1. LET’S MAKE WAVES! WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT MODERN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, KOLKATA Anisha, Ankita, Avani, Tanvi and Vedika Mentor Teacher: Amita Prasad

3. The team undertook an audit in School to study areas where water is being wasted – and approximately how much – so that they could work out what needs to be done.

7. Some students wrote poems or articles to reinforce their belief that water conservation is a pressing need

8. The next step was to spread the message of the need to conserve water among their peers. This was done through presentations at Assembly at different levels (approximately 1050 students from Classes III to VIII) and displaying posters in prominent places in the school (another 700 students and 120 teachers).

9. The students studied the rain water harvesting system recently installed in our school and suggested means by which it could be used more efficiently. They also analyzed the feasibility of introducing a similar system in their own homes.

12. Our students designed banners and placards which are being displayed outside the school building in an attempt to bring home the message to the community at large. Since our school is located on a major thoroughfare in the city, the reach of such messages is tremendous.

13. Our students have decided to continue their work on the Water Conservation Project through their Environmental Education and SUPW Classes in school and by taking on more ambitious schemes with the help of their parents at home. Many of them feel that they will never take water for granted any more – and have pledged that they will do whatever they can to conserve it. Our Principal Devi Kar says: The very idea of children trying to change their lives themselves appealed to us so strongly that we decided to take up the DFC project immediately. Now we are hoping that the tremendous spirit generated by the project will stay with the school community. We look forward to many more desirable changes being effected by our children.