Garapan Elementary School students gather around a brown tree snake trap during a science expo on Thursday, May 23.
The Division of Coastal Resources Management makes a presentation to Garapan Elementary School students on Thursday, May 23.
AROUND 200 Garapan Elementary School students took part in a science expo on their campus on Thursday, May 23.
Participating in the event were the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, the CNMI Sea Turtle Conservation Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CNMI Forestry, and the Division of Coastal Resources Management.
They conducted outdoor presentations for third to fifth graders who are eager to learn “science outside the classroom,” according to the event organizer, educator Lyzandra Borja.
“This is the end of the school year, so we want something more fun,” Borja added. “We’re not able to go [off campus] to learn about it so we brought the [presenters] here.”
School principal Derwin Johnson said GES has also been recycling plastic bottles since the beginning of the school year. The students remove the labels from the bottles, which are then placed in MINA recycling bins.
Borja said with MINA, she was able to arrange the day’s expo.
“This is something different from being in the classroom,” she said. “Through our partnership with MINA … we … learn more about helping the environment.”
Pedro Tudela of CNMI Forestry speaks to students at a recently held science expo at Garapane Elementary School.
Christina Shaunte P. Tudela of CNMI Sea Turtle Conservation Program discusses sea turtles with Garapan Elementary School students.
