Community Outreach
Aside from the teachers trainings, the children’s training, Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros also conducts outreach trainings about the marine environment to people in the community, like the mothers, fisherfolks, boatmen, army, even to schools in the hills and many others.
These are one day seminars or workshops and we usually end the training with film showing about the environment.
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Coastal Clean-Up
Coastal clean-up activities are held regularly by the Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros.
Whether it is to celebrate the province environmental month in June or the in celebration of Earth Day in April, Museo Sang Bata always makes it a regular monthly activity. Schools and the community participate in these activities.
Mangrove Planting Activities
Mangrove identification and planting activities are always part of all marine education programs, whether it is for teachers, children or the community.
In many areas where the typhoon has hit land, it has been recorded that houses and even lives were saved because of the presence of mangrove forests growing along the shorelines. One of Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros’ advocacy is raising awareness and appreciation of mangrove trees.
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Marine Camp for Kids and Teens
The marine camp is a yearly summer activity open for kids ages 8 to 12 years of age and another camp for teens ages 13 to 16 years of age. The maximum numbe of participants per camp is 30 persons. The one important requirement is that children must know how to swim because most activities are held in the beach.
In the marine camp children also learn about the different marine mammals and their behaivour, as well as the importance of corals, mangroves and seagrasses. The camp is a 3 nights 4 days activity held during the months of April and May.
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Science Teachers Training Workshops:
The Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros Science Teachers Training workshops is held about 4 times a year and trains maximum 30 teachers at a time. This is a 3 nights 4 days intensive workshop which include hands-on training on snorkeling to enable the teachers to swim in the Sagay Marine Reserve to see the corals and fishes up close. The training also includes a visit to the mangrove forest for mangrove specie identification and mangrove planting activities. A visit to the museum with a comprehensive module presentation of each exhibit is also part of the workshop.
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