Other Extracurricular Activities

Outside of the classroom, GPOCP facilitates student-run conservation clubs, which have taken on projects such as building herbaria, tree planing, conservation-themed theater presentations, Earth Day celebrations, and environmental clean-up around their schools. Other activities include training courses on wilderness survival, birdwatching, and lessons in conversational English for interested pupils. We have found these fun activities to be an essential component in developing a conservation-minded population. Many of these students eagerly stay involved with GPOCP and assist with radio shows, billboard preparations, puppet show performances, environmentally-friendly alternative livelihood demonstrations, and lectures to elementary students. Former students have also joined our environmental education team as staff, representing the next generation of conservation mentors.

Student environmental club participates in beach cleanup. (Photo: Endro Setiawan)