WILLEMSTAD - Trees are important and special! That was the intention of a new GreenKidz teaching program that was carried out very successfully for the AGPNA scout last Saturday.
Gabriel Murray, Sector Director of Agriculture, Environment and Nature provided a wonderful location for this at the Department of Agricultural and Fisheries Management (AVB), where the former LVV, led by Gerritson Doran, project leader "Kunukito Hidroponiko" is planting many native trees.
With the tree program, AGPNA and GreenKidz want to teach children aged 8 to 14 in an interactive and investigative way how important native trees are for the quality of life, biodiversity, water and air management and protection of our island and how planting trees counteracts climate change. Gera Christina, board member AGPNA, responsible for training and camping: "With our program" Huntu ku nos Naturalesa "we have approached our scouts in a creative way. We wanted to show them what nature and the trees mean to us and how you plant trees yourself. Together with GreenKidz we stand for the same goal and joining forces led to this wonderful result.
In the first part of the tree program, the GreenKidz worked as guest lecturers with videos, stories, examples and assignments to bring the tree theme to life. The children were then able to demonstrate their knowledge during a tree quiz. There were 5 research stations in the second part of the program. On the AVB site, children could do all kinds of experiments under and around the native trees.
For example, trees were counted, and trunks were measured and the temperature under trees and in open spaces was also displayed. With a magnifying glass, children went looking for insects that live in and under trees to learn about biodiversity and they created soil under trees and in open spaces in pots to compare where it was more humid.
The program ended with a beautiful girl scout ritual, in which care for each other and for nature was once again emphasized. After that, the more than eighty young scouts with Mr. Doran could plant a large tree on the AVB site in order to contribute to the environment. The AGPNA, which previously offered its teachers a GreenKidz instruction program on plastic and recycling, is very satisfied with the try-out of this new tree program. Together with GreenKidz, the organization is investigating how this program can be provided more often in the future. Christina: "As AGPNA, we want to make young girls aware of everything around them and show them how you can exert a positive influence on it. We have certainly achieved that with this tree program. "
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