Africa Programs
Community Centred Conservation
Teachers Workshops in Uganda
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Uganda faces huge environmental challenges such as deforestation, agriculture intensification and other human threats to endangered primates, such as chimpanzees and mountain gorillas.
JGI Uganda works with local schools and communities in areas where prime chimpanzee habitats are found in order to increase awareness about environmental issues.
JGI Uganda, in collaboration with JGI Canada, has developed a teacher-training workshop targeting primary-school teachers. The interactive and highly-collaborative workshop focuses on developing lesson plans, games and activities about the environment that children can understand. The Ugandan teachers then go back to their schools and train other teachers on the methods they have learned.
The main objectives of the workshop are:
- Introduce participants (25 to 30 teachers) to environmental education
- Explore a variety of effective teaching methods
- Familiarize participants with the Teachers Guide
- Supply participants with basic facilitation skills
- Equip attendees to train other teachers
- Connect participants with the forest
In order to cover the operational costs of the workshop, each team (two teachers) of Canadian teachers must raise $US 5,000.00 prior to departure. The first workshop took place in July 2008. To date, 21 Canadian teachers helped facilitate 10 workshops in various regions of Uganda, reaching 268 schools. Canadian teachers are making a big impact, assisting to train even more teachers about the importance of environmental education.
Make a donation here to support the 2012 Teacher Workshop Teams. Thank you! |
March & July 2012 - Teacher Blogs
Introducing our new group of dedicated educators who are participating in this year's Teacher Workshops:
Follow Karol & Don's adventures this March, and learn more about our dedicated volunteers!
Stay tuned for updates from the July team! |
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Follow the journey of our July 2011 team through Viviane Labrie's amazing photobook below:
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Check out the blogs of previous teams since 2008!
If you are interested in participating in the Teacher Workshop program, please contact Sophie Muset at
416-978-3565 or sophie@janegoodall.ca.
