December 4th, 2017 -- On Saturday November 25, 2017, the UNESCO St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve (SMBR) program facilitated the 2nd field trip for the 2017-2018 school year comprising students of Cayon High School Environmental Club. The specific sites visited were the Historic Canada Estate and Gunhill.
Students of the Environmental Science Club were accompanied by teachers for the educational exercise. The students were guided by Mr. Royston Griffin, a native of Keys Village and a MAB Committee Member who explained the environmental, cultural, historical and socio-economic significance of these areas within the UNESCO St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve.
The field trip comprised of: a historical perspective of Canada Estate including its role in the storage and transport of Cotton from the Spooner's Ginnery, Sustainable Development, environmental issues surrounding the mining and blasting of the hills for aggregate and other building materials, threats to biodiversity and the displacement of a marine species from mangroves and the potential economic benefits to be derived from cultural preservation of Canada Estate
Present, was Geography teacher and Environmental Science Club coordinator, Dr. Joyelle Clarke of the Cayon High School, who lauded the exercise, funded by the UNESCO National Commission, as excellent for giving the students practical knowledge of concepts that are taught in the school curriculum across the various disciplines.
Ms. Markysa O’Loughlin, UNESCO SMBR Committee PRO explained that the field trip is part of an ongoing Education for Sustainable Development and Digital Awareness campaign to encourage youth participating in the SMBR as well as to actively engage, not only the St. Mary’s communities, but communities in St. Kits and Nevis. She stated, “We will continue our mandate of using the UNESCO St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve as a tool for education for sustainable development. It is an important way of exposing our youth the issues surrounding the SMBR as well as the economic benefits to be derived from this unique program.”
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