Cheetah Conservation Fund Prepares for its First School Visits of the Year
16 February 2013 (OTJIWARONGO, Namibia) -- From the 18th to the 22nd of February, the Cheetah Conservation Fund’s (CCF) Education Officer, Gebhardt Nikanor, will be conducting education programmes at a variety of schools throughout Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. A list of the schools to be visited is provided below:
CCF conducts outreach assembly programmes annually throughout the country targeting 5th through 7th grade learners. Each year, CCF’s education programme highlights topics including Namibian predator identification, ecological and physiological characteristics of the cheetah, and problems associated with human/cheetah conflict. These programmes help raise awareness about the importance of saving wildlife as well as cheetahs.
Gebhardt Nikanor, has been conducting CCF’s educational programmes to Namibian youth for over 12 years. “Returning to these schools where I have developed relationships with the teachers and the learners has provided a strong basis for on-going environmental education. I want each of the learners to have a deep appreciation for all of Namibia’s wildlife species,” said Nikanor, “The cheetah is a great umbrella species that they can relate to and learn more about its challenges for survival and how they can be a part of its survival and the ecosystem in which it lives.”
Through its educational outreach programmes, CCF fosters an appreciation for cheetahs by school learners, as they are the future wildlife conservationists of our increasingly global society. “Education is so important for building a strong future, and our programmes provide excitement and a strong foundation for wildlife. Using the fastest land animal, the cheetah, CCF educators provide information aboutwildlife and the environment and the excitement of our natural resources to the learners”, says CCF Executive Director, Laurie Marker.
CCF, a Namibian non-profit trust in existence since 1991, conducts educational programmes throughout the entire country and also hosts schools for weekends at their Lightfoot Camp, reaching over 20,000 learners each year. CCF’s educational goal is to raise awareness of the plight of the cheetah and society’s role in its long-term survival. Over the years CCF’s educators have reached over 300,000 school children, eager to instill within them an appreciation for Namibia -- the cheetah capital of the world.
In addition to weekend camps for schools, CCF’s open-to-the-public Field Research and Education Centre, 45km east of Otiwarongo, welcomes school groups and day visitors from 9am to 5pm every day except Christmas. Over the years CCF has conducted long-term studies on the cheetah and its ecosystem while working closely with local farming communities to alleviate human/wildlife conflict, and sharing their knowledge on the habits of the cheetah.
Please contact CCF if you would like to schedule an educational visit to the CCF Field Research and Education Centre or would like to have an education programme at your school.
List of schools CCF will visit in Swakopmund and Walvisbay 18-22 February 2013:
Pro-Ed Academy Swakopmund Private School Flamingo Primary
JP Brandt Primary
Antlantic Junior Secondary
Hanganeni Primary Festus Gonteb Primary Westside Primary Vrederede Primary Kuisebmund Primary
!Nara Primary Walvisbay Primary Immanuel Ruiters Primary
Tutaleni Primary
Duinesig Primary
CCF conducts outreach assembly programmes annually throughout the country targeting 5th through 7th grade learners. Each year, CCF’s education programme highlights topics including Namibian predator identification, ecological and physiological characteristics of the cheetah, and problems associated with human/cheetah conflict. These programmes help raise awareness about the importance of saving wildlife as well as cheetahs.
Gebhardt Nikanor, has been conducting CCF’s educational programmes to Namibian youth for over 12 years. “Returning to these schools where I have developed relationships with the teachers and the learners has provided a strong basis for on-going environmental education. I want each of the learners to have a deep appreciation for all of Namibia’s wildlife species,” said Nikanor, “The cheetah is a great umbrella species that they can relate to and learn more about its challenges for survival and how they can be a part of its survival and the ecosystem in which it lives.”
Through its educational outreach programmes, CCF fosters an appreciation for cheetahs by school learners, as they are the future wildlife conservationists of our increasingly global society. “Education is so important for building a strong future, and our programmes provide excitement and a strong foundation for wildlife. Using the fastest land animal, the cheetah, CCF educators provide information aboutwildlife and the environment and the excitement of our natural resources to the learners”, says CCF Executive Director, Laurie Marker.
CCF, a Namibian non-profit trust in existence since 1991, conducts educational programmes throughout the entire country and also hosts schools for weekends at their Lightfoot Camp, reaching over 20,000 learners each year. CCF’s educational goal is to raise awareness of the plight of the cheetah and society’s role in its long-term survival. Over the years CCF’s educators have reached over 300,000 school children, eager to instill within them an appreciation for Namibia -- the cheetah capital of the world.
In addition to weekend camps for schools, CCF’s open-to-the-public Field Research and Education Centre, 45km east of Otiwarongo, welcomes school groups and day visitors from 9am to 5pm every day except Christmas. Over the years CCF has conducted long-term studies on the cheetah and its ecosystem while working closely with local farming communities to alleviate human/wildlife conflict, and sharing their knowledge on the habits of the cheetah.
Please contact CCF if you would like to schedule an educational visit to the CCF Field Research and Education Centre or would like to have an education programme at your school.
List of schools CCF will visit in Swakopmund and Walvisbay 18-22 February 2013:
Pro-Ed Academy Swakopmund Private School Flamingo Primary
JP Brandt Primary
Antlantic Junior Secondary
Hanganeni Primary Festus Gonteb Primary Westside Primary Vrederede Primary Kuisebmund Primary
!Nara Primary Walvisbay Primary Immanuel Ruiters Primary
Tutaleni Primary
Duinesig Primary