Imagine having a student gaining access to the enclosures and night dens at Malaysia’s National Zoo, or discover the inner workings of a rehabilitation centre on the island of Borneo or follow researchers on a boat journey to track wild orang-utans.
Well now it is possible with the Wild @ Heart programme. Schools have the unique opportunity to send their students on a voyage of discovery as young scientists to observe and participate in genuine conservation projects for the endangered great ape, the orang-utan (Pongo Pygmaeus). Pick the programme that best suits your curriculum needs and take your students to delve into world of exploration and experience.
Classroom and laboratory learning are integral components of any student’s learning. However, deep and embedded learning arises when students get to relate those classroom concepts and theories to the real world. Wild @ Heart gives students that opportunity by bringing the science lab into the field. Real animals, real observations, real experimentation, real discussions enrich the students’ knowledge in the subject, and the development and understanding of the application of science.
Students are able to feel the passion and ask the toughest question as they meet the researchers and experts who work in the field day by day. Enquiries and discussions can take on rich and vibrant textures as the science and application of conservation is uncovered. With expert endorsement, students are motivated by the clear and tangible purpose of their experiments.
Students commonly carry out experiments and quantify their results in a setting disconnected from the subject matter. By meeting and forming bonds with the endangered animals and human stakeholders, qualitative reflection and discussion is colourfully brought to life in front of the students’ eyes.
Living and breathing the connection between environment protection and human development leads to an acceleration in learning and the synthesis of complex global relationships. This is higher order learning that equips students for future learning, the ability to analyze problems and the formation of individual thoughts and believes.
Wisdom is the application of knowledge and understanding. Wild @ Heart programmes give the students an active involvement in the conservation project thereby impacting in a meaningful way. This can be through planting of enrichment foods, planting of trees, carrying out basic forest transects, providing behavioural observations or in many other ways. By having impacts on many levels and the occasion to discuss it, students can relate small impacts to larger global issues and applications. This can be useful in their personal or professional life thereby preparing them as global citizens in a world full of new challenges.
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