The Philosophy and Techniques for Conservation Education with Primary School Children

1. Personality
2. Emotional development stages
3. Components of Emotional Development

1. Playing
2. Imitation
3. Curiosity
4. Expression

1. Theories of learning
2. Readiness, motivation and involvement

1. Stages in learning
2. Types of learning.

1. Sensation and perception theories
2. Approaches in developing child’s imagination (real, creative)
3. Developing the child’s memory skills (rote, logical, intellectual memories)
4. Laws of associativity:

(I) Clearness

(II) Frequency

(III) Recency

5. Concentration span and laws governing attention

1. The meaning of lesson preparation.
2. Breaking down of concepts to the level of the learners
3. The 5 ingredients of a lesson
1. topic
2. objectives
3. materials
4. activities
5. assessment
4. Teaching materials and resource personnel should be available in time

1. Aspects of activity learning
2. The lecture method
3. The questioning
4. The participatory method
5. The problem method
6. The project
7. The discovery method
8. Role playing/drama
9. Play
10. Centres of interest.
11. Etc.

1. Introducing the lesson
2. The body of the lesson
3. Conclusion of the lesson

1. The purpose of assessment
2. Methods of assessment

1. The teacher must be a good model
2. Capturing the pupil’s attention
3. Be safety conscious
4. Provide a conducive learning environment
5. Motivate interaction (class rapport)
6. Ways of maintaining appropriate behaviour (positive and negative reinforcement)
7. Dealing with introverts and extroverts
8. Motivation theories
9. Treat all pupils equally

1. Teaching an understanding of environmental science concepts
2. Promoting long-term visions for the future
3. Maintaining healthy human environments
4. Teaching and promoting methods of sustainable use of resources
5. Conserving sustainable ecosystems
6. Protecting endangered species and natural communities
7. Promoting opportunities for local communities to benefit from nature conservation
8. Inspiring an appreciation of, and emotional attachment to, the beauty of nature
9. Promoting an active caring for the environment and developing healthy conservation values in local communities.
10. Developing skills and procedures for identifying, investigating and solving environmental problems in local communities.

1. Matter and energy move through ecosystems.
2. Ecological relationships affect all creatures. Humans are an inseparable part of the web of life and completely dependent on it.
3. Each species plays an important role (its niche) in the natural community to which it belongs (its habitat).
4. Each species is adapted to successfully exploit its niche.
5. Species usually become endangered due to habitat destruction or unsustainable utilization by people.
6. Biodiversity has value to stable ecosystems and human economy.
7. Extinction has far reaching effects on ecosystems.
8. Sustainable populations of each species have a right to exist in healthy habitat. People are obliged to protect endangered species and natural communities, not only for human survival, but also as intelligent stewards of the biosphere
9. Most resources are renewable if managed with the goal of sustainable use. Degraded environments can be restored by careful management for long-term effect.
10. Human overpopulation is a leading root cause in environmental degradation. Family planning is crucial to the future health of the biosphere.
11. Human environmental health is directly affected by individual actions.
12. Everyone benefits from a healthy, well-managed environment that is utilized sustainable.

1. Outdoor education
2. Being flexible in an uncontrolled environment
3. Experiential education
4. Nature interpretation

1. Understanding local culture
2. Understanding local ecology and environmental issues

1. Inspiring an emotional attachment to nature

1. Sensory perception
2. Art, drama, and music
3. Games
4. Fun
5. Discovery

1. Managing children’s fears
2. Managing children’s expectations

1. Painted dog conservation

1. Conduct rural appraisal of social, economic and environmental perspectives of communities living near painted dog populations
2. Instil an appreciation in local communities of the ecological and economic value of painted dogs
3. Educate visitors about the natural history of painted dogs and threats to their survival
4. Raise funds from tourists for painted dog research and conservation
5. Reduce snare-related mortality of painted dogs and other endangered wildlife species

1. Work with community leaders to investigate local environmental issues

1. Unemployment and poverty
2. Water shortages
3. Deforestation
4. Illegal Hunting

1. Revive environmental use methods and taboos of the local culture
2. Community development projects, may include some of the following:

1. Sustainable income generating activity development
2. Computer training
3. Permaculture

d) In-school programs by peripatetic teacher

3. ORIENTATION TO THE CCEC BUSH CAMP PROGRAM