School Educational Events
Palestine Wildlife Society staff and a group of farmers hosted a number of schools from different regions of Bethlehem including: the Catholic School, the Children Village School (SOS), Tabareya School and Shepherd’s field Kindergarten School.
The target age was from three to six years and about 400 children participated. Firstly, the children were given a brief talk about World Animal Day. Dr Labib (vet) told the children about the importance of animals in our nature and food and what we need to do in order to protect animals.For example, he asked them: Do you know where eggs come from? Which animal produces the milk we drink? Where does fur come from? The student were interested and excited and all of them gave the right answers.
After the reception and welcome speech Drthe Dr Labib arranged the children into groups to visit each animals and learn some facts about it. One of our staff members talked to the children about each animal including it’s importance to humans, the food it eats, where it lives, how it reproduces.
The children met a pig, a duck, a rabbit, a parrot, a turtle, a chicken, a sheep, and finally a horse and donkey. The children were very excited about meeting all the animals.
Finally, the children spent some time drawing animal pictures and had their photograph taken with the picture they’d drawn. Each event lasted 5 hours. It was interesting to note that in spite of all the animals living in the local area, some children didn’t recognise some of them as they’d not seen them before! Imad Atrash, Palestine Wildlife Society.
- Organised by: Palestine Wildlife Society in cooperation with WSPA and Animal People