A Chattogram school workshop used play-based activities to teach pupils waste segregation, recycling and responsible behaviour, with organisers planning similar sessions at more institutions.
Children at a primary education institution in Bangladesh’s port city of Chattogram were taught waste management through games on Thursday as part of a school-based environmental awareness initiative supported by The Climate Watch.
Green Technical Education and Volunteering or G-TEV, organised the session at Railway Kindergarten, Pahartali, Chattogram.
The initiative aims to promote environmental awareness and responsible citizenship among children by teaching waste management through play.
Students took part in games and participatory activities designed to explain types of waste, proper waste segregation, disposal in designated places and the importance of recyclable materials.
Organisers said the use of play instead of conventional lecture-based teaching encouraged students to take part spontaneously.
G-TEV officials said building habits of cleanliness, waste segregation and environmentally responsible behaviour from childhood could have a positive impact on families and society in the future.
They said the programme was intended not only to give children an understanding of waste management, but also to help them grow as environmentally friendly and responsible citizens.
The event was attended by Principal Salma Akter as chief guest. The special guests were Md. Tauhidul Islam, assistant engineer for mechanical at GPH Ispat Limited, and Rupam Bhattacharjee, bureau chief of The Daily Impartial Express.
Teachers Hajara Khatun and Jahan Ara Arzu were also present, along with other teachers.
The programme was conducted by Mashiur Islam, head of G-TEV’s health and services department, Nahid Hasan Lizon, Md. Nirbazuddin Tasin, Azizul Hakim Ruman, Koushik Chowdhury and others.
Organisers said they planned to carry out similar participatory environmental awareness activities at more educational institutions in phases.
