50 Mlimani Primary School Pupils Learn About Forests

ENVIROCARE through the support from Foundation for Environmental Education is implementing a project on Learning About Forests. Already, 50 pupils from Mlimani Primary School have started to learn about the forest.

The project wishes to enable pupils and teachers to practically experience being in the forest which will help them relate their experiences there. This is necessary for both teachers and pupils to understand forests, develop an awareness of forests and also respect the forests which hopefully will have an influence on future choices and actions, especially to the younger generation.
Also the project enables the pupils to form an environmental club which contains 50 pupils from each class. The club will plant 80 tree seedlings according to the choice and preference of the school.

The exercise was led by the school’s head teacher who planted one tree to inaugurate the tree planting exercise, and this tree will act as a reminder of the project.
The programme was started at Mlimani Primary School, which is located at the University of Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni District. It is the first program to be implemented at Mlimani Primary School and the pupils have not yet adequately received enough knowledge on forest issues and the eco-web.

The overall objective of the project is to enable teachers and pupils to practically experience the forests, learn from them and develop networks with others locally and globally.
Apart from planting trees in the school compound, ENVIROCARE and environment teachers formulated and strengthened the Learning about Forests club which has 50 pupils. A Google-blog (leaf.blogspot.com) was created and pupils trained on using the mail and blog to enable communication with other like-minded schools. Citizen journalism, seminars to eco-school leaders and a study tour for 20 pupils to Pugu forest will be organized.