THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Student Police Cadet (SPC) wing of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Cotton Hill has set up a park in the school courtyard, beside the main entrance. Former MP and actor Suresh Gopi inaugurated it. The school’s SPC established the park, comprising 44 students based on the seven dimensions of Thinking, Societal, Ethical, Physical, Entrepreneurial, Emotional and Empathetic.
The project was planned and implemented by the students with the assistance of students of Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Nalanchira. They helped plan the layout and design of the park when they interacted at a camp organised by the school earlier.
“The park is entirely composed of items procured through waste management. We have implemented the 4 Rs namely – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repair in setting up the park. Students collected waste items such as plastic bottles, flower pots and even an old blackboard stand, which they collected from their homes and surroundings,” said Carolin Joseph, community police officer and chemistry teacher at the school.
The inauguration ceremony commenced with an interactive session with Suresh Gopi. He appreciated the creativity of students’ and responsible demeanour. He also spoke about his experiences as a student and actor. “All students must look 10 years ahead,” the actor said, stressing on the need for students to mould themselves into responsible citizens.
Among their notable undertakings are ‘Punarjani,’ a programme where students refill used pens and provide them to new students, and ‘Jeevitamannu Pustakam’ where students with financial difficulties were provided with books.