Coral Reef Education Program 2005/ 2006

with schoolchildren in theMarine National Park

Bunaken Northsulawesi/ Indonesia

• Voluntary work for the Marine National Park Bunaken• Initiator and manager of the 2005/2006 Coral Reef

Education Program, and awareness-training for schoolchildren in the Marine National Park Bunaken

Personal Profile

Personal Profile Sarah Altwicker

• Degree in Southeast-Asian- Studies at the University of Bonn• studying Environment & Education at the University Rostock• since 2002 engaged in Coral Reef Education Programs

M ap of Bunaken N ational Park

• Northern section• Southern mainland section

• encompasses 89.065 ha and consists of two separate parts:

Marine National Park Bunaken

Marine National Park Bunaken/ Indonesia

• 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

Marine National Park Bunaken

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Location: Education Center in the Marine National Park Bunaken

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Duration of the project: September 2005 until September 2006

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

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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

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

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Partners of the Coral Reef Education Program

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Lighthouse-Foundation

DPTNB, FMPTNB,Bintang Laut

Other german NGOs

The media(television, radio,

magazines)

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Three-day workshops with schoolchildrenWhat did the children learned?

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• ecology of mangroves,

seagrasbeds and coral reefs• endangered species

(turtles and dugongs)• garbage problems and other

pollutants of the environment

Learning fostered by creativity

Outdoor games with learning effects

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Workshops with teachers and students

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• learning from each other and together

• introducing games and various activities

• learning basics about seagrasbeds, mangroves and coral reefs

• evaluation of existing teaching materials

Results of these Workshops• Marine Monopoly-Game• Songs• T-Shirts designs• Starter Set (teachers trunk)• Knowledge of specific

games• Replanting of mangroves

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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

Outcome

• Awareness in the general population for these environmental issues

• various waste management and recycling programs

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• 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

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Lessons Learned

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• 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

Lessons Learned

• giving the responsibility to the locals

• difficulty to combine ecological interests with economic interests

• different philosophies of life

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Thank you very much for your attention…