Education and Training

Dolphin day celebrations

Earthwatch volunteers on Dolphins of the Ionian Sea expressed their artistic streak last month when they participated in 'body painting' with local children as part an educational activity day to raise public awareness, organised by researchers from the Tethys Research Institute in the village of Paleros, Greece.

Secondary teachers win expedition placements

Earthwatch has awarded four teachers a fully-funded placement on a tropical scientific research expedition through the annual Earthwatch Awards for Secondary Science Teachers.

African fellows investigate hidden species

The first African team of 2006 joined Michelle Hamer's South Africa's Hidden Species from 9-19th January, the first of over 100 African fellows benefiting from Earthwatch's African Capacity Building Programme this year.

African programme strengthens

A short summary of the progress of our African Programme

Earthwatch completes series of education films

In partnership with The Brock Initiative and the Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, Earthwatch are pleased to announce the completion of a series of short educational films on the environmental resources and challenges at Lake Naivasha (Ramsar site) in Kenya.

Supporting capacity building for biodiversity conservation through DEFRA funding

"I am delighted that Defra is helping to support an important initiative that will not only advance research on vital European habitats but will also increase local and regional capacity for biodiversity conservation," said David Hillyard, Director of Programme Development at Earthwatch Institute (Europe).

A first for teachers - Julie Mackay reports

Julie Mackay - from the Earthwatch Europe office - has just returned from joining an all-teacher team on the Earthwatch project 'Britains Basking Sharks', off the western coast of Scotland. By the end of the five day team teachers had devised and gathered lots of ideas for classroom activities and lesson plans.

A first for teachers

This month sees the first all-science teacher team on an Earthwatch project. Teachers from across the UK will join the Earthwatch project Britain's Basking Sharks. In addition, educational publisher Reed Elsevier has sponsored their first volunteer team.
Watch this space for updates!

African team completes lake research in Rift Valley

12 conservationists from Ramsar sites in 7 African countries met at Lake Elementeita in Kenya's Rift Valley to join a special Earthwatch research team, tasked with answering the question: Does Lake Elementeita meet the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands criteria?

Earthwatch launches Queen's Guide award

Earthwatch is now working with Girlguiding UK to provide Queen's Guide Award participants with exciting opportunities for the Residential and Community Action clauses of their award.

Local educator wins national environmental award

Earthwatch announces that 25 teachers and educators from around the country have won environmental awards. Ruth Booker was one of the lucky winners...

African fellows investigate cocoa farming and biodiversity in Ghana

In another first for the African Fellowship Programme, a group of 10 Ghanaian students from the Institute of Renewable Energy Resources and the Kwame Kkrumah University of Science and Technology will take part in ‘Cocoa Farming and Biodiversity in Ghana' later this month.

Find out the latest news and impacts from Earthwatch's education programmes. These schemes aim to develop the skills, knowledge and motivation of educators in environmental teaching. We also work with emerging conservationists in developing countries to build their teaching and research capacities and give them the opportunity to share skills and ideas.