An environmental PR campaign titled "Green Lesson" will be held in five schools in Orsha and Orsha District on February 1, ahead of the International Day for Wetlands (February 2), as reported to BelTA by Maria Vinvchevskaya, Public Relations Specialist for the "Eco-monitoring" project.
An environmental PR campaign titled "Green Lesson" will be held in five schools in Orsha and Orsha District on February 1, ahead of the International Day for Wetlands (February 2), as reported to BelTA by Maria Vinvchevskaya, Public Relations Specialist for the "Eco-monitoring" project.
What makes Belarusian wetlands unique, and why is interest in them growing every year, not only domestically but also abroad? What dangers do wetlands protect us from, and what threats do they themselves face? Schoolchildren will receive answers to these and other questions during the "Green Lesson." The campaign is organised within the framework of the "Eco-monitoring" project, funded by the EU and implemented by the UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in 2018-2022.
On this day, at 12:00 PM, students at Secondary Schools No. 16, 4, 21 in Orsha, as well as schools in the agro-towns of Zabolotye and Krapivno, will learn about the "Green Schools" programme. Additionally, each institution will host a lesson on a pre-prepared theme, such as "Journey into the Amazing World of Wetlands," "TOP 10 with a Twist" (about the 10 most interesting wetlands in Belarus), or a quest titled "Adventures in the Swamp." To conclude, the participants will take an environmental test to assess their knowledge, with prizes to be awarded.
Representatives from the Orsha City and District Inspectorate of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the Education Department of the District Executive Committee, and the District Ecological and Biological Centre for Children and Youth will also participate in the event.
"The idea for the lesson originated within the 'Green Schools' programme in Belarus. Children learn to identify plants and insects directly in the schoolyard and, together with teachers, implement energy-saving ideas in their institution. The youngest learn to save electricity and water and even teach their parents to do so. Currently, environmental education for children has not yet become the norm; parents themselves often do not know how to live ecologically. According to research conducted with the project's assistance in 2018, only 24% of Belarusian residents care about the state of the environment by taking concrete actions, such as saving energy, sorting waste, etc. On February 1, participants of the 'Green Schools' programme will share how we can contribute to wetland conservation," noted Maria Vinvchevskaya.