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Oct 13, 2008 News
– Education Officer
It is crucial that both teachers and students of public schools understand the importance of climate change, in order to better relate to the constant transformation of the environment.
This notion was emphasised by Assistant Chief Education Officer, Secondary, Ms Melcita Bovell, who has for the past two decades been involved in environmental activities.
According to Ms Bovell during a telephone interview with this newspaper, there is need to examine the changing pattern in the environment locally, since Guyana is not simply a shoreline.
And to ensure that schools are abreast of the changes, she disclosed, a workshop was recently undertaken to edify teachers and students in this regard.
She related that one teacher and two students drawn from each of the 11 educational districts attended the workshop.
At that one-day forum, she said, the participants were able to interface with officials from UNESCO and Iwokrama, who were able to put the climate change phenomenon over in the context of Guyana.
Ms Bovell explained that often students, and even some teachers, read textbooks about climate change but are unable to relate the situation to Guyana. She added that when creeks start to dry up and other environmental signs of climate change become evident, as is the situation locally, there is a dire need to better relate to the state of affairs.
She added that it is anticipated that the participants of the workshop will be able to return to their respective areas and share their newly acquired knowledge, in order to further heighten awareness on the issue.
It is anticipated that a networking system will be established in the various districts for this purpose, the senior official related.
As a follow-up to the workshop, Ms Bovell revealed, the participants of the workshop will be tasked with preparing a portfolio on the issue of climate change, with a view to determining their individual levels of understanding.
According to Ms Bovell, the presentations will be judged, and the group (one teacher and two students) that exhibits the best understanding of climate change will become eligible to attend a workshop in Barbados.
Additionally, she disclosed, the best climate change presentation will be placed on a website which will serve to help persons better accept the fact that the phenomenon is affecting Guyana as well.
Through this venture, Ms Bovell speculated, Guyanese will be more conscious and action will be engaged to address the problem in a more responsible way and on a wider scale.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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