GOOD EARTHA Proud Moment for All Choithramians – We Emerge as Winner of People Award of School Enterprise Challenge
Thursday, 16 February 2017
A PROUD MOMENT FOR ALL CHOITHRAMIANS
We Emerge as Winner of People Award
The Fundraising UK-based charity Teach A Man To Fish has
announced Choithram School, Manik Bagh as a winner of People Award of the
School Enterprise Challenge 2016, the second highest award of the
implementation phase. The award carries with it a prize of $2000 and one funded
place to a regional conference organized by School Enterprise Challenge. The
school received the award in recognition of the exceptional school business established
in the school and its contribution to developing business and practical skills
amongst students. More than 5000 schools from over 100 countries participated
in the contest this year.
As a part of the business enterprise ‘Good Earth’, students from
Montessori to grade 10 prepared handicrafts from recycled material, compost
from dry leaves and saplings from flower cuttings while the business team of
grade 11 and 12 was involved in selling these items during the Fundraising
Events. The profits generated were used for setting up a library at Bahu
Udeshya Seva Seva Samiti, an orphanage, gifting musical instruments to the
visually handicapped of the Blind School and providing school bags to slum
children of ‘Souls for Slums’ Charitable Society.
The contest challenges young people to establish a socially
responsible, environment sustainable, yet profitable, business at their school.
This offers a platform for providing hands-on relevant education to students,
at the same time as generating extra income for the school.
Ms. Raminder Mac, Dean International Affairs and Lead Teacher of
the project remarked, ‘School Enterprise Challenge is an excellent platform to
hone the entrepreneurial skills of the students by providing them experiential
learning as well as brings them closer to the environment and community.
Principal Mr. Rajesh Awasthi
congratulated all students and teachers for achieving this remarkable feat.
