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creating environmental consciousness among the local again, our boys and girls will go on another cleaning inhabitants was appreciated by the people of the area. and awareness spree. Science Club Rally Cleanliness is Next to Godliness Udgam School For Children, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Udgam School for Children believes in inculcating moral values, sensitizing students towards the environment and moulding them into responsible Cleanliness Drive citizens. Te children are given lessons on cleanliness right from Nursery and practice the same by keeping Environment Awareness the school premises clean. It is a small wonder that they Guru Amar Dass Public School, Jalandhar, Punjab were awarded with the prestigious ‘Cleanest School in Te City’ title. Te National concern related to protection of environment has been translated into action in the form Te students are already in the habit of keeping of Eco Club. In order to achieve the desired objective the school area clean so it was decided to spread the of this club, it organised various activities during the message of keeping the surrounding clean too. A session, a few of which are: community cleaning drive was organized and the students of class IX participated enthusiastically in this Project 1. Environment Week - Eco Club feels ‘Community Service.’ that scary afects of global warming, are making us alert that we are running short of time and can’t aford Te boys and girls pulled up their sleeves and to be mere spectators to this detiorating situation. It went out armed with brooms. They meticulously becomes our moral duty to inspire our children to rise cleaned two lanes adjacent to the school, which sadly and play important role to save environment. Keeping were littered with paper and plastic. Tose around, this in mind various activities were organised by the especially the shopkeepers, watched them with interest Eco Club. and soon we found them joining in by telling their customers to throw garbage only in the bins. Now Eco Club in collaboration with Samvedna Jagriti, for sometime at least we hope to have clean school organised an ‘On the spot Drawing and Poster making surroundings and when people forget and start littering competition’ on the topic Go Green, Save Earth. January-March 2014 89