Vanashakti to organize quiz competition on environment awareness for teachers

  DNA. Sunday; Mumbai, Jan 16, 2011 

After inclusion of Environmental Science in the curriculum, teachers have been teaching the subject but rarely got an opportunity to update their knowledge. Now with an inter-school teachers quiz contest on environment and forests of India, organised by Vanashakti, an environmental NGO, teachers from across the city have got an opportunity not only to update their knowledge but also to gauge where they stand.
"The contest is open for all the teachers, irrespective of the subject they teach. Hundreds of teachers from 25 schools each from Navi Mumbai and Mumbai will participate in the competition," said Kavita Mallya, project officer, Vanashakti. There are several contests for students. But this time, the one has been organised for teachers.
The contest will be held in two phases - preliminary and final rounds. The preliminary round of the contest began on Saturday with participation of 20 teachers from MGM School, Nerul. "The top two winners of preliminary round from each school will compete in the final round. The preliminary round is written test with multiple choice questions and the final round will be audio visual quiz," Mallya said.
The winners of preliminary round will get a certificate of participation and a memento while, the winners in final round will get a cash prize, certificate and a trophy. "Deserving students from the winning schools will also get scholarships, apart from the prizes to the winning teachers," Mallya said. The contest will prove to be a good opportunity of performance assessment of teachers and scope for further enhancement of knowledge, she added.