September 14th , 2007: The second Junior Rangers training course has started
STINAPA’s Department of Education started with a new group of ‘Junior Rangers’ on the 20th of august this year. There are 10 participants in this group.
The ‘Junior Rangers Training Program’ is a program designed specifically for youngsters between the ages of 12 and 18, who are attending the high school; SGB. In cooperation with Jeugd Huis Jong Bonaire, the organization which offers after school activities to the high school children, STINAPA offers this program to the youngsters.
The objective of the program is to create awareness amongst our youngsters about the importance of the protection and conservation of our nature in regards to our economy and to us as human beings.
We also like to stimulate our youth in such a manner that they would choose a career in the field of protection of nature and environment.In January 2006, STINAPA started a training course for the first group of ‘Junior Rangers’. This group consisted of 8 youngsters. Now the second group of youngsters will start their training. The training program will consist of; public speaking, computer skills, diving course; ‘Open Waters’, general information about STINAPA, mechanics, boating skills, information about coral, information about fish, First Aid, snorkeling, information about sea turtles and information about nature and environment.
For all these courses the youngsters will have to pass an exam in order to check if they understood the material. It is imperative for them to understand the material so that they can assist the Rangers of the two parks; Bonaire National Marine Park and Washington Slagbaai National Park which are under the management of STINAPA.
The training will be an interesting one. It is vital to have groups of young people aware of the importance of our nature. Youngsters who understand what the contribution of Bonaire’s nature is to the economy of the island and what it means when we say ‘Nature is our livelihood’.
Di dos grupo di ‘Junior Ranger’ ta bai kuiminsa ku kurso
Dia 20 di ougùstùs último STINAPA su departamento di edukashon a kuminsá ku un grupo nobo di ‘Junior Rangers’. Tin un kantidat di 10 partisipante den e grupo aki.
‘Junior Rangers training program’ ta un programa diseñá spesial pa hóbennan entre 12 i 18 aña ku ta bishitá SGB. Den koperashon ku Jeugd Huis Jong Bonaire, STINAPA ta ofresé e programa aki na e hóbennan.
E meta di e programa ta pa konsientisá nos hóbennan di e importansia ku protekshon i konservashon di nos naturalesa tin pa nos ekonomia i nos mes komo hende.
Tambe nos ke stimulá e hóbennan di tal forma pa nan skohé un ofishi den área di protekshon di naturalesa i medio ambiente.Na yanüari di aña 2006 STINAPA a kuminsá ku kurso pa e promé grupo di ‘Junior Rangers’. E grupo aki tabata konsistí di 8 hóben.
Awor ta bai kuminsa ku e di dos grupo di hóben.
Durante di e training e hóbennan ta haña 12 diferente kurso.
E kursonan ta: Papia den publiko, Abilidat ku kòmpüter, kurso di sambuyá “Open Water”, Konosementu general di STINAPA, Mekánika, Kore boto, Konosementu di koral, Konosementu di piská, Promé ousilio, Snòrkelmentu, Konosementu di turtuganan di laman i Konosementu di naturalesa i medio ambiente.
Pa tur e kursonan aki, e hóbennan lo pasa un eksamen pa chèk si nan ta komprondé e materia. Ta importante pa nan sa e materianan pa asina nan por yuda e rangernan di e dos parkenan ku STINAPA ta manehá ora e okashon presentá.
E training lo ta unu interesante. Ta importante pa tin gruponan di hóben konsiente di e importansia di nos naturalesa. Hóbennan ta komprendé kiku ta e kontribushon ku naturalesa di Boneiru tin na e ekononia di isla i kiku kemèn ora nos ta bisa ku Nos ta Biba di Naturelesa.