On the 21st and 22nd of April,
2014, me and my partner Shreya, along with Miss Mala Singh Ma’am attended the
International Youth Conference on “Changing Weather Patterns” at Doon School,
Dehradun. After a 7-hour train ride, we arrived at Dehradun, where we were
immediately greeted by its small-town charm. We spent a few hours just
exploring around the market place and buying some souvenirs We were both
excited and nervous in anticipation of the conference. The next day, we arrived
at Doon School, anticipating presentations after presentations, all talking
about the same old, boring things. To our surprise, we had the privilege of
watching some interesting presentations by the others schools, some of which
even changed our stance towards the topic.
The main idea of our presentation
was questioning whether climate patterns were changing NOW, or was it a natural
process that the Earth went through routinely? Whether there really was a
correlation between human activities and these changes or was it part of
natural ongoing processes? And what part of it were human activities
responsible for? We also showcased the initiatives we have taken in our school
to spread awareness about the need to make environmentally friendly choices.
There were three distinguished guest speakers, who them enlightened us about
this issue and presented some interesting facts and perspectives to enrich our
experience of learning.
We definitely took away a lot
from this trip-we gained various perspectives on the growing issue, we got to
know so much more about the way people are making a difference, at the school
level, up to a global level, and we definitely made lots of new friends.
