Greenlawns School, Worli.
ECOHISTORIA
ECOHISTORIA DAY was held on the 12th of July 2019, in our school. It marked a day of history, for it was the first time the school hosted an exhibition with a difference, under the guidance and supervision of our principal Ms. Caroline Vaz who is by nature a dynamic adventurous, and practical person. ECOHISTORIA is coined from two words, ‘ECO’ meaning ‘Roots of our Environment’ and ‘HISTORIA’ a Greek word borrowed into classical Latin meaning ‘recorded knowledge of past events.’ Thus we need to realize that Environment and History are the two sides of the same coin. The day before the exhibition we had the whole school as one body preparing for this historical event. We all anxiously waited for the 12th of July to dawn. The event was inaugurated by our very own ex-teacher and Chief Guest Ms. Ranjini and our Principal Ms. Caroline Vaz. The lamps were lit as a sign of light and invoked God’s blessing to be shown upon us. We were indeed proud to have Ms. Ranjini with us, as she is a National Award winner in Education. She is the fifth recipient of that award. In her address to the children, she advised them to take care of our earth for we have not inherited our earth but only borrowed it from our children and grandchildren.Ms. Arlene, the head the history department, trained, instructed, and directed, the children who put up displays on various topics ranging from Religion - BuddhismJainism and Christianity to Civilization - such as the Egyptian and the Indus Valley civilization. A variety of ancient artifacts made by the kids were put on display. While many children were dressed as Egyptians, our primary kids were also dressed in various Indian traditional clothing. The Environmental part of the exhibition had various dimensions, with models made to display how we can harness sources of renewable energy like a windmill, solar power plant; also a model on rainwater harvesting which the need of the hour; Vanmahostva – festival for growing trees, and project Extinct Animals – for protection of our favorite yet endangered wildlife, were well explained by the children. Many Charts to emphasize the importance of saving our Environment were displayed. All good things must come to a close and so did our ECOHISTORIA DAY comes to a close with a silver lining and sweet memories of success with many lessons to take home.