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Coral Reef Education Program 2005/ 2006

Coral Reef Education Program 2005/ 2006. with schoolchildren in the Marine National Park Bunaken Northsulawesi/ Indonesia. Personal Profile. Personal Profile Sarah Altwicker. Degree in Southeast -Asian- Studies at the University of Bonn studying Environment & Education

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Coral Reef Education Program 2005/ 2006

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  1. Coral Reef Education Program 2005/ 2006 with schoolchildren in the Marine National Park Bunaken Northsulawesi/ Indonesia

  2. Personal Profile Personal Profile Sarah Altwicker • Degree in Southeast-Asian- Studies • atthe University of Bonn • studying Environment & Education • at the University Rostock • since2002 engaged in Coral Reef Education Programs • Voluntaryworkfor the Marine National Park Bunaken • Initiator and manager of the 2005/2006 Coral Reef Education Program, and awareness-trainingforschoolchildren in the Marine National Park Bunaken

  3. Marine National Park Bunaken Marine National Park Bunaken/ Indonesia • encompasses 89.065 ha and consists of two separate parts: • Northern section • Southern mainland section

  4. Marine National Park Bunaken • over 30.000 people live in 22 villages • farmers and blue water fishermen • a lot of the people do depend upon the reefs for survival

  5. Coral Reef Education Program Coral Reef Education Program

  6. Coral Reef Education Program Duration of the project: September 2005 until September 2006 Location: Education Centerin the Marine National Park Bunaken

  7. Coral Reef Education Program Target groups: • Schoolchildren (aged 10 to 15 years) from 35 elementary schools within the Marine National Park Bunaken • Teachers • Students from the University of Manado

  8. Coral Reef Education Program • Aims of the Program • Create awareness in young people for their marine • environment and their dependance on it • Building a bridge between different cultures • Developing new ideas for protecting our natural environment

  9. Coral Reef Education Program Working together with… • local elementary school teachers • local students from the University of Manado • local villagers • provincial Ministry of Culture, Education and Church Affairs of North Sulawesi • DPTNB, FMPTNB • local NGO Bintang Laut

  10. Coral Reef Education Program Partners of the Coral Reef Education Program DPTNB, FMPTNB, Bintang Laut Lighthouse-Foundation Coral Reef Education Program The media (television, radio, magazines) Other german NGOs

  11. Coral Reef Education Program Three-day workshops with schoolchildren What did the children learned? • ecology of mangroves, seagrasbeds and coral reefs • endangered species (turtles and dugongs) • garbage problems and other pollutants of the environment

  12. Learning fostered by creativity

  13. Outdoor games with learning effects Coral Reef Education Program

  14. Snorkelling activities Coral Reef Education Program

  15. Workshops with teachers and students Coral Reef Education Program • learning from each other and together • introducing games and various activities • learning basics about seagrasbeds, mangroves and coral reefs • evaluation of existing teaching materials

  16. Results of these Workshops Coral Reef Education Program • Marine Monopoly-Game • Songs • T-Shirts designs • Starter Set (teachers trunk) • Knowledge of specific games • Replanting of mangroves

  17. Outcome of the Coral Reef Education Program Coral Reef Education Program • Participation of 39 elementary-schools with 52 groups •  a total of 1026 children, accompanied by 118 teachers and 16 parents • additionally workshops with 114 teachers and students

  18. Outcome Coral Reef Education Program • Awareness in the general population for these environmental issues • various waste management and recycling programs

  19. plans for inclusion of these „marine“-issues into the local curriculum local government named 2008 the „Year of Marine Environmental Education“ local students are teaching marine ecology in elementary schools Outcome Coral Reef Education Program

  20. Lessons Learned Coral Reef Education Program • vital importance to work together with the locals • respect to their religion, way of life, etc. • „We can learn from them- they can learn from us!“ • learning-by-doing

  21. Lessons Learned Coral Reef Education Program • giving the responsibility to the locals • difficulty to combine ecological interests with economic interests • different philosophies of life

  22. Thank you very much for your attention…

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