BAHAMIAN EDUCATORS LEARN EFFECTIVE METHODS TO TEACH SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LESSONS

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the Bahamas and the Organization of American States (OAS) through its Department of Sustainable Development conducted a two-day teacher’s training workshop in New Providence from August 21-22, 2013.

The workshop focused on the importance of teaching renewable energy, energy conservation, and the need for more advocacy of clean energy and sustainable energy development in The Bahamas. The fifteen attendees included teachers representing primary, junior and secondary schools from Abaco, Andros, Inagua and the New Providence areas.

During the workshop, educators reviewed the science behind renewable energy, energy conservation and increased their capacity to effectively prepare student-centred lessons on these topics in the national science curriculum. Teachers who attended the workshop learnt about current technologies and advances in science from experts in the field, and were also provided with lessons, ideas and materials to use during hands-on instruction in the classroom. 

The workshop was partially funded by the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Caribbean Initiative and implemented through the OAS’s pilot program, the Caribbean Energy Education and Awareness Programme (CEEAP) under the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) in close collaboration with the KidWind Project. The CARICOM Secretariat is a Partner in the CSEP Project executed by the OAS.