Instilling a Love for Native Species

By AdminAsia, Asian Elephants, Birds, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Primates, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam, Volunteers
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More than 1,700 primary schoolchildren in the rural Hoa Vang district of Da Nang City, Vietnam recently participated in our Little Green Guards® introductory lessons that focus on seven highly endangered species found in the Annamite Mountains. These lessons form an integral part of our Save the Magnificent Seven curricula that not only awaken children’s natural inquisitiveness, but also cultivate their love for native species.

We implemented our program in collaboration with Center for Adaptive Capacity Building Research (CAB), Vietnam, and with full support from the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Vang District, as well as the Board of Directors of Hoa Phu1-3, Hoa Phuoc 1-2 and Hoa Khuong Primary Schools.

Informative and fun program that fosters feelings of pride

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Our dedicated staff and volunteers delivered comprehensive lessons that combined natural history stories, games, and quizzes (© LVDI International).

 

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The critically endangered red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) is one of seven species we highlighted in our Little Green Guards® lessons (left © LVDI International, right © Van Tuan Bui).

 

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Each child was thrilled to receive a free copy of our recently published storybook – The Adventure of Douc Vui Ve. Students and teachers all agreed that the value of the book was priceless (© LVDI International).

 

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During recess, children crowded around the art station we had prepared. Using our Little Green Guards® Animal Biology and Conservation (ABC) Coloring Book, they continued to develop affection and feel proud of their natural heritage (© LVDI International).

 

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Phuong Dieu (4th grader, Hoa Phuoc 2) said, “this is the most fun program I have ever had at school!” (© LVDI International)

 

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Success! Students of Hoa Vang district welcomed our first post-COVID school program (© LVDI International).

 

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Special thanks to our staff, volunteers, partners and contributing experts (© LVDI International)

 

None of our educational efforts would be possible without the dedicated members of our LVDI family. We especially thank Thi Trang Le (Vietnam Country Director), Thi Kim Ly Tran (Communication Specialist) and our volunteers for their incredible hard work throughout the program implementation. Also, we sincerely thank Van Tuan Bui for allowing us to exhibit his amazing photographs, Thuy Nga Nguyen of CAB for her sage advice and facilitation, Mama Le for nourishing our team with her delicious home-cooked meals, and our donors for their generous support.