My Dear Environment

My Big Care Since Early Age

Students are doing follow-up activity

We don’t know, whether sense of care towards environment has already been implemented or just merely utterances? So far, we have done just simple things such as teaching how to short garbage, beautify rubbish bins, and clean rivers nearby. It is so simple, isn’t it?

We are a group of students initiating to commemorate the Environment Day through some activities.The group members are students coming from some institute and universities covering Yogyakarta Technology Institute, Sarjana Wiyata University, Rural Development Institute, and Indonesia Art Institute.

The series of activities began on Tuesday, 28 April 2015 by visiting, exploring and having discussion with manager and students of Sanggar Anak Alam (Salam). The stretch of paddy field and happy smiles of the pupils welcome our visit and it burnt our spirit to flame.

Next, we guided and assisted them independently as their teacher were having a meeting. “Let’s guys, we gather here, play and learn together”, Martius initiated to ask them. We divided ourselves into some groups and started talking about environment and the importance of the environment for all human. Then we asked the pupils to beautify some rubbish bins by painting them.

Painting was an attractive activity for them, even some of the pupils start to whimper for much painting. Since the number of the rubbish bins was limited, we divided them into two groups. In 10 minutes they had to finish their drawing and should give chance to their other friends who wanted to paint, so everyone could participate. Some students seemed having good talent to draw, some supported their friends with creative ideas, and some others encouraged their friends through their own ways. Sense of care should begin since early age, and we planned to visit and encourage other pupils from many other schools. *** (DT)