life to a new being and take the responsibility to look after it for years to come.


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Class 3, 4, 5 and 6 attended an interactive session on Global Warming and Ice Age . The session included a Presentation on the basic facts of Global Warming, its effects on all natural resources including humans, ways in which we can stop global warming, A Quiz and a Jigsaw Puzzle competition. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING - Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Use fluorescent bulbs in your room. Turn off your computer or the TV when you're not using it. Unplug chargers when not in use. Wait until you have a lot of clothes to wash before using the washing machine. Don't use the machine for one item just because it's your favorite shirt. Take shorter showers. Heating water uses energy. Close the blinds on a hot day if the sun is shining in. Dress more lightly instead of asking for the air conditioning to be turned up, or use a fan. Dress more warmly when it's cold, instead of asking for the heat to be turned up. Offer to help your parents keep the air filters on your AC and furnace clean. Walk short distances instead of asking for a ride in a car. Keep the tires on your car adequately inflated. Check them monthly. Save 125 kg of carbon dioxide per year. Buy Minimally Packaged Goods Less packaging could reduce your garbage by about 10%. Save 550 kg of carbon dioxide. Buy Products Locally Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your store. Carpool When You Can Own a big vehicle? Carpooling with friends and co-workers saves fuel. Save 358 kg of carbon dioxide. Reduce Garbage. Buy products with less packaging and recycle paper, plastic and glass. Save 253 kg of carbon dioxide per year. Plant a Tree Trees suck up carbon dioxide and make clean air for us to breathe. Save 907 kg of carbon dioxide per year. Put on a Sweater Instead of turning up the heat in your home; wear more clothes Save 453 kg of carbon dioxide. Air Dry Your Clothes Line-dry your clothes in the spring and summer instead of using the dryer. Save 317 kg of carbon dioxide. Bring Cloth Bags to the Market Using your own cloth bag instead of plastic or paper bags reduces waste and requires no additional energy. Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 136 kg of carbon dioxide.
The World AIDS Campaign was founded in 1997 by UN-AIDS. Building on 2006's theme of "Accountability" , the theme of 2007 and 2008 is "Leadership". The campaign slogan is- STOP AIDS, KEEP THE PROMISE World AIDS Day is to mark commitment and action on AIDS by creating awareness about HIV.
		On 1st November, Mr. Karthik Satyanarayan, co-founder of wildlife s.o.s and founder of the reptile rescue unit,India,visited school and spoke to class VII and the students of the Environment & Outreach council. click to view more pictures and read about it
		Trip to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary On the 5th-6th of August, 28 students from class 6-10 visited the Bharatpur bird sanctuary with Mr Nikhil Devasar from the Delhi Bird Society. They also visited Fatehpur Sikri. click here to see more pictures
		A workshop on the Conservation of the Gangetic Dolphin was organised by WWF on 28th July 2006 in school. The programme comprised of an orientation session, which was followed by a presentation and quiz, conducted by Ms Shweta Nanada, the brand ambassdor for the gangetic dolphin movement. The workshop concluded with a Slogan writing competition. see more pictures
Tiger Conservation organised by KIDS FOR TIGER click to see more pictures		Around 90 students from class VI-X and the the members of the Environment and Outreach Council participated in the "Silent Protest" for Tiger Conservation organised by KIDS FOR TIGER at India Gate on Tuesday, 11th July 2006. The protest tried to convey a simple message: The tiger is vanishing. We must protect it. But we cannot protect the tiger, without protecting its forests, not only from poachers, but also from those who want to turn its forests into dams and mines, or sites for factories and even nuclear reactors. By saving its forests, we automatically save our purest water sources. And this ends up protecting our own water and food security .
ORGANIC COMPOST AVAILABLE Process: made through a process called Vermiculture, where worms decompose organic food waste, turning the waste into compost rich nutrients, necessary for plant growth. Directions to use: Sprinkle a handful of the compost into the soil Ingredients:Cow dung, Neem Booti Nett.wt. 500gms MRP- Rs. 10/- Made by VVS students To order please contact Ms. Deepti Neelakantan: deeptin@vasantvalley.org
Paper Recycling
	The students are actively involved in making handmade paper from waste paper that is generated by various office and class interactions. The school also reuses the sheets, which have been used from one side, to send internal memos, to take notes, for rough work, etc.
Vermicomposting
	The organic waste (waste school lunch, dry leaves, etc.) is collected on a regular basis. This is then mixed with cow dung and earthworms. Manure is ready to use after four months. This is then sorted and packed. The worms collected after sorting are put in a fresh pile of cow dung and thus the vermin-composting process continues.
Diwali Saplings
		Distribution of Saplings We encourage all our students and teachers to participate in this Joyous season by planting a Sapling and not only to curb pollution but also give life to a new being and take the responsibility to look after it for years to come.