A workshop was conducted by Ashoka House on 27th September at St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School, Sec 44-D, on the newest world wide trend on plogging. This was done by students and a teacher of the Secondary Block of the school.Plogging is jogging but with an addition of a unique way of also picking up litter along the way. The resource person told the students about the origin of this unique form of workout. Also, it is a boost for one’s conscience of doing a good deed for the environment surely an added bonus.
Students were told of the various benefits of plogging, which included- being good for the jogger and for the planet at the same time. Another interesting fact of this new fad of exercise is, that it does not require classes and expensive equipment. Infact just gloves and a garbage bag is all it takes for the jogger to carry along. The interested group of class X students were also told on how to encourage more ploggers and where to leave the collected thrash. Children listened enthusiastically as they were told about the India Plog run, 50 cities across the country which will have enthusiastic ploggers running on the 2nd of October 2019 to mark Gandhi Jayanti and to commemorate five years of Swachh Bharat Abhigyan.
The other participants of the workshop were the young confident speakers and presenters who spoke on how the city Chandigarh can be kept clean and what all St. Joseph’s has done to help students understand the value of cleanliness. Infact, within the school premises children do their bit and are encouraged to be conscientious of their surroundings. The school has also bagged the Swachh Vidyalaya Award for maintaining a healthy environment.The Principal Ms. Monica Chawla has always encouraged students to come forward and actively participate in events and activities, whereby aiding the holistic growth of students.Finally the workshop ended in giving a clear and relevant message to the youngsters. Plogging is not just a form of exercise but is infact, an eco-friendly workout trend that has swept the globe. It clearly is a movement that is here to stay and to bring about a positive difference. What better way than to care for oneself and take out all the unnecessary waste out of nature to let her breathe and be pure- once again.
