## The Good News - A Show That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity – Episode 2 \| @upschoolofficial - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmoVc_qQ-NI](oembed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmoVc_qQ-NI)
### Transcript:
(00:01) \[Music\] hello Gavin McCormack here from the up school good news the news channel that brings only good news to your houses and your classrooms that's right we have sourced the best journalists from all corners of the planet to research and interview some of the most amazing people in the world doing amazing things and we are here to bring those stories to you today in episode two of the upschool good news now for our first story we're heading to manav rashna school in charmwood India where our journalist rashik K is going to tell us
(00:47) about a group of students who've made something called a climate clock rashika are you there thank you gav today I am here at man rashna International School chamber in an effort to raise awareness about the climate exchange and Inspire action this school has partnered with the energy swaraj foundation on a powerful project known as a climate clock let's hear more about it from the students hello can you please introduce yourself and tell us more about this climate CL hello my name is nand s Welcome to our school's climate CL
(01:21) project today we start at a critical juncture in human history as the impact of climate change is increasingly evident climate change is is not a distant threat but it is a pressing reality affecting our communities all around the world our climate law calculates how long it will take the global temperature to increase by 1.
(01:43) 5° C this threshold outline in the Paris agreement marks a Tipping Point of irreversible damage to our planet by tracking this countdown we hope to raise awareness about the need of immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impact of climate change but it is not on to many people through Collective efforts we can make a big difference from adopting renewable energy solutions to advocating for sustainable practices every action comes I would like to add that our school is committed to being a part of
(02:14) the solution through projects like the climate clock we aim to inspire others to join us in the fight against climate change the time to act is now together we can make a Greener more sustainable future for generations to come back to you in the studio G what an amazing story a group of students who devised a clock that helps us monitor just how close we are to causing serious problems from climate change and global warming and I hope that stories empowered each and every one of you to do something in your community to help people understand what
(02:51) climate change and global warming means for not just their Community for the entire planet for our Second Story we're heading to DPS sha in the Middle East to meet our journalist Adrian collab D Silva who is in a forest talking about a group of citizens who devised bookmarks that contain seeds inside to do something amazing for the environment Adrian are you with us hell I'm here at shaj in sha this place has 35,000 trees with over 40 to 45 species of trees you might be thinking why do we need so many trees well
(03:36) deforestation as you as we all know we cut down trees so that we can build more buildings but this decreases the amount of trees and then it reduces the amount of oxygen in our surroundings but arada is planning to make cleaner and Greener communities we need to save the Earth arada shows you how plants are being born from the seeds seedlings in the greenhouse there also saplings to trees they also have a workshop where you can plant their own tree we need to plant trees so that we can make a cleaner Greener and a better
(04:18) environment at the end they also give you paper with a seed inside so that you can plant it at home this place is wonderful and it also explains you the need of Trea in our environment when you go here and read the fresh air you will realize why plants are important back to you gav isn't it fantastic people innovating using science using literature to save the world by embedding seeds inside bookmarks who would have thought of something so astounding maybe there is something you can do in your community just this same to report something
(05:02) similar to adrianne's story for our next story story number three we are heading to Kar future School in India where our journalist Arana kajal Shirak is going to tell us an amazing story about a school that have taken on the impossible challenge of becoming completely plastic free let's go to Anna now Anna are you there Thank You Gavin welcome to the green initiatives today we are live from korex future School in aabad where the students of grade six have started doing what we couldn't do in the past few years they are taking a step towards
(05:42) plastic free future by ensuring that sdg goal three good health and well-being and sdg 12 responsible consumption and production are followed let's meet our young Eco Warriors hi so I heard that students of grade six of your grade have started using steel bottles and uh steel TI boxes instead of plastic ones can you please tell me more about this initiative yes definitely we want to reduce plastic waste and want to save our environment steel bottles and lens boxes are durable eco-friendly and can be used for a long time we are the green
(06:22) Warriors of korex that's a really great idea so can you please tell me how did you come up with this kind of great initiative we have learned about the harmful effects of the plastic waste in our school and wanted to make a change so we represented our ideas with our parents teachers and classmates \[Music\] \[Music\] excellent teamwork how has the response been from your fellow classmates and your teachers everyone is been very supportive and many students have already switched to steal lunch boxes and water bottles we
(07:24) shall share this awareness to our neighborhood and Community w that's fantastic what message do you have for our viewers we want to encourage everyone to join with us in reducing plastic waste small changes can make a big difference to our environment thank you for sharing the inspiring story with us remember every small step comes towards The Greener future keep up the good work ker future school aabad back to you in the studio what an amazing Community to go completely plastic free plastic causes so many problems in the oceans in the
(08:03) environment it's even being found in our bodies maybe you can be inspired by that story and go plastic free in your school thank you so much for that story next we're heading to harana India to meet our journalist samrat who's going to be telling us exactly how mustard seeds are harvested how they're grown but how they end up as products in your kitchen and in your schools Samurai are you there Thank You Gavin I'm here in Ro today this is the harvesting season in harana and I'm in a mustard field mustard is sewn in the
(08:40) month of October and harvested in the month of March it takes about 130 days to ripen after it ripen is collected into small bundles and then those small bundles are collected and formed into bigger bundles after those bigger bundles are formed they put into the threshold where the thresh threr threshes them like this and then the thresher segregates the crop cover from it the mustard seed and then those mustard seeds are collected here the then when this bowl is full of mustard seeds put into these guny bags where it's half full it's packed
(09:26) into small bags like this then it's send to the oil Mills wear the oil Mills grind them and get mustard oil out of them then they put the that mustard oil into bottles and then sell those bottles to the supermarket then we buy those bottles and use it in our daily life for cooking sometimes for putting on our body and as you can see it's a very hard and long journey from a mused Farm till your kitchen in a mush oil bottle back to you in the studio what a fantastic story from samat there showing us exactly the process of
(10:12) when products are made because we have to think there are so many products in our houses in our fridges in our cupboards that we eat and consume but to know exactly where they come from and as Sam has just shown us to know exactly the process that goes on in terms of making them was very enlightening allowing us to make proper decisions about where we buy our products and the way that they are made for Story number five this week we are heading to South Africa to Cape Town we're going to meet Benjamin Rosales our
(10:44) journalist this week who is interviewing a longdistance runner from his local area who is running many many miles for charity to change the world Benjamin Cape Town are you there I'm here in Cape Town South Africa had the absolute privilege of interv Pacific and banner is a longdistance marathon runner who runs for Charities he is from the DLC he has three kids and he's aerista from Seattle Coffee Company in Constanta Village you may ask yourself why Pacific and is a charity marathon runner it's because in 2017 Pacific was diagnosed
(11:29) with a brain tumor which paralyzed the left side of his body and he had to go for surgery at Rus skar hospital where he successfully had a 12-hour brain operation which removed tumor but before this all happened he prayed to God that if he survived his brain tumor that he would help his community and help the people in his community and running was good for him he started getting good at it and he that was the way that he managed to help people in his community he became a charity marathon runner and that's pretty awesome so if you want to
(12:14) help Pacific and support Pacific his Instagram is pacificore he will have a link in his bio where he is helping raising friends for his great skar Mission thank you people for let hearing my story back to you de gav imagine running that far to change the planet what an inspiration did you see how fast he was running maybe in our schools we could think about doing something very similar to make the world even better because as you know a little bit of effort by a lot of people can make a very big difference on the planet
(12:55) for our feature story this week we are going back to Mana rut School in Delhi where we are going to meet a group of students who are doing something absolutely phenomenal in terms of sharing knowledge and cultivating leadership in their Community our journalist Arna he's at the scene who's going to tell us exactly what the community has been up to Anna thank you G I am here at man sneer National School CH and today we're exploring an inspiring new initiative that aligns with the United Nations sustainable development goals Each one
(13:34) teach one this initiative focuses on empowering our inary staff with education and skill development hi would you introduce yourself hello I am himma kapo at manuk Krishna chamb we believe in making sustainable development goals a reality starting with our own Community these goals are a universal call to action to end poverty protect our planet and for all come let me show you \[Music\] around Each one teach one is our initiative where students have volunteered to educate and train our ancillary staff including janitor
(14:21) security personnel and cafeteria workers we're outside a classroom where an exciting educational session is taking place give shall we talk to some of the student volunteers and ancillary staff who have made this session possible sure please come greetings gretings hi could you tell us your name in the class you're in sure I'm sura from grade 8 nice to meet you sua could you tell us a little bit about your experience waning for the session this is a Hindi reading session
(15:26) it's incredibly rewarding to see the progress and confidence clean by our anary staff I feel proud to be a part of this initiative teaching someone is a great way to give back to the society and build a stronger Community Education truly empowers everyone I couldn't agree more let's talk to some of the participants as they share their experiences and reflect on the profound impact that this program has had on their lives sure please come \[Music\] let's talk to a few more participants hi what's your name my name
(16:31) is Nia what are you reading I'm reading a newspaper Hindustan time that's nice how has your experience been in this session uh before this program I had limited reading and writing skills now I can read to my children and help them with their homework that's great thank you for talking to us it's inspiring to see the dedication of both students and teachers here at man CH Each one teach one is more than just a program it's a movement that Fosters a sense of community and mutual respect when we invest in each other everyone benefits
(17:09) thank you for joining us today together we can achieve the sustainable development goals and make the future a better place for all of us remember each one can teach one back to you in the studio G what a fantastic story students using their knowledge from the classroom and taking to the people in the community or in their school who do not know how to read do not know how to write do not know how to communicate and making their lives better with the knowledge they have got Einstein did say that to be smart is to learn something but to be
(17:46) intelligent is to teach what you've just learned to somebody else and that is exactly what these students are doing using their knowledge to change the planet this week we have heard a series of amazing stories from all corners of the planet beamed into your classroom and your home via the upschool network yes this is the upschool good news channel and our request of you is that you think about good news that's happening in your community grab a camera grab a smartphone get that film rolling and record that good news and
(18:20) send it through to us here at up school so we can share with the entire planet exactly what you have been up to thank you so much for tuning in for up school good news episode number two and we'll see you all next time goodbye
