GOOD EARTH
Monday, 19 February 2018
A PROUD MOMENT FOR ALL CHOITHRAMIANS
We Emerge as Winner of the Silver Business Plan in the Asia
Pacific Region of SEC 2017
UK charity Teach A Man To Fish has announced Choithram School,
Manik Bagh as a winner of the Silver Business Plan in the Asia Pacific Region
of School Enterprise Challenge 2017. The award carries with it a prize of
$1000. The school received the award in recognition of the exceptional school
business planned in the school and its contribution to developing business and
practical skills amongst students. More than 6000 schools from over 110
countries participated in the contest this year: an international programme
which supports students and teachers to plan, set up and run a school business.
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 empowering 150 students of Sri Krishna
School in Sardarpur (a small town in Dhar district in the state of Madhya
Pradesh) with the resources needed for better living. The students established
a library by giving a cupboard and books, six green boards, sports equipment and
two sets of uniform to the students of this school.
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, ‘Being involved in the business enterprise has fostered
21st century skills amongst the members of the business team enhancing their
skills of critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and imagination,
communication and collaboration, citizenship and student leadership. The
enterprise gives students experiential learning and exposure of real market
situation which they would not attain through text book knowledge.’ Principal
Mr. Rajesh Awasthi congratulated all
students and teachers for achieving this remarkable feat.
