TREES – They are beautiful in their peace; they are wise in their silence.
They will stand after we are dust. They teach us and we tend to them. – Galeain MacDunelmor
St Joseph’s Sr. Sec School, Sector 44 D, Chandigarh celebrated Vanmohatsav – the festival of trees within the school premises. This yearly tree planting development in India started in India in 1950 and has been followed religiously ever since. The Green Saviours – members of the Eco – Club in collaboration with the youth innovative Society organized the event. The celebrations commenced with a welcome song prepared by the school choir for the Chief Guest, Mr. Gurmanpreet Singh, Divisional Forest Officer, SAS Nagar. Then it was time for the plantation of saplings by the Chief Guest and the members of the school management –Mr. Rupinder Grewal (Director) Ms. Harjinder Kaur, Ms. Lily Sebastian, Mr. Sachin head of YIS and Principal Ms. Monica Chawla.
The skit prepared by the Nukkad Natak team of the school won a generous applause from everyone gathered there. The Josephians went on to express all the steps that have already been taken to bring about a positive change in the environment. They highlighted the banning of polythene bags and foil in school while encouraging every Josephian to adopt the practice of using jute and cloth bags especially ‘Veggie or Mandi’ bags. In fact, preparation of bags using old cloth bags was part of the Holiday Homework for them. Apart from that, School also boasts of a kitchen garden, a green house, vermicomposting, rainwater harvesting, segregation of waste and other such ecofriendly projects. The chief guest, Mr. Gurmanpreet Singh appreciated the efforts of the school towards clean and green society and the zeal and enthusiasm of the students in spreading the message to all around us.
Principal Ms. Monica Chawla appreciated the efforts put in by the Green Saviours. She has been the backbone of most of the above mentioned activities and is constantly on the lookout for innovative and exciting new trends to take St. Josephs to the top. The main purpose of celebrations like Van Mahotasav remind us of the fineness and superiority of trees while making the implications of our inherited assets and that without us trees cannot adjust or survive.
