Amur Tiger Conservation Education Program
b) Eco-classes in Lazo
Since 2007 Phoenix has been supporting
ecological education in Lazo town. The
specialists of Ecological Education
Department of Lazovsky Nature Reserve
established systematic work with schools,
kindergartens, and people of the district.
Among their innovations are binary
lessons, where teachers of two adjoining
disciplines lead the lesson together.
Educators Galina Dikalyuk and Olga
Degtyarenko developed a large number of
ecological games, holiday scenarios,
training programs for preschoolers and
children of primary school. "Ecological
teams" consisting of teachers and club
Phoenix members are sent to district schools. With
the help of traveling exhibitions,
discussions, theatrical performances, film screenings and games, schoolchildren and
teaching staff of village schools become familiar with ecological issues. Not only
theoretical knowledge is involved; pupils also plant trees, make and set up birdfeeders,
and collect rubbish. There is a Nature Museum at the Reserve, where thematic excursions
are organized.
"Amur Tiger" lesson
In 2010, as many as 7,905 people,|
including children and adults, attended
324 ecological events organized by the
specialists of the Lazovsky Nature
Reserve.
For comparison, in 2009, there were 314
ecological events with 7,988 participants.
Thematic excursions to the Reserve's
Nature Museum were popular in 2010.
All in all, the educators organized 310
excursions for 2,919 visitors. During the
Year of the Tiger the educators elaborated
and gave lessons devoted to tiger, namely
"Amur Tiger", "Cats of Our Forest",
"Following Tiger Tracks", and "Tigers of
Our District", etc. For adults there was a
number of events, including a quiz "What
Do I Know about Amur Tiger?", meetings and discussions of Amur tiger conservation
issues.
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"Animals Are Roaming in the Forest" lesson
Below, we represent description of ecological education activities from January through
December 2010.
In January, the educators gave 13 eco-classes for 268 children.
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