Omnia Bene Facere aka Do All Things Well, that is the motto of Goethals. A school with a rich cultural heritage of 113 years!⁣
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The last one week has been surreal with Br. Samuel, the Principal and his team visiting us at Tieedi and then we walking up the lanes of this hallowed institution (nostalgia!) to analyse their current systems on environment sustainability. What followed was a presentation to all the teachers of GMS in the hall (looked endless while growing up but now seems smaller) on Everyday Environmentalism. We also hosted the teachers for a fun-filled day long workshop in our forest.⁣
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It sure was humbling to have the teachers who taught you pat you on the back. Far cry from all the raps on the back one received while being moulded into a Goethalite while growing up here. :D⁣
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How often does one get an opportunity to go and give back to their alma mater? And here we are excited and geared up to make our module Everyday Environmentalism part of the school curriculum and make Goethals the first zero waste school in India! Daunting task? Well, blame it on the motto which taught us to Do All Things Well.⁣
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"You are the light of the world. A city on the hill cannot be hidden."⁣
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We have taken the challenge to ensure that no bio-degradeable waste comes out from homes, schools or business entities. Our Permaculture journey has placed us at a point where we are now confident of being able to assist folks in converting all of this 'so called waste' into nutrient rich compost that replenishes the fast depleting top soil. ⁣
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How will this help?⁣
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1) Reduction of greenhouse gases that emanate from toxic landfills.⁣⁣
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2) Getting the nutrients back into the soil by converting food waste into compost and closing this circular loop of farm - table - farm. It helps you restore the top soil of the world which is getting depleted at a rapid rate. What's more you can start growing your own organic food from your own compost!⁣⁣
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3) When you compost food waste you ensure better recycling of plastic products as plastic that is contaminated with food waste cannot be recycled.⁣⁣
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4) You ensure cleaner sorroundings and better work conditions for the waste pickers as now they have to deal with only dry, non decomposing waste.⁣⁣
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Call/WhatsApp us at 8327472208 to be part of this revolution and Be the change you wish to see around you.⁣
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In our profile highlights click on the 'Compost' section to follow our journey.⁣
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We are glad that our workshop for the teachers was well received by everyone. We feel blessed to be given an opportunity to share our learnings from Permaculture:

Workshop link: https://www.facebook.com/TIEEDI/posts/2568670510055901

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Teachers' and Staff Orientation Workshop on Everyday Environmentalism.⁣
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We are happy to have hosted Darjeeling Montessori House of Children School teachers for a day long event at Tieedi Forest.⁣
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Our environment awareness and solutions module is being integrated in the academic calendar of this inspiring, alternative school in Darjeeling. Before the session starts we conducted this workshop for the teaching and non teaching staff of the school so that we have everyone onboard with the philosophy before we start introducing it to the students.⁣
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The topics covered were:⁣
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1) Challenges faced by our Air, Water and Soil.⁣
2) Shin-rin-yoku forest bathing exercises.⁣
3) Home and School Composting Solutions.⁣
4) Hands-on construction with natural and renewable resources.⁣
5) Hands-on soil erosion protection exercises.⁣
6) Educational walk along the river till the waterfall.⁣
7) Introduction to minimalism at Tieedi Zero Waste store.⁣
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It was an incredibly awesome learning session not just for them but also for us.⁣
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#EverydayEnvironmentalism is an experiential learning module we have developed to ensure that environmentalism steps out from boardroom meetings and climate change summits to actionable everyday behavioral changes we can implement in our day to day lives.⁣
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