GOOD EARTH
Saturday, 20 June 2015
ABOUT OUR
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
Handy
Handicrafts Organization (H2O)
We have a lot of material in the school which
will be reused like old newspapers, used notebooks, used charts, waste
cardboards, old book covers, used paper plates, disposable spoons, disposable
glasses, old pens, old refills, old CDs, used toothpicks, used matchsticks, dry
stem of plants, leaves, seeds of various fruits, old curtains, old table
covers, used foil paper, old jute rope, waste plastic bottles, old strings and
many more things. This material will
help us in starting our handicrafts business ‘Handy Handicrafts Organization – H2O’using the concept of
‘best out of waste’.
The students of Nursery to 12 will be involved
in multifarious activities which will sensitize them towards environmental
issues and enable them to imbibe the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in
their daily life. As a part of this activity, we will be creating handicraft
products in the school during the Art periods and sell it to parents and
teachers of the school.
Participation in this contest will entail many
benefits to the students viz. will help them to become business leaders of the
future, teach them real life skills in a practical and fun way, enable them to
safeguard the environment as well as help the school in getting international recognition as an
‘entrepreneurial school’.
Business team comprising of students of grade
11 and 12 will run the enterprise independently taking care of all the aspects
viz., financial, marketing and sales, human resources and production. Eco Club students of grade 9 and 10 will
render their services in production of compost on a voluntary basis which will
be sold to raise funds for start-up capital.
Students of Nursery to grade 10 will
participate in intra-class, inter-class and inter-house events pertaining to
‘best out of waste’ activities and make handicrafts from recycled material
during their Art periods. Participation of grade 11 and 12 in these activities
would be optional. The best products would be selected for sale.
In addition, the business team will be engaged
in fundraising by setting up stalls during PTMs of Nursery to grade 12.
We would use the profits to help our partner
school Bwafwano School in Zambia. The proceeds would be given to The School
Council of Bwafwano School, Zambia to decide how they could best use the money
towards the School Feeding Programme. Children attending this school come from
vulnerable backgrounds and for many, the school meal is their only meal of the
day.
RAMINDER MAC
DEAN – INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
