Earth Educators set to take lessons on Nature to children across India
The HinduEvery week on Saturday, Mihir Pathak visits a Government school in Pipariya, a town in Madhya Pradesh’s Hoshangabad district. “Literacy level is low in the region and I use environment education as a tool to teach children to read and write, as well as help them think scientifically.” Mihir is among the 20 Earth Educators who won a fellowship constituted by the non-profit Youth Conservation Action Network. “We wanted to create a generation of young earth educators who work with children in an exciting way,” says K Ramnath Chandrasekhar, who co-founded YouCAN along with his partner Rachita Sinha. What are the aspects that threaten the tree, for instance.” This is what Ramnath and Rachita envision for their Earth Educators: that he/she will connect localised Natural history with the bigger picture. Topics covered Our relationship with Nature Plastic Pollution and mapping Climate crisis Planetary health Geo enquiry The fellowship is designed such that Earth Educators are inspired to start their own passion projects specific to the communities they work in.
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