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…