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Green Discipline. a new term in Environment Education which can discipline both the young and old into saving out planet and promoting sustainibility. Conservation in every form can be brought about by ‘Green Discipline’ alone where the young mind is at all times conscious about saving the planet through daily green habits. By ‘Green Discipline’, a term that Elsie Gabriel the author of the environment education book Get Out Get Going Outdoors has grown to establish and coin among field trip participants actually defines itself as -  “Systematic inculcation of environmentally friendly habits and enforcement of a course of action which lead to a connectivity and sustainability of the environment is called Green Discipline.” • Parents are the first point of contact for a child where Green discipling is concerned. For example,training in throwing trash in the segregated ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ dustbins, not serving one self more than one can eat at a table or even using both sides of a piece of paper. Even recycling clothes or sneakers,wearing them more than just once or twice or simply making them more purposeful by donating them to people who may find them more useful,all are examples of tiny habits which contribute to the better of the planet and each other. • Children usually do what they see,thus setting examples of green habits as adults can help produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces environmental improvement. • Adults can practice controlled behavior resulting from green training where self-control plays a major role. If a father goes out for fishing trips or if a mother takes the family on an outdoor picnic,these traditional family outdoor environment social habits may get imbibed without even announcing them.Cleaning over after the picnic and watching birds during fishing are also sub shoots of outdoor green disciplinarily habits which may get impressed upon companions and young adults who simply learn by watching behavior. • Green discipline is a course of actions leading to green goals or ideals. A Green disciplined person is one that is willing to achieve an environmentally friendly world at the expense of his or her individuality. • Green behaviour thus needs to be motivated through interactive community events and practices. The people most involved with outdoor activities are the ones who do the most to protect the natural resources they cherish. If as a parent you can get your children to smell the fresh air outdoors more often,these very children will perpetuate the habit of taking their children out when they become adults. Thus the ‘Green Discipline’ is passed on from one generation to another.

Get Out! Get Going! Outdoors! A book about outdoors environment education by Elsie Gabriel is aimed at reaching out to  citizens, parents, students, young adults, educators, and  children to enable them to know about  the value of environmental education and outdoor environmental programmes which are fun and personality enhancing. Supported by ten years of research as a certified Green teacher Elsie has  immense experience in outdoor field trips which leads participants to explore and develop a keen bonding with elements of nature. The book protracts and catapults the fact that E.Q. [Environment Quotient]is what can teach the next generation to invest in conservation for future benefits. Also endorsing the outdoor educational book is the Governor of Maharashtra,India K.Sankaranarayanan who has complimented the author, "It is our collective responsibility to bequeath to the future generation a healthy planet and quality of life. The author deserves compliments for her interactive approach to environment education as also for her commitment to the cause." The book is also endorsed by Australian ecology educator R.A.Parton who says, "We have a wake up call for all of us to face up to a global catastrophe already gripping us in its misty fingers The point of this manuscript is that unless we all get to understand the issues at stake and make our voices heard, the big polluters will not take the action needed.". The book was launched by the Mayor of Mumbai Sunil Prabhu who said, “This is a powerful teaching tool which should have been documented a long time ago. I can not imagine a more urgent environment call out. Elsie Gabriel's appeal to become an intrinsic embodiment of nature from the inside rather than man looking at nature from the outside is well established." Chapters on Dendrology, Unstructured play outdoors, Civic sense, Safety outdoors and How to write an environment or civic report outdoors will be found to be very valuable for students and parents alike, specially in India where the subject of E.V.S or Environmental science is no more a compulsory subject by academic boards. Elsie is also a writer concentrating on ‘Environmental journalism’. Elsie is also a distinction Gold diploma holder in Environmental Green Teachers training done to learn more about means to teach the next generation and help sustain nature here in India. Elsie Gabriel is an ardent social worker, having delivered a paper on Government-Society enhancement as part of an advocacy programme at the UNICEF Patna to the Directorate General and Senior Officials of the Public Relations department of the Government of Bihar as one of her many projects involving rural work in many rural parts of India,Elsie has also worked in area’s of social concerns like Drug Abuse and Aids. Elsie is a worldwide avid traveler with a passion for discovering insights into various cultures and social traits that form the very basis of the social fabric of life, highly interest her. Elsie has received many awards, Recently she was invited by former Vice president of USA Al Gore and awarded a certificate in Climate Change leadership, she has also received the GIANTS International award for social work, as well as the Police Commissioners award for Peace and Unity during Ganesh and Navratri festivals.Elsie has also received the Mayors award for social work and social communications in 2010. Womens Achievers award 2011 by Yaduvanshi Foundation New Delhi in association with the Russian Centre of Science and Culture.Elsie Gabriel can be contacted at:804,Glenheights,Cliff Ave,Hiranandani Gardens,Powai,Mumbai-400076 --9967347511/elsiegabriel@yahoo.com Her attachment and tryst with water,lakes,beaches and rivers have taken her to explore not only the Powai Lake but also the Hoover Dam in Las Vegas,Lakes in LA, Malaysia,Australia, HongKong. Mauritius, Swizterland, Holland, Nepal, Lakshwadeep, Bali,HK, and France besides numerous other water spots of the world. Her other passions are in area’s of Adventure sports,Photography, fishing,Culinary delights, Gardening and Environment Painting. A Home maker and mother of two children, Elsie likes to live life to the fullest, reaching out to the world and creating awareness in social issues which need proactive change.