ACTIVITIES OF GAMTOS NAMAI, A
CLUB OF PUPILS, IN YEARS OF 2002-2005:
PRESENTATION AND SELF-PRESENTATION...
By REGINA JABLONSKAITĖ
Biology teacher-methodologist at the Volungė
Secondary School of Alytus
One of the purposes of the school education is the developing of ecological
culture. It is a long and complicated process, the basis of which is created in
the family environment to be continued in the school.
Studies
of nature science subjects should help a pupil in perceiving the complexity of
the surrounding world, get knowing oneself, preparing oneself for life and
professional activity, understanding and evaluating consequences of the use of
technology and natural resources for oneself, society and nature.
After-school
activities are an important component of educational work in the school, which
help pupils to consolidate knowledge and ideas obtained during lessons. In my
opinion, the after-school activities should not be regarded as only a certain
supplement or continuation of studies. Such activities also allow a pupil to
discover linkages with the reality. Studies of local environment are
particularly important. Knowledge of the nature, love of all the living things,
awareness of changes in environment develop in a person sensitiveness,
goodness, insistence on higher standards with regard to himself and the other.
When being in nature, we can stop, look around and draw some conclusions.
The
club of pupils Gamtos Namai is involved in various activities such as events,
projects, camps, tours, actions, educative lectures, workshops and
competitions.
When
participating in camps and actions and receiving real life and nature-related
lessons that are much more suggestive than words, a child readily adopts moral
values, defins his own existance space in the world and have opportunity to
know consequences of wrong doings.
Project-reseach work
is particularly useful as in this case theoretical knowledge is systematically
employed in experimental and research work and information technology practice.
The consequential value of project work is enormous in enhancing the scientific
turn of mind, experiencing the joy at making a discovery, and stimulating the
interest in special literature.
Educative tours and
conferences are excellent opportunities for displaying of academic, creative,
spiritual, aesthetical and other components. Encounters with scientists,
specialists, their suggestive words and subtle humour make a strong effect on
pupils.
The Clubs activities
give the opportunity to direct contact with the environment and enables to
explore it. For participating in our events, we invite supporters of our club,
specialists, directors of regional parks or reserves, school curators, pupils
and teachers from other schools; our guests share their expierience with the
Club members, pupils learn something from each other, probe their ideas and
rejoice at discoveries.
The Clubs activities
in the field of environment research and ecology result in a real and good work
done while interacting of a contemporary pupil and the nature.