(10-11 Nov, 2003)
The first day began with the principal, Mr Humphrey Peters welcoming the SCN team to the school and informing the existence of the nature's club at the school which he said will play a positive role in future environmental concerns of public along with SCN and other likeminded organisations. Mr Adnan Akeel (Section Head Cambridge) conducted the proceedings.
Dr Murad Ali, Executive Director, SCN elaborated the importance of youth in environmental campaigns and said that the future lies in their hands, as the old generation has spoiled the Mother Earth, and nature has made the young the repositories of future. He also elaborated the facts and figures of global warming and water depletion the world over and how serious the threat is to human existence if this trend is not reversed.
Mrs Mina Majeed Khan also informed the students about the negative effects of pollution on their lifestyles and how a better environment can improve the general well being of the population at large.
Dr Adil Zareef discussed the environmental costs of pollution and that a large sum ($ 2 billion) is spent on environmental related diseases, which can easily be prevented if proper precautions are taken and many deaths can be avoided. He also informed how trees are lungs of the earth and makes it cooler, greener and a cleaner. He said that SCN will start its "Adopt a tree" campaign in ECS and will make Peshawar a greener and better place.
Mr Zahoor Durrani expressed the importance of cultural heritage and how it should be preserved for the future generations, as we cannot develop if we forget our past. Heritage provides a key linkage with our future development.
The students were divided into four groups and given 2 hours to make posters on the environmental issues. The SCN team comprising of Ms Tayyaba Ahmed, Mr Zahoor Durrani and Adil Zareef visited the college on the second day (11th November) to hear the students from four wings deliver thought-provoking speeches on the global and local environment issues. Promising to become proactive members of the environmental they took the challenge to effect a change with their collective efforts.
The poster exhibit by the students was equally stimulating and as. Mrs. B Yousuf, Director of Studies said it showed how important environment was for the entire world and thanked SCN for taking the opportunity to inform the students about its impact on human lives. Tayyaba Aziz, Adil Zareef, Mr Zahoor Durrani, Mr Adnan Akeel were the judges of the poster competion.
Summing up the event, senior science lecturer, Mr. Usman Qureshi informed that the nature club of the school was actively involved in environmental activities and pledged that the students of the ECS will take proactive part in all environmental activities in collaboration with SCN.
Later, Tayyaba Ahmed and Mr Zahoor Durrani gave away awards to the winning students in both speech and poster competition. SCN thanked the school authorities for inviting them to talk to the young minds and promised that they will do their best to inform and take the students along with them in all environmental activities.
(An SCN report)
1. Humphrey Peters Principal
2. Mrs.B Yousuf Director of Studies
3. Adnan Aqeel Section Head Cambridge
4. M Usman Qureshi Announcer
5. Rest of the staff members also helped in this competition.
Results of the Poster Competition
S.No. Name Position Class House
1. M. Yahya Jan 1st 10C E K-2
2. Sheryar Ghaffar 1st 10C E K-2
3. Kashif Jamil 2nd 10M F
4. Sher Shah 3rd 7B T
5. Bashir Hussan 3rd 10C E
Special Prizes:
1. Mohib Ali 1st 7B F
2. M. Ahtesham 2nd 8 J K-2
3. Akhyar Ayub 3rd 10 M F
Results of Speech Competition
S.No. Name Position Class House
1. M. Hassan 1st 9C N F
2. M. Yahya Jan 2nd 10C E K-2
3. Ali Ahmed 3rd 9C N F
4. Harris Khan Special Prize 10M R
