Green Schools in Nepal: Developing Young Leaders for a Sustainable Future

Progress Report
(October-December 2014)

Submitted to
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Submitted by
Friends of Nature (FON) Nepal

Summary
This report is the plain documentation of progress made between the periods of October December 2014. Green School Team carried out varied sort of activities within these three
months. Handover of computer, solar panels & other goods, butterfly identification hike,
conservation training to eco-clubs/committees, teaching materials handover etc. are some
of the notable features. However, we were unable to implement few activities scheduled
within these three months period like Study Tour, Herbal Medicine Preparation Training,
Nature Bus and other due ongoing terminal examinations at both schools.

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Contents
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. ii
1. Green School Research Grant Update: ................................................................................................... 4
2. Green Voice Update: ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3. Handover of computer, solar panels and other goods: ................................................................... 5
4. Butterfly Identification Hike: .................................................................................................................... 6
5. Viva Con Agua Visit: ...................................................................................................................................... 7
6. Conservation Training for Eco-committees & Eco-clubs: .............................................................. 8
7. Teaching materials handover: .................................................................................................................. 8
8. Field visits/Travel: ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Annex I: Progress Report on Green School Virtual Learning Program ......................................... 13
Annex II: Checklist of Butterfly ..................................................................................................................... 22
Annex III: Teaching Materials Handover .................................................................................................. 26

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1.
Green School Research Grant Update: Seven research grantees under Green
School Research Grant Program started their proposed research work at Korak VDC since
early October 2014. Engaging secondary level students from the model Green School at
Korak VDC to respective research work of the university students is the special feature of
Green School Research Grant Program.

Arun Regmi (Research Grantee) demonstrating the utility of GPS to students of Shree Ratriya Ma Vi

2.
Green Voice Update: Green Voice is a radio program on Green School Project. It
covers contemporary environmental issues, highlights views of local people from Korak
VDC, Chitwan and features activities of Green School Project. Until now, three episodes of
Green Voice have been aired on Kalika FM 95.2 MHz.

Episode I flyer for Green Voice

3.
Handover of computer, solar panels and other goods: On October 31, 2014
Green School Team handed over computer, solar panels and other goods to Shree Rastriya
Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan. The goods are provided under
virtual learning program supported by Dusseldorf city, Germany. Now the school has
Internet connection and planning for communication with Hohenstrabe Elementary School,
Dusseldorf, Germany. For Green School Virtual Learning Programs progress report, please
visit Annex I.
Goods Particulars
1.

ACER (Veriton | M) CPU 1 set

2. DELL Monitor 24.0 ST2420L- 1 set

3. Solar UPS (Su-Kam Brainy) 1 set
4. Solar Panel - 2 set
5. Battery (Su-Kam BAZOOKA) HPT 200
(200Ah) 1 set
6. Computer table - 1 set
7. Chair 1 set
8. Frontech Multimedia Speaker (Model No.
JIL-3354) 1 set
9. Mini Items

Logitech h150 Stereo headset - 1 set

c170 Logitech Webcam - 1 set
Belkin Surge Protector - 1 set
Kaspersky 2014 Internet Security - 1 set
Hammer (Satyam) - 1 set
Screw Drivers with Testers - 1 set
Scissor and concrete nails - 1 set
Black & Red wires - 1 set
Shigma Energy saving bulbs - 4 set
Bulb holder - 4 set
Switch (Seema) - 4 set
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Three pin plugs - 3 set

PVC black tapes - 2 set

Cable Nails - 1 set

Black Prime Cable 4 SQ - 1 set

Local people co-operating during the transportation of goods to the school

Butterfly Identification Hike: On November 9 and 10, 2014 Green School Team
carried out Butterfly Identification Hike at Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara,
Charkilla, Korak-5 and Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan. Mr. Rishi Baral,
volunteer (FON Nepal) facilitated the hiking. We recorded 33 species of butterfly at
Chaughara, while 39 species were documented from Swamitar during our two days hiking.
4.

(See Annex II for checklist of butterfly)

Butterfly Identification Hike with students of Shree Rastriya Primary School

5.
Viva Con Agua Visit: In early November 2014, delegates from Viva Con Agua,
Germany visited Korak VDC to be acquainted with the projects being implemented at Korak
VDC, Chitwan. Green School Team along with Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) greeted
the German delegates and briefed on their respective projects.

En route for Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5

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6.
Conservation Training for Eco-committees & Eco-clubs: Green School Project
conducted conservation training for eco-clubs/committees on November 16-19, 2014. The
purpose behind organizing this training is to educate local people of Korak VDC, Chitwan
on contemporary issues like forest conservation, forest fire, biodiversity, waste
management, medicinal plants, bat, butterfly conservation and so forth. First phase of the
training was held at Hotel Nature Heritage, Sauraha while second phase was carried out at
Community Building, Kirantar, Korak-5, Chitwan.

Group photograph taken during conservation training for Eco-committees/clubs

7.
Teaching materials handover: On December 23 and 24, Green School Team handed
over teaching materials & equipments to Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara,
Charkilla, Korak-5 and Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan.
(See Annex III for Teaching materials handed over to both schools)

Teaching materials handover at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar

8.
Field visits/Travel: Summarized below are field visits carried out at Korak VDC
and elsewhere by Green School Team aside from conducting activities, and that may
include discussion with school staffs, stakeholders, meeting with Eco-club/committees,
collecting information and so forth.

October 9, 29 & 30 2014 - Field visit with Green School Research grantees to
Korak VDC, Chitwan.

October 9, 10 2014 - Field visit with Laxmi Paudel, host - Green Voice for radio
program.

October 10, 2014 - Class taken at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar.

October 20, 2014 - Orientation about Eco-club to Green School Research

grantees at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan.

Eco-club interaction with Green School Research grantees

October 10-11, 2014 - Visit to Friends of nature (FON) Nepal Kathmandu office
for briefing on the updates of Green School Project.

November 4, 2014 - Field visit with Laxmi Paudel, host - Green Voice for radio
program.

November 8, 9 and 10 2014 - Class taken regarding Butterfly, its importance,

diversity etc. at Shree Rastriya Ma Vi and Shree Rastriya Primary School, Korak
VDC.

Inside the classroom at Shree Rastriya Primary School

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December 1, 7, 16 2014 - Charkilla visit for Internet connection at Shree

Rastriya Primary School.

Establishing internet connection at Charkilla

December 6-15, 2014 - Field visit with FON Nepal Kathmandu team.

December 10, 2014 - Field visit with Laxmi Paudel, host - Green Voice for radio
program.

December 20-24, 2014 - Class taken at Shree Rastriya Primary School on basics
of computer and IT.

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Students in their computer lab

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Annex I: Progress Report on Green School Virtual Learning Program

Progress Report on

Green School Virtual Learning Program

Submitted to
Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Submitted by
Friends of Nature (FON) Nepal

December 2014

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Background:
Green School
Green School is an effort to provide students hands-on experience of the natural world
while attain the knowledge, values, and skills to live in harmony. It prepares students to be
critical thinker, bear responsibilities and stand as green leaders of their communities.
Adhered to this view, two schools (Rastriya Secondary School & Rastriya Primary School)
have been selected in Korak Village Development Committee to establish as green school
model. Green School allows student-learning environment to champion sustainability in
the long run. For this, virtual learning has become important for capacity building in
present context. The Hhenstrasse Elementary School from Dusseldorf, Germany has
established friendly bilateral relation with Rastriya Primary School. Students profile
exchange happened already and now necessitates the virtual connection and
communication between them.
Overview of Rastriya Primary School
Rastriya Primary School (locally known as Rastriya Prathamik Vidyalaya) is located at
Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5 of Chitwan District. Perched on a plateau like structure at an
altitude of about one thousand meters, the school is located in the remote area with limited
vehicular access. There are total of 186 students from Grade 1 to 5. Students belong to two
major ethnic groups; Tamangs and Chepangs who live below the poverty line. There are
four teachers at the school of whom, only one is permanent to cover the teaching for all
classes.

Students having lunch at the school

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Purchasing:
A purchasing committee was formed that included; Ram Lama - Chairman, FON Nepal,
Prahlad Lamichhane - Treasurer, FON Nepal and Yadav Ghimire - Research Coordinator,
FON Nepal. Three quotations from the market were collected regarding the goods and
based upon quality of the materials, the committee made final purchasing decision.
Purchased materials/equipments:
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7.
8.
9.

ACER (Veriton | M) CPU 1 set

DELL Monitor 24.0 ST2420L - 1 set
Solar UPS (Su-Kam Brainy) 1 set
Solar Panel - 2 set
Battery (Su-Kam BAZOOKA) HPT 200 (200Ah) 1 set
Computer table - 1 set
Chair 1 set
Frontech Multimedia Speaker (Model No. JIL-3354) 1 set
Mini Items
Logitech h150 Stereo headset - 1 set
c170 Logitech Webcam - 1 set
Belkin Surge Protector - 1 set
Kaspersky 2014 Internet Security - 1 set
Hammer (Satyam) - 1 set
Screw Drivers with Testers - 1 set
Scissor and concrete nails - 1 set
Black & Red wires - 1 set
Shigma Energy saving bulbs - 4 set
Bulb holder - 4 set
Switch (Seema) - 4 set
Three pin plugs - 3 set
PVC black tapes - 2 set
Cable Nails - 1 set
Black Prime Cable 4 SQ - 1 set

Transportation:
The purchased goods were transported from FON Nepals Office, Sitapaila, Kathmandu to
FON Nepals Chitwan Office, Birendranagar. Then, a local jeep was hired and the goods
were transported to Kirantar, Korak VDC and from there local people carried the goods to
Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan.

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Transportation of goods from Kathmandu to Chitwan

Local people carrying goods to the school

Installation:
The computer, internet connection and solar panels were installed by local technicians at
the convenient spot.

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Solar panels installation

Solar UPS and Battery set up

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Internet connection set up

Training:
10 days basic training (3 days travel and 7 days training to eco-club students/teachers) had
been given at Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan. The
training was provided at off-hours of the school so as not to disturb the regular classes.
Day

Course

Training contents/Activities

1-2

Kathmandu-BirendranagarKirantar-School (Chaughara,
Charkilla)

Travel & Installation

Chaughara, Charkilla

Basic computer training(on/off), solar charging,

cable, web cam etc.

Chaughara, Charkilla

How to open internet, how to search required

information

Chaughara, Charkilla

Information on social medias (Face book, Skype,

Twitter etc.)

Chaughara, Charkilla

How to open Skype and communicate?

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Chaughara, Charkilla

How to open, check and send email?

Chaughara, Charkilla

How to open Face book page of Eco-club?

Chaughara, Charkilla

How to safeguard computer and other equipments?

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Chaughara, Charkilla Birendranagar -Kathmandu

Travel

Motivator (Manoj Ghimire), Green School training students about computer basics

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School kids learning on their own

The Principal (Dashrath Tamang) using Skype

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Future Activity:
The Eco-club members of Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5 are
excited and ready for virtual communication with students of Hohenstrabe Elementary
School, Dusseldorf, Germany. For communication, social media tools are as;

Face book page - Green school Chaughara

Gmail - greenschool.chaughara@gmail.com
Skype - greenschool.chaughara

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Annex II: Checklist of Butterfly

Spot: -Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan
Number of Participants: - 24 Student, 2 teacher.
Duration of hike: 4 Hour
Bhanjyang

Class: 4 & 5

Hike (from) Chaughara - Chhapgairen - Thakuri

No. of
individuals

S.N. Species

Scientific Name

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas

Peacock Pansy

Precis almana

Great Orange Tip

Hebomoia glaucippe

Common Leopard

Phalanta phalantha

Tree Yellow

Gandaca harina

Glassy Tiger

Parantica aglea

Purple Sapphire

Heliophorus epicles

Dark Judy

Abisara neophron

Punchinello

Zemeros flegyas

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10

Staff Sergeant

Athymaselenophora

11

Chocolate Pansy

Precis iphita

12

Lemon Pansy

Precis lemonias

13

Indian Cabbage White

Pieris canidia

14

Common Indian Crow

Euploea core

15

Yellow-spot swift

Polytremis eltola

16

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina Otis

17

Stripe blue crow

Euploea mulciber

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Angled Pierrot

19

Long-brand Bush
Brown

Caleta caleta

2
2

Mycalesis visala

20

Common Lascar

Pantoporia hordonia

21

Common Mormon

Papilio polytes

22

Common Evening
Brown

Melanitis leda

23

Indian Tortoiseshell

Agaliscashmirensis

24

Indian Red Admiral

Vanessa indica

25

Blue Admiral

Kaniska canace

26

Grey Count

Tanaecia lepidea

27

Orange Oakleaf

Kallima inachus

28

Common Yellow
Swallowtail

Papilio Machaon

29

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

30

Motted Emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe

31

Three-spot Grass
Yellow

Teriasblanda

32

Vagrant

Vagrans egista

33

Plain Sailer

Neptis cartica

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Spot: -RastriyaMa Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan

Number of Participants: - 35
Class: Nine
Duration of hike 4:30 Hour

Hike (from) Swamitar to Kalikhola

S.N. Species

Scientific Name

No. of individuals

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas

Peacock Pansy

Precis almana

Spangle

Papilio protenor

Common Leopard

Phalanta phalantha

Tree Yellow

Gandaca harina

Glassy Tiger

Parantica aglea

Chocolate Albatross

Appias lyncida

Plain Tiger

Danaus chrysippus

Colour Sergeant

Athyma nefte

10

Grey Pansy

Precis atlites

11

Chocolate Pansy

Precis iphita

10

12

Lemon Pansy

Precis lemonias

13

Common Line-blue

Prosotasnora

14

Common Indian Crow

Euploea core

15

Common Earl

Tanaeciajulii

16

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina Otis

17

Stripe Blue crow

Euploea mulciber

18

Vagrant

Vagran segista

24

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Long-brand Bush
Brown

Mycalesis visala

20

Common Lascar

Pantoporia hordonia

21

Common Mormon

Papilio polytes

22

Rustic

Cupha erymanthis

23

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

24

Indian Red Admiral

Vanessa indica

25

LilacineBushbrown

Mycalesis francisca

26

Grey Count

Tanaecia lepidea

27

Orange Oakleaf

Kallima inachus

28

Common Yellow
Swallowtail

Papilio Machaon

29

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

30

Motted Emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe

31

Three-spot Grass
Yellow

Teriasblanda

32

Plain Sailer

Neptis cartica

33

Dark Evening Brown

Melanitis phedima

34

Jungle Brown

Orsotrioenamedus

35

Pale Grass Blue

Zizeeriamaha

36

Plain Sailer

Neptis cartica

37

Least Grass Jewel

Feyeriaputli

38

Common Tiger

Danaus genutia

39

Great Orange Tip

Hebomoia glaucippe

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Annex III: Teaching Materials Handover

Shree Rastriya Ma Vi, Swamitar, Korak-9, Chitwan

10. Picture Card 1 set
22. Soft toy- 8
11. Multiplication Table Chart - 1
23. Toy hen - 1
12. Geometrical Instrument Box 1
24. 12, sv - 2 pc.
13. Duster - 2 dz.
25. 123 Block -1
14. Board marker 2 dz.
26. Wooden Block -1
15. Bar magnet - 2 set
27. Graph Chart - 1
16. Informative clock - 1
28. Map - 2 set
17. Fruit set - 1
29. Madal - 1
18. Animal set -1
30. Scale - 1
19. Block set -2
31. White Board - 2
20. Sound Toy - 1
32. DVD+Woofer - 1
21. Globe - 1
Shree Rastriya Primary School, Chaughara, Charkilla, Korak-5, Chitwan
1. Graph Chart 1
2. World map - 2
3. Madal 1 set
4. Globe - 1 set
5. Duster 2 dz.
6. Multiplication Table Chart - 1 set
7. Marker - 2 dz.
8. Geometrical Instrument Box - 1
9. Sound Toy - 1
10. Picture Card - 1 set
11. Scale - 1
12. Fruit set - 1

13. Bar magnet - 2

14. Block set - 2
15. Soft toy - 8
16. Animal set - 1
17. Wooden block set - 1
18. ABC-12 - 2 set
19. Oxford Dictionary - 1
20. Nepali Sabda kosh - 1
21. Picture Board - 3
22. 1,2 toy - 1
23. White board - 2

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