Interpreting Insect Diversity in the Insect Museum
(Insect Museum at the Indonesian Miniature Garden, Jakarta – Indonesia)

One scope of our environmental education work is Insect Interpreting – a joint program developed by PEKA and the Insect Museum at the Indonesian Miniature Garden. Our goal is to improve the insect guide system and interpreting activities in the museum. Therefore we conduct training for the insect museum interpreter.

The insect interpreting program includes several activities. I.e. (1) volunteers working as interpreter for insect interpreting, (2) developing insect displays in the museum. The aim of these activities is to inform the visitors of the insect museum about the roles and functions of insects in different ecosystems and why we have to contribute programs and activities regarding insect conservation in Indonesia.

Integrating Environment Education and Student Programs at School
Case Study : Schools at Bogor City

This program is the result of collaboration from PEKA Indonesia with several schools in Bogor, includingplanting tree program SD (Elementary School) Babakan Sari and SMP (Junior High School) PGRI Ciampea, Bogor.

Teachers in school use education methods, which are recommended by the National Education Department. The objective of PEKA Indonesia is to integrate and combine our environmental education program with these formal education programs. In environmental education NATURE is the underlying learning object and the students can experience its benefit everyday, as we bring them into direct interaction with nature. Beside those, outdoor activities have an extra value because of their special manner. They help students to gather knowledge about the environment by interacting and experiencing for themselves and so increase their consciousness of being close to nature.

The combination of school lessons and environmental education methods gives the students the possibility to integrate the lessons with their experiences in nature.

Increasing the concern for environment and nature of urban populations by informing students about biodiversity and the role of insects in ecosystems

By running this program, PEKA Indonesia collaborated with the Museum Serangga and the Taman Akuarium Air Tawar (TAAT). Both institutions are part of the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII).

Presentations of the Environmental Education Program at Several Schools in Jakarta, Bogor and Bekasi

Presentations of the environmental education program have been conducted in several schools in Bogor, Bekasi and Jakarta. Following five schools in Bogor (SMPN I Bogor, SMP PGRI Ciampea, SMP Al Azhar Plus, SMP Paramitha, SDN Babakan Sari), three schools in Jakarta (Junior High School SMPN 81, SMPN 49, SMP Angkasa) and two schools in Bekasi (SMPN I Bekasi, SMP Al Azhar Jaka Permai) join the environmental education program of PEKA Indonesia now.

The programs purpose is to give students the basic elements for respecting and protecting the nature by giving the possibility to enjoy and experience it. In these presentations PEKA Indonesia provides an introduction into fish morphology and water characteristics as well as in insects and their habitats e.g. how to initiate conservation action.  Other activities like presentations, discussions, watching the environmental education movie and insect observation are conducted to support the program.

Environmental Education Facilitator Training

The Environmental Education Facilitator Training was held from 13th to 15th of July in 2005. It was followed by 17 participants from the Museum Taman Serangga dan Taman Kupu (MSTK), Taman Akuarium Air Tawar (TAAT), college students from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), volunteers and teacher groups from Bogor. The objective of the training was to give the training for facilitator for environmental education.

Develop Publication Product

The goals of developing information media are to publish and update all information related to the environment.. This publication is aimed to distribute the information as wide as possible and to develop public awareness on conservation issues.

There are 2 leaflets available: Biodiversity and food chained. These leaflets have been distributed to organizations, which have concern in similar issues

Regular Discussion with volunteer

Discussion conducted once a month, with volunteers. During the discussion, we also talk about various issues on : environemental education materials, organic farming, human disesases caused by pollution, insect and their roles, and plant pest and diseases.

Program Mobil Pintar Tunas Bangsa (Smart Car Tunas Bangsa Program) children camp

This is a joint program of PEKA Indonesia, SDN Babakan Sari  (Elementary School) and Mobil Pintar Tunas Bangsa Management. This program had been conducted from February – April 2006 in surrounding area of SDN Babakan Sari Elementary School. This program was intended for student or children 4-12 tahun. The form of the activities is lopk like walking library where the “ Mobil Pintar “ (smart car) visiting each school that include in  “ Mobil Pintar “ .

Activities Update

During the period of August 2006 – February 2007, we have conducted several programs:

Conservation transect walkamp

This program organizing at Insect Museum at the Indonesian Miniature Garden, Jakarta – Indonesia, the aim of the conservation camp is to increasing environmentally knowledge to schools student. from this programe we were hoping so much they can do fun activities at the outdoor location, not only learning by theory but also learning by doing ang feeling.

Increasing the awareness and environmental perspective in school (Adiwiyata Program)

The aim of this program is to develop positive environmental perspective within school communities (teachers, students, etc) in their daily activities. School has been seen as a significant media where students develop the next stage on their life through education.schooling program

In this program, Peka Indonesia is collaborating with Indonesian Environmental Education Network, Ministry of Environment Republic of Indonesia, and SDN (Public Elementary School) Pakujajar in Sukabumi District, West Java.

To achieve the main purposes, we develop several strategies: 1) to advocate the environmental perspectives policies in schools, 2) to integrate environmental education into national education curriculum, 3) to increase public participation, including school committee (student’s parent organization), private sector, NGO, and others government institution. 4) to make the best of school infrastructure in learning process.