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Last week, 9 Belizean teachers, along with 13 education professionals from The State University of New York, participated in the 9th annual Teacher Institute in Environmental Studies and Culture program sponsored by the Belize Foundation for Conservation, and hosted at Chaa Creek.
"The Institute provided the teachers with the opportunity to engage in cross-cultural collaboration with international educators in order to examine and share best practices in education applied toward the study of the environment and cultures. Through experiential learning tasks, the teachers were able to explore and develop an understanding of ancient Maya civilization, archeology, natural resource conservation, and ecotourism. The teachers were also introduced to a new book written by children of Belize and the U.S. as part of an international literacy initiative. 'Pat the (Great) Cat: A Jaguar’s Journey' chronicles the true story of a jaguar whose dramatic journey from Belize to the United States is both heart-breaking and heart-warming. The Belize Ministry of Education has chosen the book as a supplemental text for the coming school year. It may be that this is the first time that the students are authors of their own textbook!"
