7.00 A.M, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 was memorable for both DPS R.K.Puram and Nathaniel Narbonne High School, Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, as the Principal Dr. D.R.Saini, , Head Mistress,Ms Anita Singh, , Mr S.K.Arora, Head of the Biology Department, Mr Mukesh Kumar, Head of Computer Science, Ms Niva Chhonkar, Head of Biotechnology along with the students interacted with the Principal of Narbonne High School, Mr Gerald Kobata, , Ms Deepshika Ahlawat, World History Teacher and students of Nathaniel Narbonne High School,California.
The enthusiastic students discussed various issues related to environment and biodiversity like waste management, energy conservation, water conservation, solar energy, means of transport, food wastage, green habits etc. The US students were also eager to know what a typical day in DPS R.K.Puram was like.
The Principal, Dr D.R.Saini, invited the US school to visit India so that both schools could learn from each other and share the best practices. Ms Anita Singh asked a question on food habits of students and Mr Mukesh Kumar wanted to know about the disposal of electronic waste. Ms Niva Chhonkar also invited the students of the US school to participate in the Environment Festival ‘Panchtatva’ to be hosted by DPS R.K.Puram on 20 November 2015.
The webinar session ended with a goodbye and a promise to meet soon.The programme was coordinated by Mr Mukesh Kumar and Ms Niva Chhonkar.