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objectives are delivered through a series of GVI-led lessons at both schools. To aid and reinforce learning, games and activities were designed on each topic.
During
Term
1
&
2,
the
first
theme,
Its
Not
Waste
Til
you
Waste
it,
addressed
waste
management
which
has
an
immense
impact
on
the
marine
ecosystem.
After
carrying
out
surveys
which
highlight-
ed
poor
waste
management
practices,
GVI
recognised
the
need
to
assist
Moturiki
District
to
better
manage
their
waste.
Student
in
classes
one
to
four,
focussed
on
waste
sorting
and
sustainable
envi-
ronmental
disposal
methods,
whilst
classes
five
to
eight
focused
on
decomposition
rates,
ecosystem
interconnectivity
(ridge
to
reef
approach),
food
webs
and
bio-accumulation.
Figure 1- MDS students make a food web.
In
term
3,
the
second
topic,
Clean
and
Green,
Healthy
and
Happy
aims
to
address
healthy
living.
GVI
anticipates
that
by
teaching
children
to
live
a
clean
and
green
healthy
lifestyle,
an
environmental
friendly
habit
will
follow.
The
main
objective
of
this
topic
is
to
develop
understanding
of
the
im-
portance
of
WaSH,
healthy
eating
and
exercise
for
healthy
and
happy
individuals.
Within
this
theme,
GVI.2014.2
good
water
management
practices
are
being
taught,
which
will
eventually
lead
to
increasing
access
to
continual
safe
drinking
water
and
appropriate
sanitary
disposal
systems.
These
lessons
were
designed
to
complement
awareness
and
community
outreach
carried
out
in
the
various
Moturiki
villages
by
the
government.
One
of
the
most
effective
projects
implemented
in
the
schools
was
the
Tippy
Taps
which
are
simple
handwashing
stations
designed
to
encourage
children
to
wash
their
hands
more
often.
The
final
topic
to
be
taught,
Sustainable
Seas,
is
a
core
fundamental
theme
when
dealing
with
ma-
rine
conservation.
It
addresses
ways
in
which
Moturiki
District
could
better
manage
their
marine
resources
by
employing
sustainable
fishing
practices
and
other
marine
management
tools,
such
as
a
marine
protected
area
(MPAs).
GVI
hopes
that
by
teaching
students
from
a
young
age
about
marine
conservation
issues,
a
better
informed
community
will
develop,
enabling
the
members
to
make
clear
and
informed
decisions
when
managing
their
marine
resources.
The
Fiji
Green
Growth
Framework
2014
which
complements
the
Peoples
Charter
for
Change,
is
a
document
adopted
by
the
Fijian
Government
as
a
roadmap
for
Democracy
and
Sustainable
Econom-
ic
Development.
The
Green
Growth
Framework
focuses
on
rebalancing
three
pillars
of
sustainable
development
for
Fiji
-
Environment,
Social
and
Economic.
It
is
important
to
note
that
all
topics
cov-
ered
in
the
GVI
Environmental
Education
program
complement
this
framework
and
are
contained
within
the
thematic
areas
2
(Waste
Management),
3
(Sustainable
Island
and
Ocean
Resources)
and
6
(Freshwater
Resources
and
Sanitation
Management)
GVI
has
had
positive
feedback
from
both
schools,
where
not
only
awareness
of
the
importance
of
sustainable
living
is
growing
week
by
week,
but
the
children
are
also
benefitting
from
the
extra
in-
teractions
in
English,
with
teachers
observing
an
increased
use
of
vocabulary
and
understanding.
GVI.2014.2
Looking
towards
future
school
terms,
GVI
plans
to
further
develop
the
Environment
Education
Pro-
gram
based
on
the
thematics
of
the
Green
Growth
Framework
with
a
focus
on
Restoring
the
Bal-
ance
in
Development
that
is
Sustainable
for
Our
Future.
GVI.2014.2
Figure 4 MDS students using their new tippy-tap.
GVI.2014.2