{"id":260,"date":"2012-07-10T11:50:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T11:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpressmulti\/iimbovane\/american-educators-enthused-by-iimbovane\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T07:37:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T07:37:02","slug":"american-educators-enthused-by-iimbovane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/iimbovane\/american-educators-enthused-by-iimbovane\/","title":{"rendered":"American educators enthused by Iimbovane"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, 4 July 2012, the Iimbovane project team hosted a group of visitors from the Global Environmental Teachings (GET) Programme.<\/p>\n

The visiting group consisted of eighteen educators from schools in the United States of America and South Africa. The programme started with the Iimbovane project team giving an overview of the project\u2019s research and outreach goals and was followed by a practical ant identification session whereby the visitors tried their hand at identifying a variety of ant species.<\/p>\n

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The visitors commended the project team for the manner in which they raise the awareness about biodiversity and science among the youth, especially among the youth from previously disadvantaged communities, who often have a poor understanding of biodiversity.<\/p>\n

The GET Programme<\/a> is a non-profit organization located at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point which aims to increase the awareness and knowledge about environmental education by exposing participating educators to environmental education projects around the globe.<\/p>\n

The GET Programme is visiting South Africa from 22 June \u2013 11 July 2012.<\/p>\n

The group was so inspired by the project that they wrote a small poem for the Iimbovane project team:<\/p>\n

\n

Ode to an Ant<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Oh, mighty ant<\/span><\/p>\n

However, some have called you small,<\/span><\/p>\n

Your numbers, how they shock us all.<\/span><\/p>\n

You work so hard to feed your folk,<\/span><\/p>\n

We depend on you,<\/span><\/p>\n

It is no joke.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ant, \u201cmier\u201d, \u201cimbovane\u201d is what you\u2019re called,<\/span><\/p>\n

It is just a name,<\/span><\/p>\n

Without all of you, biodiversity is gone\u2026a shame.<\/span><\/p>\n

By Cindy Byers (USA) and Regan Ford (SA)
\nGlobal Environment Teachings (GET) Programme
\nSouth Africa Tour 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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