A big hello from the members of St. Barnabas!
Earlier this week three students, Alyson Wall, Melanie Daly and Diana del Solar, began teaching an environmental curriculum at St. Barnabas Anglican School. The school, which is located in Central Farm, is home to 115 primary school students. The University of Vermont has been working with St. Barnabas for five years now and the 2012 group is excited to continue working with the school. Already we have been able to develop a great relationship with the
wonderful teaching principal, Joyce Shaw.
While at St. Barnabas, our group will be working with the 12 Standard 6 (the equivalent of 7th or 8th grade) students and teaching them about the different ecosystems of Belize. We will be focusing on rainforests, savannas, mangroves and coral reefs, highlighting the organisms, habitats and environmental threats of each system. This project will not only provide students with environmental literacy, but it will also prepare them for the science portion of the Belize National Selection Exam administered at the end of March. We have plans to make activities and lessons interactive in order to make learning fun and engaging. We are already planning a visit to Community Baboon Sanctuary!
So far we have loved our time with the students. Each day we are impressed with their knowledge, focus, and enthusiasm. We look forward to the next few weeks!
-Alyson, Mel, and Diana
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