THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

1.0 PURPOSE

1.1 To provide students with the opportunity to learn more about their
surroundings, participate in service projects at school and in the
community.
1.2 To promote environmental awareness and develop social and life skills.
1.3 To increase student awareness of environmental issues and give them
power to make change.
1.4 To provide opportunities for students to become directly involved in a
variety of projects relating to the environment.
1.5 To empower students to take action and work toward building a sound
environmental ethic.

2.0 BACKGROUND
 The School Environmental Club is a brainchild of the former Minister of
Environment and Public Health Sarawak, Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar James Wong
Kim Min. It was realized that the Government needs to play a lead role in encouraging
all schools to form environmental clubs. We used the same concept to set up this club
in IPGM_KBM to encourage all students to play an active part in protecting the
environment.
Promoting education, public awareness and training focuses on the role of
education in environmental decision making especially in IPGM_KBM denizens. In it,
education has been considered critical for promoting sustainable development and
improving the capacity of people to address various environmental and development
issues. It is also critical for achieving environmental and ethical awareness, values and
attitudes, skills and behavior consistent with sustainable development.
In Malaysia, there is a provision in the Environmental Quality Act 1974(Section
3(1)(l) ) “to provide information and education to the public like us in IPGM_KBM
regarding the protection and enhancement of the environment”. The importance of
environmental education is also being emphasised in the Natural Resources and
Environment (Amendment) Ordinance, 1993 or NREO. The provision in Section 5(h) of
NREO has given the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) a clear
mandate “to provide information and education to the public regarding the protection
and enhancement of the environment”.
Environmental Education (EE) is one of the strategies being used to teach
students the important of environmental protection and enhancement towards achieving
sustainable development. It is used in its broadest sense to encompass:
· EE is used to raising awareness;
· To acquire new perspectives, values, knowledge and skills
leading to behavioral change in support of a sustainable environment.
EE is needed to educate students an complex and controversial environmental
issues such as climate change, littering, over-consumption, over-harvesting of our
natural resources, land degradation, ozone layer depletion, generation of waste and
pollution, trade in endangered species etc.
3.0 OBJECTIVE

The main objectives of the Environmental Club are:.

3.1 Awareness: Helping student acquire an awareness and sensitivity to the
total environment and its problems; Encourage: Helping to encourage
and guide students in IPGM_KBM on types of activities which could be
carried out by them to instill the love for our environment
3.2 Knowledge: Helping students acquire a basic understanding of how the
environment functions, how people interact with the environment, and how
issues and problems dealing with the environment arise and how they can
be resolved.
3.3 Attitudes: Helping student acquire a set of values and feelings of concern
for the environment and the motivation and commitment to participate in
environmental maintenance and improvement.
3.4 Skills: Helping students acquire the skills need to identify, investigate, and
contribute to the resolution of environmental issues and problems.
3.5 Participation: Helping student acquire experience in using their acquired
knowledge and skills in taking thoughtful, positive action toward the
resolution of environmental issues and problems.

4.0 TARGET GROUP (Participants)

The club is open to students of IPGM KBM from the following programmer :
i. PPISMP
ii. PISMP
iii. PISMK-OUM
iv. KPLI

5.0 CLUB ACTIVITIES PLAN

The following are suggested club activities:

i. Planting and maintenance of flowers or plants.

ii. Create ‘hut’ with environmental theme.
iii. Create environmental garden, such as Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden,
Orchid Garden, and Friendship Garden etc.
iv. Mini pond or mini waterfall project.
v. Project hydroponics plant (jointly with MARDI)
vi. Gotong royong.
vii. Painting of a mural with environmental theme.
viii. Setting up a green house.
ix. Collection of recycling items such as, old newspaper, aluminums cans, PET
bottle etc.
x. Craft from recycling items
xi. Labeling of plants or flowers
Other club activities are (for students who joining the Environmental Club only) :
i. Scrap book on environmental issues.
ii. Competitions of posters, quizzes, birthday card, bookmark etc. competition
with environmental theme.
iii. Organize Environmental Day or Environmental Month at IPGM_KBM
iv. Eco Camp (Environmental Camp).
v. Survey on noise pollution, black smoke from vehicle, traffic etc
vi. Study visit to environmental related place.

6.0 BENEFITS OF CLUB PROGRAMME

The Environmental Club provides an excellent opportunity for students to play an active
role environmental conservation and presentation:

(i) Increased Environmental Awareness

Students are encouraged to use their acquired environmental knowledge in the
classroom or activates handled by the club. Programmers such as Eco Camp,
environmental talk, planting and maintenance of flower or plants and others can help
promote environmental awareness among participating students.

(ii) Improved Environment of the Institute

Students and lecturers can help improve the environment in the institute reducing
litter and waste maintaining cleanliness and observing environmental rules.

(iii) Environmental Materials

Any environmental materials produced by club are given to the institute concern
to enhance their awareness and sustain the activities.

(iv) Involvement of the Local Community

 Local authorities, organizations and businesses have expertise in many areas of
environmental management and may be willing to cooperate in the Environmental Club
initiative. Local authorities usually provide recycling bins, Agriculture Department
provides plants, MARDI provides fertilizer etc. The result is a more integrated
community and smart partnership.

(vi) Energy Conservation and Fund Generation

Actions undertaken throughout the programmed may lead to savings in the
institute’s energy conservation, such as their electricity and water bills. On the other
hand, reducing waste and collecting materials for recycling, for example, can help raise
fund for the institute to sustain the club activities.

7.0 FUTURE PLAN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

Future plans for the club are on follows:

i. Creating a logo for the club.
ii. Produce a set of club rules and modules.
iii. Provide a venue for members to share experiences and ideas such as an
Environmental Bulletin or Website.

8.0 COMMUNITY MEMBERS

 DIRECTOR : PUAN SORIAH BINTI ABDULLAH
COORDINATOR : ENCIK AZLI SHAM BIN ABDULLAH
ADVISORS : ENCIK BUNIYAMI BIN MAHMOOD
ENCIK SHAMSULL BAHARI BIN NGAH KADIR
ENCIK AZIZAN BIN DAUD
PUAN ROHANI BINTI MOHAMED NOOR
PRESIDENT : MUHAMAD AZRIL BIN KAMARUDIN
DEPUTY PRESIDENT : MUHAMMAD HAMIM BIN SAULIUS
SECRETARY 1 : AHMAD SYAFIQ BIN BUNIYAMI
SECRETARY 2 : NUR HANIM AKIRAH BIN MAHMOOD
TREASURER : NURHANIZA BINTI WAHAB
EXHIBITION UNIT : MUHAMAD ZULFADLI BIN ABDUL RAHMAN
ACTIVITY UNIT : AMIRRUDIN BIN AB RASHID
PUBLICITY BUREAU : MOHAMAD FAUZEE BIN MOHAMMAD
DOCUMENTARY BUREAU: WAN MUHAMMAD HANIF BINTI WAN NAWANG
PROPS BEREAU : HAFIZ BIN SYABAN
MULTIMEDIA BEREAU : AHMAD SHAKIR BIN ALI
CONTACT BEREAU : MOHD AMRAN BIN SUIB

9.0 CONCLUSION
In summary, an Environmental Club can offer your students a wonderful vehicle
for gaining positive feelings about the environment and their place in it. This, along with
the knowledge and skills that they acquire, can not only give them a tremendous sense
of fulfillment but also foster personal qualities that will stay with them all of their life. So
we hope that you can give an opportunities to us so this Environment Club can be set
up in this Institute Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Bahasa Melayu Kuala Lumpur.