School of Education organizes Educational Field Trip to Tau Devi Lal Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon

An educational field trip to Tau Devi Lal Biodiversity Park in Sector 52, Gurgaon was organized by the School of Education, G D Goenka University on November 21, 2017. The park is spread across 2 acres housing diverse species of plants both endangered and other forms along with a variety of birds. The visit assisted student-teachers in practicing the skills involved in the organization of field trips of scientific and social interest. It also helped in observing and identifying the effect of environmental changes such as pollution, smog etc. on the life of a natural setting of both plant and animal forms. The student-teachers were also engaged in collecting information and data from the caretakers, workers and others involved in management of the Biodiversity Park through interviews and discussions in order to get a glimpse of the reality and truth regarding environmental issues. The students were engaged in collection of different plant forms as part of their project on environmental education and were doing it with great enthusiasm. All the students even performed Yoga and meditation that helped them to focus, concentrate and rejuvenate themselves. It was a fun filled trip for students and a International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science learning experience as well as they highlighted some areas and gave suggestions as to how can they as youth and future teachers can improve the environment and make a small difference by conserving and preserving the existing species for a better tomorrow. The students would be writing a report and conveying the message through presentations at various schools and forums of the university and their work would be evaluated by experienced professors of different institutions.