Inter School Quiz Competition :
20 schools were invited to participate in the Interschool Quiz competition on Climate Change and Environment. 13 schools participated with a team of two members. Dr.V.Dakshinamurthy, State Director, WWF India: Tamil Nadu State Director introduced the activities of WWF India and the actions taken by the stake holders to mitigate climate change.Posters on climate change were displayed and the students were requested to read them and get warmed up for the start. Apart from the participants, teachers from participating schools, parents and other children were also present. The quiz had 15 sets of questions with 7 rounds. There was no elimination round and this provided participation of all the schools in the quiz programme. 75% of the questions were based on climate change 25% on general environment and related issues. The quiz included questions on environmental activists, Climate Change Scientists, Research Institutes, the basic science of Climater change, mitigating strategies, status of our environment and the role of individuals towards conservation. The students felt the quiz to be a great learning experience. The first three teams were given prizes and all the children were given a certificate of merit. Feedback :