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A Garden of Responsibility A Ripple Effect of Green

The program is about more than just a The “Selfie with My Birthday Plant”
single day’s activity. It’s about cultivating a sense program has created a remarkable ripple effect.

of responsibility and ownership. After planting, The students’ enthusiasm for planting and caring
a tag with the student’s name is attached to the for their plants is palpable, and the school’s
sapling, making it their personal responsibility gardens have become a source of inspiration for
to care for it. This simple act has proven effective everyone. The initiative has inspired neighboring
in increasing responsibility among the students. schools to set up their own kitchen gardens.
Furthermore, the students have become
The school grounds have been ambassadors for the environment in their own
transformed into a living classroom with the homes, inspiring their parents to start growing
establishment of a “Birthday Garden” and a plants as well.

“Kitchen Garden”. The Birthday Garden is
divided into a flower garden and a fruit garden, This program, born from the simple idea
while the Kitchen Garden is dedicated to of making environmental protection a personal
growing greens, vegetables, and even curry and joyful experience, has proven to be a
leaves and fenugreek plants. Working in these resounding success. It shows that while the
gardens teaches students to respect the dignity tradition of planting a tree on birthdays may be
of labor, a valuable life lesson beyond textbooks. old, a new, innovative method can make it more
successful and create a lasting impact on
students, their families, and the community.

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