Published On : Tue, Nov 16th, 2021

DPS MIHAN honoured with prestigious ‘Climate Action Project School of Excellence’ award

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Nagpur: Delhi Public School (DPS) Mihan Nagpur was awarded ‘Climate Action Project School of Excellence’. Only 250 schools globally were recognized because of their intense work on climate education in a whole-school approach. The recognition was awarded by Cartoon Network and Climate Action Project.

Cartoon Network Climate Champions is a climate change awareness initiative that sets out to inspire kids to take on daily challenges that collectively can make a big difference to the health of our planet. It has been developed in collaboration with WWF, a world-renowned environmental organization.

Climate Action Project is a free, global education project that was launched by Take Action Global, an education nonprofit based in the USA, involving 2,700,000 teachers and students across 146 countries. The project aims to help students learn about the climate crisis in authentic ways and disseminate solutions online.

DPS MIHAN Nagpur was awarded based on the work for the past year and went through extensive criteria, including a school-wide commitment to climate education and student solutions.

The selected 250 Climate Action Project Schools of Excellence were announced on November 4, 2021 during Climate Action Day, an annual online live event attended by 250,000 people globally. The event speakers included Prince William, President James Alix Michel, Seychelles, Rick Davis, NASA, Matt Larsen-Daw, WWF, Princess Esmeralda, Belgium, Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, UN Environment Programme, and other world leaders, climate scientists, and activists.

The winners were announced by Dan Russell, the voice actor behind several characters in Cartoon Network global hit series The Amazing World of Gumball, and Nandi Bushell, an 11-year-old musician, an influencer and passionate climate advocate.

Prince William said, “We need youth’s creativity to repair our planet. We need students to invent and to innovate — to think beyond where we are now and to be optimistic about our future.”