Every year we celebrate Earth day in our own way like spreading the awareness about saving our earth or switching off the lights for one hour. This year our TCS Maitree team in Quito organsied a half day session, on a theme based on the 3 important R’s (REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE), with children from 7-16 years of age . To make kids understand the basic logic behind these 3 words, we have designed three games.
First game was on saving water, which will give them a idea of what REDUCE word actually implies. In this game the niños have to sit in a line, in such a way that each kid sits facing the back of other kid. There are two small buckets one is in the front of line which is filled with water and one in the end of line which is empty. There are some glasses given to kids and they have to transfer water to the last bucket glass by glass with minimum slippage.
The second game was on REUSE. As I have told you earlier, this event was in the park. So kids were given a chart paper and a gum and they have to make a big R on chart using the dry leaves found in the park. Nobody was allowed to pluck the leaves from trees. The team who completes this task in minimum possible time wins this round.
The third game was on RECYCLE concept. In this kids have to use something that is discarded by others and is generally considered as a waste product. In this task all children came with the idea of finding the waste mineral water plastics bottles and then cutting them a bit from their head and then they planted small plants/flowers in them. I think its a very nice idea as I have also seen my mother doing it quite often and that too not only with plastic bottles but also with other plastic pets which people generally throw away.
In the end scout leaders taught children about other important things regarding the environment and how these children can improve their lifestyle and save our MOTHER EARTH. I am happy to associate with the ecology club and Group centinals 10 as they are the one of the main organizers of this event in association with TCS Maitree group.
Group Centinelas Scout 10 work with Eurafasia college students and from TATA we bring mostly the children of TATA group employees. In all this makes the great combination of people working for a noble cause.
P.S – A specials thanks to Emma for helping me in understanding the local language.
