Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) helped inspire over 6,000 children to take care of the environment for a cleaner and brighter future through the “Eco-Squad: Kilos Kabataan Para sa Kapaligiran (KKK)” project with Breeze and the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office Marikina.
The project engaged 17 elementary school students in Marikina City to teach them about environmental protection and conservation. They showed films on nature, pollution and recycling.
The children also applied what they learned via KKK’s Eco Planters contest, where each student planted their seedlings on creative planters and monitored its weekly progress and their realizations through their Eco Diaries. Knowledge Channel’s resident art educator and “Art Smart” host, Teacher Precious Gamboa, taught the children to make a planter out of recycled materials.
Based on their eco achievements, three students were selected as the winners. Allyza Nichole de Jessa of Malanday Elementary School won the Supremo Award (first Prize), followed by Given Rich Claciete from Concepcion Elementary School who took home the Bayani Award (second Prize), and Lois Nicolette delos Santos from L. Victorino Elementary School who took home the Kawal Award (third). Allyza was also awarded the Sikat Award for having received the most online likes for her eco achievements.
They were awarded cash prizes, tablets, and laptops for the schools they attended. The finalists were also awarded tablets with Knowledge Channel video lessons to help them online learn.
Rina Lopez-Bautista, president of KCFI, expressed gratitude to all parents, educators, and students who participated in this collaborative effort.
“Thank you for stepping up in teaching your children to take care of the environment. You have encouraged them to be more sustainable and give back to Mother Nature. Let us continue nurturing the environment with our children,” she shared.
SDO – Marikina Schools Superintendent Sheryl Gayola also pointed out the outstanding talents of their students and the importance of experiential learning in ensuring the application of the lessons they learned beyond academic fulfillment.
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