Green Days by the EPPD: CLIMAQUEST now available at local stores!

Monday, 14 December 2015

CLIMAQUEST now available at local stores!

On November 17, 2015 Parvati Girls' Hindu College in Debe officially launched the edu-tainment game, CLIMAQUEST at the Naparima Bowl to a packed audience which included distinguished guests such as the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mr. Richard Blewitt and the chairman of the Environmental Commission, Mr. Chateram Sinanan.

Kavita Samaroo, Project Coordinator, presenting at the Launch of the game CLIMAQUEST®

Teachers and students of Parvati Girls’ Hindu College with the newly launched CLIMAQUEST®

With the help of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), students and teachers of Parvati Girls' came up with a simple, innovative, interactive board game aimed at sharing information on the causes, effects and solutions to climate change as it pertains to Small Island Developing States with young minds so that they can become catalysts for positive environmental change. The CLIMAQUEST® game is a copyrighted and trademarked game of the school developed by four teachers, Kavita Samaroo, Babeeta Rampersad, Sherrie Seegobin and Susan Maharaj.

Before the final game was manufactured, the prototype game was tested in various schools throughout Trinidad and Tobago. The game received positive reviews with both teachers and students. Students especially, varying in ages and forms, has praised the game as an exciting and innovating way to learn. CLIMAQUEST® also comes with supporting material in the form of electronic lesson plans in various subject areas to help educators utilise it as a teaching tool.

Currently, the game is available in Charran’s Bookstores, Keith Khan Books Etc. Ltd, Pepper House and directly from the school. CLIMAQUEST® is the perfect gift for a child or family this Christmas as it gives players the tools to tackle climate change and create a better future through increased knowledge and awareness.