Stars and STEM Stories
ECCA Creates Platform to Train Nepalese Students on Conservation and Development
Nepal's Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA)
organization has been creating a platform for youth in conservation
and development so they can develop capacities in different fields and
enriched their life skills. ECCA is providing GLOBE training for
college students and provides platforms to share their knowledge in
different areas like schools, other colleges and their local
communities. The trained students organized the Earth Day 2024 program
by sharing their knowledge and learning together with primary students
and their teachers on GLOBE Protocols in Asha Bidhyashram School in
Balaju, Kathmandu as well as organizing different awareness programs
in different parts of Nepal.
In many schools in Nepal, science education is not common
practice, especially in rural schools. Learning, doing, and practicing
science activities are important skills that require motivation.
Although many science students are succeeding in their degrees, they
are not used to doing hands-on activities which creates discomfort
while teaching. To address this issue, ECCA has initiated small
activities of science on climate learning through The GLOBE Program's
Protocols with youth and teachers. This approach allows students to
learn science with fun activities; ECCA strongly believes in knowing,
doing, and sustaining the practices. By introducing GLOBE activities
to lower grades, ECCA aims to generate interest in science that will
continue into upper grades. It will develop confidence among youth and
teachers to learn, teach and practice science activities in their
daily lives.
Creating science interest is important for doing science from
lower grades to generate interest in elementary and high schools.
Realization of this is very important among teachers. Teachers should
know science and do science together with small children so the
students will gain science interest. The GLOBE Program is a perfect
tool to ignite and enhance interest in doing science and promoting
STEM education.
Images courtesy Yogendra Chitrakar, GLOBE Nepal Country Coordinator.