The children of KG II at Mother's Pet Kindergarten noticed traffic issues outside their school. They came up with ideas like painting a zebra crossing and "No Parking" signs. They spoke to drivers about following traffic rules. They also encouraged carpooling to reduce traffic and save fuel. As part of a "Joy of Giving" project, the children made cards to sell and donated the money to a school in a village to buy books, a water filter, and a toilet seat.

1. CARPOOL - SAVE FUEL... Date:27 th Sept – 9 th Oct ‘10 Drawn by:- Anushka Mishra Drawn by:- Shubh Tiwari

2. Mentor teacher – Mrs. Suneet Singh Helper teachers – Mrs. Upma Bisen, Mrs. Tabassum Badar, Mrs. Zarina Anis. Core group of children – Eshan Sarda, Eshwar Sarda, Eesha Kolte, Hrishita Manuja, Arnav Bhargav. Secondary group – Sanika Palsapure, Chirag Ramchandani, Brian Dias, Jash Panchmatia, Sharanya Deshmukh, Anika Agrawal, Vansh Arora, Michelle Tudu, Tanmaya Parikh, Shubham Sinha, Gaurang Agrawal, Tanvi Mohta, Ruchir Agrawal, Sujata Khungar These children motivated all the KG II children to participate in the project and bring about a change. PROJECT TEAM

3. A CHILD'S EXPRESSION... Drawn by:- Niharika Agrawal

4. During one of the Circle Time sessions children were asked the problems they face while coming to school. At this time majority of the children did not like the chaos and the confusion which was created due to traffic. FEEL...

5. There is a lot of traffic jam outside our school. – Anika There is nobody to guide the traffic. – Daksha While coming in the auto we hear a lot of honking. – Nandini Autowala has to come out and shout at others to move from the road. – Chirayu People blow a lot of horn. – Niharika When we are stuck in the traffic we feel hot. – Manmeet PROBLEMS WHICH THE CHILDREN CAME UP WITH....

6. We took the children out to see the traffic problem FEEL

7. Children were asked for suggestions IMAGINE

8. Children were asked solutions for the traffic problem outside our school premises:- I will cross the road on the zebra crossing (which we should paint). – Eshan and Arpit Traffic policeman should be there outside the school to guide the traffic. – Araf We should put ‘No Parking’ boards. – Tanmaya We will take one big car and three friends will come together. – Kshitij The gates should have arrows of left and right and vehicles should follow it. – Lamiyah DURING CIRCLE TIME....

9. Children spoke to autowalas and van drivers and asked them to follow the traffic rules and signs which they would be putting up.

10. DO Children took the initiative and with the help of the teachers painted two NO PARKING signs outside the school gate.

11. OUR LITTLE HANDS AT WORK...

12. Another group of children painted the zebra crossing on the main road of our school with the help of teachers.

13. The Joy Of Completing The Task ...

14. Before initiating the project .... After the completion of the project...

15. The cars parked next to our compound walls created the traffic jam. Before After

16. Before After

17. Carpool to Save Fuel, Money, Environment, Reduce Traffic...

18. Children spoke to the parents and requested them to start carpool to send their children to school.

19. We have around 900 children studying in our school. We had sent the attached notice to the parents. Some of the parents were very positive and have promised to start using the system of carpool in order to save fuel and save our environment. We hope to bring a change in almost 900 families in some time. IMPACT ON PEOPLE

20. MOTHER’S PET KINDERGARTEN (6.10.10) Dear Parents, The children of KG II are working on a project called ‘Design For Change’. They are trying to tackle the traffic outside the school and at the same time trying to encourage parents to start car pool to save fuel and our environment. Parents are requested to try and work out a system from each one’s residential area wherein they could have a carpool. We anticipate a good response. Thanking you, From: MOTHER’S PET KINDERGARTEN NOTICE TO THE PARENTS

21. As a part of it, our little children felt that they could even bring a smile on the face of less privileged children. JOY OF GIVING WEEK

22. During one of our regular Friday activities, the children made Diwali cards by using old magazine pages and sold them to the parents to collect money . MOTHER’S PET KINDERGARTEN KG – II NOTICE (30.09.2010) Dear Mummy & Daddy, This week is ‘ Joy of Giving Week’ . We want to be a part of this noble endeavor and would like to ‘Design for Change’. We felt that the traffic problem outside our school premises was affecting everyone. So, to regulate the traffic and to inculcate self-discipline in auto/van drivers and parents, we will be placing placards and signs at certain points. We would also like to collect money by selling our hand made cards and use the money to distribute books to a school in Khairi village. So, please come to the school basement on Friday (01.10.10.) at 12.45 p.m to buy my cards which you can send to my friends or relatives.

24. SAMPLES OF CARDS MADE BY CHILDREN

26. CARDS FOR SALE

27. The money collected was used to give books, water-filter and Indian toilet seat to a school in Khairi village on the outskirts of Nagpur. BRINGING JOY

28. The children of the school were thrilled to receive around 200 books of various subjects.

29. THE REFLECTION OF JOY