Nature Camp Report 2008-2009

Nature Camp REPORT

            Natural Science students of St.Joseph College of Teacher Education were too lucky to camp in harmony with nature for three days at Vellappara Forest Division Idukki.  All the students, our Principal Sister, our teachers and a few parents assembled in front of the college at 6.45 am on the glorious morning of 22^nd February 2009.  All together we began our trip by around 7.10 am by seeking the blessing of God Almighty.

               Our teacher, Dr. Rachel George, our Sister, Dr. Sr. Mary Joseph and three resource persons, Venu Varyathu, M. Renjith Kumar and M.S. Vinod, assisted as for the nature camp.Out first target was Alwaye Shiva Rathri Manappuram, where we can see the worst phase of the destructed Periyar. 

             We reached there by 7.45 am.  Manappuram was at its full glory to receive the crowd for Shivarathri.  But the whole glory was artificially made, which contributed to the disturbances in nature.  There was a temporary bridge across river Periyar.  The construction of that bridge was so simple, from which we can understand the fact that Periyar was not too deapthy at those region.  The area, that attracted us was the artificial forest made by the Periyar Samrakshana Samithi.  As a part of Save Periyar Project in 1985, this forest was made. M.S. Vinod Sir gave a small description regarding that artificial forest and river Periyar.  The major destruction caused to river Periyar was by the illegal sand mining near to the river basin.  The worst phase of Periyar put our minds into great distress. 

By around 8.45 am we got back to our bus and reached Kalady Sree Sankara Sthoopam by 9.15 am. Sankara Sthoopam, depicts the major incidents in the life of Sree Sankaracharya, the proponent of the concept “Adwaytha”.  It is believed that, Lord Sree Parameswara himself incarnated as Sankaracharya.  The Sthoopam is a 14 stared building with a winding model steps.  At each level, the important incidents in the life of ‘Sankaran’ were depicted with its maximum beauty on the walls as sculptures.  By 9.40 we left Kalady.

            Our next destiny was Kodanadu Elephant Kraal.  By 10.15 am, we reached Kodanadu and had our breakfast.  We enjoyed it at together in close relation with nature. At Kodanadu, a small ecofriendly park, a zoo, now considered to be a rescue centre, the elephant, Kraal and a children park were the major attractions.   
Only a few animals & birds were present in the zoo.  It included some monkeys, python, pigeons, parrots, barn owl, Brahmini kite, rose ringed parakeet, goose, barking deer, jungle cat, sambar deer, crocodile, peacock, spotted deer etc. Our next fascination was Elephant Kraal which was built up in 1965 with Rs.40, 346 /- as its cost of production.  At first here elephants trapped from wild one tamed but later on elephant trapping is not allowed instead it acts as a rescue centre.  At present when we visited, we could find 4 female elephants and one male. Then we got a small class on elephants, the way they one tamed etc by Subrahmanyan and Philip, the elephant trainers and Padmarajan, the care taker.  Around 21 species of animals are present there.  By 12.15, we got back to out bus.  On the way, at 1.45 pm we had our lunch.
  

By 3 pm, we reached the lower Periyar Dam.  By that time Venu Sir talked a little.  Sir emphasized the importance of nature and its products.  He just explained to us- how to love nature & how to enjoy nature.  Then again we continued our journey by 3.30 pm.  By 4.45 pm, we reached Idukki. 

 

              The dormitory under Vellapara Forest division was our camping place.  It was nearer to Kolumban Samadhi.  It was a beautiful area.  Very close to the dormitory there was a small temple.  We would meet a lady there.  She told that there are a number of faith, belief and stories connected with the temple.  There was a peculiar arrangement of flattered rock pieces which was called as “Yakshiara”. The climate over there was very cool, calm and sweet.  As soon as we reached over the dormitory we were welcomed by K.A Vargeese Sir there.  Then we got light refreshment with tea and biscuit there.

At 5.30 we had an official inauguration of our nature camp in the dormitory.  We began it with a prayer song by Shyama Vargeese.  The camp coordinator, Renjith sir gave the welcome speech and Venu sir gave the presidential address.  Then the most auspicious occasion of camp inauguration was done by K.A. Vargeese sir, the camp in charge.  We curtained the inaugural function by the vote of thanks by Anupama K.M.

             By 6 o’ clock, we had our next session. It was lead by Vargeese sir.  First of all sir supplied a letter pad and a pen for each one of us.  Then sir gave us a clear idea regarding the next day’s schedule.  Next was an informative and excellent throw of knowledge by Vargeese sir.  The topic was National parks, wild life sanctuaries, Dams, endangered flora and fauna etc.   The class was too informative as well as interesting.  Finally we had a questioning session. There sir, cleared a number of doubts from our side.

          We had our dinner at 9 o’ clock in the dormitory.  Next was our camp evaluation.  For that all our camp members and faculty joined together and each one evaluated that day’s schedule.  Every positive and negative aspect, of camp was put forwarded there.  After the evaluation, by about 11.30 pm we went for bed.

On the very fine morning of 23^rd February, every one got up by 4.30 am and then we had a time for bath and change.  The first programme charted was a morning walk.  Before that we had a prayer lead by Sr. Mary Joseph.  We came across Kolumban Samadhi there.  Kolumban was the tribal man who proposed the site for Idukki Dam.

 

             K.A. Vargeese sir, was our guide through out the walk.  We saw a number of beautiful birds we could feel the most smoothened climate through out the walk.

 After the morning walk, we came back to our dormitory then we had our breakfast, uppuma and banana there.  The next programme was our most awaitened moment, the trucking.  We began our trip at 9.50 am. K .A. Vargeese sir helped us to identify a number of trees, plants and various animals there. The trip was too interesting as well as adventurous.  Some of the students were too tired but some were very energetic even after the trucking.Then we had our lunch at 1.30 in the dormitory.  Next was a quiz competition conducted by K.A. Vargeese sir on the Periyar day’s class and knowledge that we acquired during trucking.  The top scorer was Binuja Clement, followed by Hasna V.P & then Tinu Jose. Then we had a tea at 4.50.

                Next we moved on to ‘Kalvary Mount’ the most beautiful place that I have ever seen.  Kalvary mount was a steep mountain.  We could enjoy the fantastic scenery from the top to the bottom.  The scene over Kalvary mount is really beyond our expectations. By around 7.30 we reached back the dormitory and had our dinner. After dinner, we had a small cultural programme.  Shivadasan sir, the Thattekadu forest officer addressed our gathering. 

                           By around 11 o’clock the cultural programme came to an end and next was a session for the news edition.  The news editor all together made articles for the camp news paper.

          On the fine morning of 24^th February, our plan was to go deep into the ‘Idukki wild life’ sanctuary.  We got up at 4.30 am, and became ready by 6.45 am and had a morning walk. By 7.45 am, we were back at the dormitory and had our breakfast there.  Then students were divided into two groups and one went for boating and other deemed the Kolumban Samadhi.

We were lucky meet the legendary Rajamma – the tribal relative of Kolumban.  She could explain some believer of the tubak about Muniyara and all. 

                               On the way to the inner zones of Idukki wild life sanctuary through the dam we could see 4 elephants.  Two were drinking water from the dam and we could feel its presence with in 50 meters.  During the rise in the boat we were able to see Cheruthoni Dam, Kuravan mala, Kurathy mala and Vyshali hills. 

                              The Cheruthoni dam is so peculiar that it process the shutters to carry out the overflow water in dam.  As we all know the arch shaped Idukki dam was on its full glory.  It is the first arch dam in Asia.  The dam was completed in 1975 by Hindusthan Construction Company using   Canadian   technology.   The dam was     inaugurated    by Indira Gandhi.  Dam dimension was 169 m in height, 366 m in length and 736 m wide.

          After the smoothening ride we reached our dormitory and had our lunch there.  By 2.45 pm, we had our closure ceremony of the camp.  There the News paper was published and we selected Lakshmi and Honeymol as the best camp members. Then, prizes for quiz competition, best camp members and camp evaluator – Divya K.S were awarded.  After the official fare well, we headed back to our bus with a fully satisfied mind filled with the evergreen memory of the camp.  By around 7.30 p.m by God Grace we reached our college.

 

           Thus we enjoyed the amazing and wonderful experience of the first nature camp arranged in St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women.

 

Nature Camp Report 2009-2010

NATURE CAMP REPORT- 12^th Feb-14^th Feb 2010.

Place of visit- Chimmony Dam – Thirssur

          “There is a pleasure in the path less woods,

          There is rapture on the lonely shore,

          There is a society, where none intrudes

          By the dep seas, and music in its roads

          I love not mass less, but nature more”.

- George Gordon, Lord Byron

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

               On 12^th Feb 2010, we a group comprising of 40 nature lovers from St. Joseph’s Training College started on a three day trekking and camping four to Chimmony Dam, Thirssur district. The group included our Principal, Dr.Sr. Rosamma Lukose the teacher in charge Dr. Rachel George and 3 Prominent Resource personal (Mr. Renjith Kumar, Mr. Venu Variath and Mr. Vinod) and 35 students in all.

          At about 9.15 am we boarded the bus and our first pit stop was Ezhattumughum . The highlight of the place was the check dams constructed to prevent the overflow of water. It was at this site that the tour guides and the resource personals introduced themselves. The first person to speak wwas Mr. Venu Variath a well known children’s writes from Aluva. He has worked for nearly 20 years in all the prominent children’s books like Poompatta, Balarama, PCM magazine, Balabhumi. He has let nature speak in all his works. In his introduction, he told us to observe nature as nature is the best teacher. He told us that even plucking a flower is a grave crime, as we fail to comprehend the extend of damage this single act can bring.  He adviced us that as teachers we have to give examples from nature and this will amaze the students we teach. Then Mr. Vinod of Mathubhumis SEED programme for school students introduced himself. After the formal introduction we moved on to Athirapilly water falls located 78 Km from Kochi at the entrance of  Sholayar  Ranges. It presented to us one of the most bewitching sights and its greenery and misty waters infused freshness into our tired  soul. We visual Athirapilly when it was at the peak of a controversy ie. construction of dam across the river. It could be a site for Rs 675 crore, 163 MW hydal power project and the state government has earmarked nearly 140 hec here for the construction of the dam. There has been strong protests from the environmental groups around the state.  Dr. Achuthan a leading environmentalist shored his views with us in an interactive session. He said that it is not the developmental projects the environmentalists are against. He said that they were against the unscientific developments instead of utilizing the already existing dams to the fullest government wants to construct newer dams which could spell doom for to entire ecosystem. After the talk, we had our lunch and then moved on to the prime destination- Chimmany Dam. at about 6.30 Pm nearly three hours behind  schedule we reached Chinmony wildlife sanctuary. It is situated in Mukundapuram Taluk of Thirssur district. Established in 1984 it has its head quarters at Echippara.  In 1976-83 due to construction of the dam large sections of the forests were cleared. This sanctuary consists of watershed areas of Kunumali and Mupliyam encircled by the hills. A part of the sanctuary lies adjacent to Pechi- Vazhani wildlife sanctuary and other part to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary.  Nature observers can roak themselves completely in the tranquility of the place and it is haven for a variety of wildlife. The pristine beauty of the surroundings compared to that of the Ernakulam Town really bolvled us our. After resting and refreshing ourselves we directly got into the formal inauguration of the camp. Dr. Ajay Kumar the forest officer in charge welcomed us to the green paradise. He told us in general about what to expect in the place. He said that a great variety of plants and animals   live in the area in joyful abandon.  All kinds of animals ranging from leopards, tigers, elephants, bears, wild bisons are found. The climate is salubrious and the vegetation includes 10 Sq. Km of evergreen forests, 15 Sq. Km of semi evergreens and 40 Sq.km of leaf shedding forests. the main trees in Ever green forests include  - Vetti, Pali, Punna,  anjili, white pine  marotti.  Semi evergreens has – Manja kadambu, Pongu , manimarutha . Leaf shedding forests includes – Pala, Venga, Karmarunna. He told  us about the rare endemic  orchids and butterflies found in the region. He introudded us to an active  environmental activist . P.K. Dharmarajan who has dedicated his activities for forest conservation. He began the talk by telling us  that the purpose  of the visit should be to know  nature and enjoy life. His speech reflected on the tradition of India and its closer relation with nature.  Even 5000 years ago people in India knew that non biodegradable wastes should not be deposited in the social and this is stated clearly in the 8^th chapter of Manusmrithi. It amazed us that even at that time people knew how to dispose off the waste compared to the technologically  advanced  modern times. He also gave us a detailed account of how plants  change the atmosphere around them.  He took the example of five plants to explain this. The first plant taken was ‘Aegle marmelos’ or Koovalam in local language. Traditionally it is used as an offering  to Lord Siva and its ability to absorb toxins form the human body has been a long known fact. The second plant Aloe vera  known to absorb the toxins  from the atmosphere. The third plant is Tulsi called the ‘Queen of Herbs’ one of the most sacred herbs of India.  It is revered in India for over 5000 years as a healing balm for the body mind and spirit and is known to bestow  an amazing  number of health benefits. Tulsi  has been eulogized in Indian culture.  The forth plant mentioned was Ficus religiosa  Ficus India, its  tree canopy has provided the much needed resting place, a place for discussions and gossips. It has been a true representative of Indian tradition. It is known to purify air and increase the amount of oxygen in air,.  The fifth plant discussed was Neem. In Sanskrit neem has been called the Arishtha or reliever of sickness. It is believed that planting a need tree in the house is an  ensured passage to heaven. He  emphasized  on the need to respect even the lowest of creation The second session of the talks resumed aftr a breasdk . IOn this session he told us that the basic need for all brings is to love and be loved. This  is the need that makes the world go around.  With  a beautiful example of JC Bose and his experiments with touch me not he told us that tven plants respond to our emotions and pacify   us  in our sorrows.  His final message that  each being in this world serves  a purpose made us think about the bounty  and harmony of nature in its true sense. Day I ended with a general evaluation of the camp and as we prepared  for  bed the jungle  sounds lulled us to a peaceful sleep.

Day 2      13-2-2010

          The second day started of quite early and by about 6.00 O'clock in the morning all of us were ready and raring to go out into nature. We were taken to witness sunrise and for many of us who had not bothered to get up  early it was indeed a new and rejuvenating experience. We were made to sit outside and were asked to close our eyes. The twittering of the birds, the gentle breeze, the early morning calmness lifted our spirits and when we opened our eyes slowly the sun was rising above the horizon and the orange, yellow and golden colours were running a riot in the sky a heavenly plain above you awakening life.  Golden ray threads began to appear and the sun radiated from the sky of a flawless blue. We realized that there is nothing in the world like seeing a new day dawning.

          After a quick morning walk and breakfast we were all set to trek the forest floor. The 40 of us  all dressed for the occasion and well equipped  for a long trek started off and each step of the way was highly educational. Two of the locals accompanied us as they were very familiar  with the sights and sounds of the forest. They explained  to us many details about each flora and fauna that we came across. The differtn species that we encountered include  the lianas climbers that had the capacity to store large  amounts of water . The Koli phenomenon where a parasitic plant suffocates the host to death by encircling  around it. The various plant successions, the death and degradation on one side and birth on the other, butterfly roots etc. etc. The intrinsic and natural   balance and rhythm was evident every step of the way ands it made us realize how insignificant man is. The guide told us that all the designs and innovations has been the result of observation of nature.  The trek took us into the lap of nature which was a very humbling expertise. Our egos just crumbled and we realize how small were truly ate when we look up into  the star studded clear sky lying on the rocky slopes. Our five senses if not six slowly attune to the forests where it will not  only sight but also the different sounds of the forest, the feel of stiff breeze on your skin, the smash that contributed to the whole. The trek also build up a sense o team work  and it brought us into contact with an array of  people.  The importance of silence in the jungle and to always keep in view ones partner both in the front and behind, not  to litter the forest with plastics was all leant. The first trek was tough going and  some of us felt a small difficulty in catching up but all of us managed well. There is no way we could estimate number of kilometers covered and the forest distance is better measured in time. There are no animals sited.  But elephant dung and trails and pugmarks of different animals like wild bison, tigers were everywhere.  The skeletons of deer were also seen. We spotted a snake hanging form the branches enjoying an afternoon nap  which was duly photographed.  There was an area  where thousands  of butterflies were hovering around  and that topo was systematically  captured in our lenses. After we came back from the trek at about 4.00 O’clock, there was a small quiz competition  and after which  by about 5’)clock we set out to the Chimminy reservoir. The Chimminiy  reservoir  is a Nabard assisted oproject under RIDF. The masonry dam has a height of about 52.82 m and the bed level is 26.38 m MSL. total length of the spill sway is 47.50m. After enjoying  the features of the dam and understanding its details we began to backward trek to our base camp.  After our return there was a small talk on forest fire.  by Mr. Murali. There was also  a video presentation on the  different animals  found in the area which  reduced  our self pity of not being able to  spot  any live animal during the trek. The day ended with the presentation of cultural progeammes. The perogamnes ranged from Ottamthullal to skits, dances and songs filled the air and laughter and enjoyment seemed to be the dominant mood.

Day 3   14-2-2010

          The last day of the camp started of as usual with  the sunrise and viewing  and morning walk.  Finally all the members  were grouped into four and we were asked to air our views as to the trek, scope for improvement etc. Everyone was upbeat and all praise  for the organizers. The  prizes for best camper, photographer, quiz competitions, best team were given out . Release of the newspaper and a farewell speech concluded the three day eventfull camp.  There was a cleaning operation during which we cleaned the surroundings and burnt all the wastes.

          As we stepped into our buses and bid farewell we  couldn’t  help thinking  abut the awe inspiring all powerful and dangerous beauty  of nature.  Discovering this idyllic place, we found ourselves  filled with an yearning to linger here, where time stands still and beauty our whelms ….As we sit silently on the return journey we sing to ourselves the songs of nature that rebate in our minds .

Life science Exhibition - 2008-2009 (Photographs)

Multimedia Information Package in Developing Environmental Awareness among Student Teachers at Secondary Level

Multimedia Information Package in Developing Environmental   Awareness among Student Teachers at Secondary Level

   Introduction

            The relationship between man and his environment is inevitable but complex. Human welfare depends to a large extend on physical environment which determines many aspects of his life. Environmental education has now been characterized by the development of explicit and implicit interconnection, with human health science and technology, and the environmental, economic, social issues and problems of society. It is generally accepted that increased concern for environmental quality and fear of severe deterioration of human health and quality of human life caused by dramatic decline in environmental quality gave impetus for synthesis leading to environmental education. Every individual has the right to seek a healthy environment to live in. It makes the environmental awareness and environmental education internationally imperative.

                Considering the importance of environmental education for creating environmental awareness and responsibilities towards environmental protection for ecological balance, in the NPE 1986 and 1992 of India, it is stated. “There is paramount need to create a consciousness of the environment. It must permeate all ages and all sections of society beginning with the child. Environmental consciousness should inform teaching in schools and colleges. This aspect will be integrated in the entire educational process. The chief objectives of environmental education are that “individuals and social groups should acquire awareness and knowledge, develop attitudes, skills and abilities and participate in solving real life problems with a practical bias. The perspective should be integrated, inter disciplinary and holistic in character.”          

  Need and Significance of the Study

            Environmental conditions of the present world are worse and the problems related to environment results largely from ignorance and unawareness. The trends of continuous misuse of the environment can be overcome only by creating environmental awareness among people. Even though the academic community including curriculum planners, educationalists and teachers are quite aware of the need of the development of environmental awareness at every level, it has been neglected till recently in our educational system. Unfortunately our present method of teaching environmental science demands rote memorization of concepts, facts and principles and through this traditional method of teaching the objectives of environmental education are not realized. Therefore we are in need of new strategies and technologies for developing environmental awareness which will help to accomplish definite goals.

                            Hence to realize the need for maximizing environmental awareness, the investigator decided to prepare a multimedia information package for developing environmental awareness among student teachers at secondary level. The study also throws light into the various environmental problems like greenhouse effect, acid rain, depletion of ozone layer, loss of biodiversity, problems of solid waste, various types of pollution, unwise management of natural resourses, deforestation etc. Hence the importance of the study.

   Statement of the Problem          

 ‘Multimedia Information Package in Developing Environmental Awareness among Student Teachers at   Secondary Level’

 Hypothesis

        Multimedia Information Package is very effective in developing Environmental awareness among student teachers at secondary level.

   Objectives

1.     To find out the Environmental awareness of student teachers at secondary level.

2.      To test the effectiveness of the prepared Multimedia Information package in developing Environmental awareness among student teachers at secondary level.

  Methodology 

  Sample

                  Sample chosen for the present study consisted of 100 student teachers in age group of 20 – 30 years studying in University College of Teacher Education, Kudamaloor. The college offers a heterogeneous student teacher population and it was assumed that a randomly chosen sample from that college would truly represent the student teacher population. The technique of sampling used was stratified random sampling in which student teachers from 7 optional subjects were selected. (English, Malayalam, Hindi, Physical Science, Social Science, Mathematics and Natural Science).

    

    Tools

            1.   Questionnaire to test Environmental awareness.

            2.   Multimedia Information Package on Environmental Education.

   Procedure & Design

                 The method adopted for the present study was experimental method. The investigator took 100 student teachers at secondary level and personally administered the tools of the study. Since one of the objectives of the present study was to test the awareness of the student teachers on various aspects related to Environment, the questionnaire was first distributed among the respondents and all necessary instructions and ample time were given to fill the questionnaire. The CD-ROM on the information package was presented before the respondents and along with this; proper explanation was given by the investigator herself. A detailed reading material on different aspects of the environment such as biodiversity, greenhouse effect, pollution, waste management & plastic use, land use & deforestation, environmental movements etc.  was so supplied in order to supplement the slide show. Charts, posters photographs, video tapes and audio tapes on major environmental issues were also shown to the respondents.  The awareness programme lasted for three days. After completing the awareness programme the same questionnaire was again given the groups, to know whether there is any development in their Environmental awareness. The response sheets were collected back. The data thus obtained were analysed using appropriate statistical techniques. Every precaution was taken to make the study as reliable and valid as possible.                                

Results & Discussions

                       The percentage of respondents who gave different responses to questions before and after the administration of Multimedia Information Package was used for the analysis of data. The results obtained on the analysis of data along with their interpretations are as follows:

Awareness of student teachers before and after Environmental awareness programme

               Two sets of scores were obtained regarding the awareness of student teachers on various aspects of the Environment. The first set of data pertaining to their awareness before the educational programme (referred as pre-test scores) and the second set of data on the extend of awareness of the target group after awareness programme (referred as post-test scores). The results obtained on the analysis are given in the following table.

                Awareness of Student teachers about Environmental aspects before

                                      and after Educational programme

Content	Pre-test (n = 100)	Post-test (n = 100)
Biodiversity	77	100
Greenhouse effect	89	100
Pollution	84	98
Waste management & Plastic use	79	100
Land use & Deforestation	82	100
Environmental movements	71	96
Total	482	594

               

                           From the above table it was clear that the awareness of student teachers about various aspects of environmental science were not very high in the initial stage. But after the awareness programme on all aspects pertaining to, a great majority of the student teachers at secondary level increased their awareness upto cent percent irrespective of their optional subjects.   

 Conclusion

                   The Multimedia Information Package was found to be very effective in developing awareness about various aspects of environmental science among student teachers at secondary level irrespective of their optional subject.

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