Sometimes, its amazing how good things work..well, this is an account of what just happened yesterday when I was visiting the City International School for my lecture and session on climate change...
City International School:
My visit to this place is filled with good memories. CiS is probably one of the few places where you get an opportunity to involve and work with students who are really concerned and passionate about climate change. Apart from me going to this school and educate them on the topic, it was a learning experience for me to get acquainted with these bright students. A big reason being that my various sessions had never had me try taking this issue up with the smaller age group, and so, it was fun and pretty challenging for me to balance not only the teaching part but also try and to keep their attention going.
The one and a half hour fluid talk between me and those children was something that forced me to think out of the box. In fact, I was amazed to see such a buzzing batch, who was more than just an audience. It all began with a short movie (by me) on climate change followed by a briefing regarding the amazing and captivating journey - “The Cape Farewell Expedition”. Following this was booming voicing and a volley of questions by the students regarding the voyage which was not only fun to answer but refreshing as it acted as a reminder of that place.
By mid-session I went forward with m presentation solely dedicated for the students to not only review their climate concepts but also get headway with how one can work for it. This part was short and crisp and actually got more out of me than the previous talks. By now, I was so much into the thing that I went on with long exchanges with the students who always had a question left unanswered. And last of all, I got 57 great students to officially register themselves as “ Ground Crew: CiS”, who are not only going to work in their school regarding climate change, but will also work in accordance with me and other schools in order to help take the initiative on. So, it was now time for the elected representatives of the “Crew” to sit down, plan their goals for the first quarter, get on with their own blog, specialize themselves into different groups and… get a move on. After lots of heated discussions and intense brainstorming, the students on the basis of their interests were divided into different wings namely photography, art, creative writing and computers/blogging. These people would thus work in coordination, decide their projects and work hand in hand towards the completion of their proposed projects.
The meeting was concluded and as everyone posed for the group photography session. And as I was walking out of the school gates with children waving behind, I saw myself walking down an unending road…. but with a content heart. And that’s because the journey has just begun.
My visit to this place is filled with good memories. CiS is probably one of the few places where you get an opportunity to involve and work with students who are really concerned and passionate about climate change. Apart from me going to this school and educate them on the topic, it was a learning experience for me to get acquainted with these bright students. A big reason being that my various sessions had never had me try taking this issue up with the smaller age group, and so, it was fun and pretty challenging for me to balance not only the teaching part but also try and to keep their attention going.
The one and a half hour fluid talk between me and those children was something that forced me to think out of the box. In fact, I was amazed to see such a buzzing batch, who was more than just an audience. It all began with a short movie (by me) on climate change followed by a briefing regarding the amazing and captivating journey - “The Cape Farewell Expedition”. Following this was booming voicing and a volley of questions by the students regarding the voyage which was not only fun to answer but refreshing as it acted as a reminder of that place.
By mid-session I went forward with m presentation solely dedicated for the students to not only review their climate concepts but also get headway with how one can work for it. This part was short and crisp and actually got more out of me than the previous talks. By now, I was so much into the thing that I went on with long exchanges with the students who always had a question left unanswered. And last of all, I got 57 great students to officially register themselves as “ Ground Crew: CiS”, who are not only going to work in their school regarding climate change, but will also work in accordance with me and other schools in order to help take the initiative on. So, it was now time for the elected representatives of the “Crew” to sit down, plan their goals for the first quarter, get on with their own blog, specialize themselves into different groups and… get a move on. After lots of heated discussions and intense brainstorming, the students on the basis of their interests were divided into different wings namely photography, art, creative writing and computers/blogging. These people would thus work in coordination, decide their projects and work hand in hand towards the completion of their proposed projects.
The meeting was concluded and as everyone posed for the group photography session. And as I was walking out of the school gates with children waving behind, I saw myself walking down an unending road…. but with a content heart. And that’s because the journey has just begun.
