Two more schools!

By Sander ter Meulen

We are glad to inform that two more schools of Puerto Princesa City will join our environmental education program. Initially the program was planned to finish at the end of October, but thanks to the great success of the program and some good luck with the costs we will extend it until the Christmas break (December 18^th).

The success of the project relies basically on the good collaboration and commitment of all the participating organisations. The Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxilliary provide safety and guidance during the excursion to Pandan Island, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources open their doors for the program and offer a friendly tour through their facilities, the Municipality of Puerto Princesa City provide the bus transportation without any delay and finally the essential work of the volunteers who are always there, teaching and taking care of the kids.

All the participating schools are located near the coast and lack of resources to set up an environmental education program. With these two extra schools we will have targeted a tota of seven elementary schools of Puerto Princesa City.

Even if we haven’t carried out yet the evaluation of the project, through the reaction of the children, we know that by far we achieve our goal to increase awareness concerning their coastal environment.