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Green School
Green School
Green School began as a thought…then a concern. A quiet worry that children, though surrounded by forests, were growing distant from them with slingshots on their hands. With a hope to reconnect them with nature- not through rules or fear, but through love, play, and affection- the idea slowly took root in Gobuk, a small village in Arunachal Pradesh.
Objectives
The objectives of Green School are:
1. Encourage nature connection and learning through creative expression: To conduct nature-based activities, such as art, storytelling, and outdoor games, to help children understand and appreciate local wildlife.
2. Build a trained community team for Green School: To train members of the two local women’s self-help groups within the next year to lead Green School activities, ensuring a sustainable team that supports the program’s growth.
3. To work with local educators and community members in new villages to initiate Green School programs, ensuring each site reflects its unique ecology and culture while staying rooted in the core values of nature education.
Our publications
Gobuk film: Harmony in the Highland
Made by Green Hub fellows Stanzin Tandup and Pauzatuala Suante, Gobuk: Harmony in the Highlands is a film that captures the village’s inspiring journey - from a hunting tradition to a deep commitment to conservation and responsible tourism.The film was internationally recognised and shortlisted for the TVE Global Sustainability Films Awards 2024 in the Young Filmmaker Short Film Award category.
Team members
Ahi Sitek
Ahi Meimei (coordinator) hails from Gobuk and is the heart of the Super Meimei initiative. A passionate farmer and skilled weaver, she crafts everything from traditional clothing to beautiful handmade bags. With a growing interest in nature education, Ahi now leads all Super Meimei activities and nature trails, helping local women and children connect with their land through hands-on experiences and storytelling.
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Saniya Chaplod
Saniya is a nature educator, wildlife researcher, and wildlife artist from Madhya Pradesh, with a background in aerospace engineering. Her work blends creativity and conservation to spark curiosity and foster lasting relationships with the natural world. Saniya is currently the Nature Education Coordinator at GreenHub and Canopy Collective.
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Kakam And Yembo watching birds
In the Rain Trail
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CaptGreen School Mural Art By Jitendra Deka and Ruhiteswar Moranion
Super Meimei and Green School Team along with Gao Burrha in the Responsible Tourism Conclave 2024
Green School is a space where children follow butterflies, draw elephants on the clouds, and find friends in birds and animals, in the seeds, in the birdsongs, and village stories. Elders and women become teachers, the forest becomes the classroom, and curiosity becomes the curriculum.