Program Overview
This program is designed to support school curriculum subjects by combining classroom learning with real-life, hands-on experiences. Students learn key concepts from biology, environmental studies, and geography through direct ecosystem exploration, simple field research, and basic data interpretation.
Learning happens through observation and interaction with real environments, helping students understand how ecosystems work and how human activities affect nature.
Program Goals
The program aims to:
- Help students understand ecosystems and ecological relationships
- Introduce real-world examples of environmental issues and human impact
- Build basic research and observation skills
- Introduce simple data collection and interpretation
- Encourage environmental awareness and responsibility
How the Program Works
The program is delivered through a series of connected learning activities:
Ecosystem Introduction
Students receive an introduction to ecosystems, including what an ecosystem is, how it functions, and common threats such as pollution and habitat damage.
Ecosystem Exploration
Students explore the ecosystem directly and observe living organisms (biota) and environmental conditions within the habitat.
Research Question Discussion
Students are guided to develop simple research questions based on what they observe in the field.
Survey & Data Collection
Students conduct basic surveys and collect simple ecological and social-environmental data using guided tools and worksheets.
Statistics Workshop
Students are introduced to simple data interpretation, including basic ideas of correlation, comparison of differences, and simple relationships between variables. The focus is on understanding results, not complex calculations.
Curriculum Links
Biology
Students learn about ecology, ecosystem structure, interactions between organisms and their environment, and biodiversity within local ecosystems.
Environmental & Social Studies
Students explore how human activities impact the environment, including waste, pollution, and resource use, and discuss the role of communities in environmental protection.
Geography
Students learn about the relationship between the environment in Bintan and human settlement, coastal ecosystems, land use, population activities, and environmental pressure.
Things to Bring
- Comfortable outdoor clothing and shoes
- A hat
- Sunscreen
- A refillable water bottle
- A notebook with a pen
- Mosquito repellant
- Watershoes/wetshoes
- Lunch Box
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
- Describe basic ecosystem components and functions
- Identify biota in a local ecosystem
- Explain simple human impacts on the environment
- Collect basic field data
- Interpret simple patterns from their findings