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

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 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

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

over 30.000 people live in 22 villages 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

Coral Reef Education Program

Education Center in the Marine National Park Bunaken Coral Reef Education Program Duration of the project: September 2005 until September 2006 Location: Education Center in the Marine National Park Bunaken

Target groups: Schoolchildren 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

Aims of the Program Create awareness in young people for their marine 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… 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

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

Three-day workshops with schoolchildren 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

Learning fostered by creativity

Outdoor games with learning effects Coral Reef Education Program Outdoor games with learning effects

Snorkelling activities Coral Reef Education Program Snorkelling activities

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

Outcome of the 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

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

Coral Reef Education Program Outcome 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

Lessons Learned vital importance to work together with the locals Coral Reef Education Program Lessons Learned 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 Coral Reef Education Program Lessons Learned giving the responsibility to the locals difficulty to combine ecological interests with economic interests different philosophies of life

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