Session on Education for sustainable development - Mr. Vimlendu.K. Jha Friday, 6th January 2023
After the winter vacation, didis and bhaiyas reconnected with renewed energy in a collective circle time, a customary practice at Shikshantar.
Nurturing, care and love for mother Earth is an intrinsic part of our curricular experiences for children at all age groups . We began the day with a thought provoking and immersive session by Mr. Vimlendu.K. Jha. A true environmentalist who closely works with children,the change makers of tomorrow.
Education for Sustainable Development empowers learners to take informed decisions and responsible actions for environmental integrity.
During an interactive sessions with the members of Shikshantar family, he discussed how the problems of today- Sinking of an entire village in Uttrakhand, landslides, pollution of rivers leading to water and food scarcity, climate change etc are closely linked to excess consumption of resources like food, water and continuous demand by humankind for urbanisation and comfort. What we consume may be our individual need but the waste produced impacts the community and in turn our ‘mother earth’.
The take away was how we should continue to involve the children of today in simple activities like ‘knowing what goes in your dustbin’ or ‘first hand experience of reaching the root causes that pollute our rivers. We plan to make them more impactful. All of us felt more determined from within to reach out with our learners to isolated communities for sustainable development and universal access to basic services for all.
He laid stress on the fact that , “We are many but the Earth is One, there is no plan B.” It is important to map our resources and work collectively at the community level in a Public- private partnership.