GOOD EARTH
Saturday 6 June 2020
Global
Online Discussion Organised by Choithram School on the Occasion of World
Environment Day
Good
Earth, the business enterprise of Choithram School organised Global Online
Discussion on the occasion of World Environment Day on Friday, June 05, 2020
wherein 26 students from 15 countries (USA, England, Argentina, Germany, South
Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Lebanon, Indonesia, Oman, UAE, South Korea, Sri Lanka,
Nepal and India) expressed their views on the topic, 'COVID-19: An
Environmental Crisis or Opportunity’.
The event took place in two rounds, with the
objective to provide an international platform to collaborate and adopt a
pragmatic approach towards the extant pandemic. The panelists elucidated the
crisis, critically expounded the economic hardships currently being faced, and
possible difficulties for transition to a green economy. But a major part of
the discussion was suffused with compassion and concern to bring sustainability
and environmental planning after the lockdown gets over. The symposium also
witnessed the idea that this was the time to embrace 'positive thinking' rather
than 'tragic suffering', to find our lost souls stuck in the maze of corruption
and greed, the time to reflect, introspect and respect our environment.
The
deliberation concluded with positive feedback from various spectator teachers
who regarded the youth speakers as the harbingers of a united future where the
environment doesn't need protection and appreciated the problem-solving skills
embedded in each individual.
