Five secondary students have learned to apply their scientific understanding in the Virgin Islands as part of the Department of Disaster Management’s summer programme.
The programme covered fields such as engineering, electronics, and environmental conservation and featured guest speakers working in the Virgin Islands, whose interactive sessions on desalination, solar energy, disaster management, meteorology, climate change and the Virgin Islands’ unique natural habitat.
Director of Disaster Management Jasen Penn said the programme helped students connect with what they have learned in their science classes and was impactful thanks to highly interactive sessions.
Penn said all the presenters had props, models, or interactive exercises with the participants, so each student had a chance to engage directly with persons working in these various fields.
He said students were challenged to apply this material to their daily lives, and, they hope, encouraged to consider taking on similar careers.”
Students concluded the week-long programme with a day of site visits to key locations related to the week’s material, including the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Mangrove Nursery and Marine Centre laboratory; Long Bay Beef Island Beach, and a DDM weather station.
The summer programme was developed in partnership with World Meteorological Organisation youth focal point for the Americas, Nardia Magloire.