The Hawai‘i Wildlife Center's Educational
Program
The
Education Pavilion at the Hawai'i Wildlife Center will accommodate 50 people
in a classroom setting. It will provide a facility for hands-on environmental
education programs focused on the conservation of Hawaiian wildlife. It
will be equipped with a video projection system, a large drop down screen,
appropriate lighting, microphones and speakers. The Pavilion will be used
by cooperating public, private and charter schools. It will also be used
for the training of educational docents and local wildlife rehabilitators.
In addition, the Pavilion will be available for other community meetings.
Hawai‘i
Wildlife Center staff, volunteer docents and other cooperators will
also participate in off-site education and training projects. Such programs
are already underway with students from North Kohala, Waimea and
Waikoloa. Through a wildlife conservation mentoring program, students learned
to use Global Positioning Systems to map habitat and native species. They
created a geocaching game and website to share with the community
and gave presentations on the endangered nene, the Hawaiian goose and state
bird. The Center is also working with teachers participating in a Research
Experience for Teachers program to gain real world experiences in sciences
to share in the classroom.
Visit our students web site on their geocaching learning experience.
Articles on our education programs:
- How to Avoid Turf War with Hawaii's Nene
- The Hawai‘i Wildlife Center Development Assisted by High School Students
- Students Take to Air Waves