Go Wild!

con Jane Goodall

Friday November 15, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Metropolitan School of Panama, City of Knowledge, Clayton Invitation for winners and guiding teachers

For more information please contact:

Halit Khoshen Earth Train Foundation jgoodallpma2013@earthtrain.org

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THE PROGRAM

Go Wild! with Jane Goodall is an Earth Train and Jane Goodalls Roots & Shoots program, designed to educate children and youth about Panamanian wild animal conservation and welfare issues through project-based learning; to offer children and youth a taste of real world wild animal conservation and welfare work (e.g. proposal writing, educational project development); and to empower future leaders in these fields. The program launched with a 3-phase contest that ran between July and October 2013, with over 200 participants from 9 different schools. We are now proud to announce the winners of the first Go Wild! with Jane Goodall contest, and invite you to a private event in the company of Dr. Jane Goodall.

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THE WINNERS

Fifth grade: Paola Espino and Pablo Arosemena: Matar No es la Solucin (Killing is not the Solution) Saanvi Turki: Save Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth, Save Panama Sixth grade: Andrea Snchez: Los Animales Tambin Cuentan (Animals Also Count) Mara Elena Gerbaud: Ranas Doradas al Rescate (Golden Frogs to the Rescue) Andrew Eisnemann: Contando Mariposas: El Termmetro de Nuestro Bosque (Counting Butterflies: The Thermometer of Our Forest) Seventh grade: Mara Alejandra Chapman: Un Vuelo Hacia la Libertad (A Flight Towards Freedom) Juliana Etchelecu and Juliette Orillac: El misterio de las Tortugas Carey (The Mistery of the Carey Turtles) Mara Pinzn and Elena Chiu: The Blue Tale Sofia Gonzalez: Lets Save the Three-Toed Sloth Anne Kathryn Carmack: Save The Sapo Limoso! Ana Raquel Castillero and Isabel Durofour: Jaguar Lovers Gabriela Hernndez and Natalia Iovane: Raccoons Our Furry Friends

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THE WINNERS

Eighth grade: Gladys Gerbaud: Misin Caparazn (Shell Mission) Ana Sofia Erath and Allison Perry: Save the Leatherbacks! Armel Gonzlez and Pablo Labbate: No Matter What Natalia Chapman: Gofrogoly Valeria Caballero and Gabriela Franco: Animal Trafficking in Panama Jocelyn Moore-Gayles & Amanda S.: Save a Panamanian Beauty Ninth grade: Isaac Andres Parra Alvarez: Lets think about Tapirs! Maria Alejandra Ramrez and Gloria Chu: Harlequin Frogs Heroes Emilia Franco Mndez: A sloth, a bat, and a salamander walk into an island Erik Torchin: Save the Reefs, Eat Lionfish Sofa E. Sandoval: Panamanian Amphibian Rescue

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THE WINNERS

Tenth grade: Natalie Raymores and Mara Gabriela Goti: Haciendo del Canal una Casa ms Segura para el Manat (Making the Canal a Safer Home for the Manatee) Isaac de Castro: Dont Rana Away Eleventh grade: Jellini Mendoza and Iris Chen: EcoTortugas (EcoTurtles)

CONGRATULATIONS BOYS AND GIRLS! WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!

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Guiding Teachers/Parents

Ada Luz Anguizola Claudia Gough Diana Hernndez Dora Gisela Montero Gabriela Etchelecu Ileana Cotes Jannette I. Torres Karen Dertien Kristina Janson Marcella Vallarino Marialba de Faraudo Mary Burguess Melissa Watson Paulina Hurtado Stephanie Bratkovics Steven Zeff

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EVENT PROGRAM
Arrival and project setup in the grand hall Face-to-face conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall (contest winners), parallel to teachers panel Project presentations/viewing, interviews Award ceremony

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PREPARING FOR THE EVENT
Please make sure you make any required corrections/modifications to your project by the day of the event. These appear in the observations sent by the judges. The Go Wild! con Jane Goodall logo should be present on all project material, and a logo with a direct link to the Go Wild! con Jane Goodall Facebook page (https:// www.facebook.com/ConcursoGoWildPanama) placed on all digital material, including websites, Instagram, Twitter, and presentations.

EVENT DAY GUIDELINES

Contest winners will be accompanied to the event by previously designated representatives (guiding teachers) from their school. Please make sure you arrive at 1:00 p.m. sharp in order to set-up your project. Make sure you bring along all project material (e.g. posters, printout of the letter/ proposal, brochures, flyers, handouts, drawings, stories and evaluations made/filled out by your target audience, stickers, t-shirts and other material you have created.) Bring your computer along for websites, PowerPoint and PREZI presentations, documentaries, and related digital material. During the face-to-face conversation itself, contestants will be accompanied exclusively by Dr. Jane Goodall and three designated Earth Train / Jane Goodall Institute staff.

Dr. Jane Goodall

In July 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall traveled from England to what is today Tanzania and bravely entered the l ittle-known world of wild chimpanzees. She was equipped with nothing more than a notebook and a pair of binoculars. But with her unyielding patience and characteristic optimism, she won the trust of these initially shy creatures. She managed to open a window into their sometimes strange and often familiar-seeming lives. The public was fascinated and remains so to this day. In April 2002, Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Dr. Goodall, a UN Messenger of Peace. He cited her for her dedication to what is best in mankind and presented her with a lapel pin in the image of a dove. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon renewed Dr. Goodalls appointment as a UN Messenger of Peace when he took office in 2007. Today, Janes work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly chimpanzees, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share. Dr. Goodall carries her message of peace with the natural world through her worldwide outreach efforts, the mission and work of the Jane Goodall Institute, and especially through the Institutes global environmental and humanitarian youth program, Jane Goodalls Roots & Shoots. With members in more than 120 countries, Jane Goodalls Roots & Shoots provides young people with the knowledge, tools and hopeful inspiration to better their environment and improve the quality of life of people and animals. http://www.janegoodall.org/jane

The Jane Goodall Institue

Founded by renowned primatologist and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living beings. The Institutes work builds on Dr. Goodalls scientific work and humanitarian vision, and seeks to create a worldwide network of young people who have learned to care deeply for their human community, for all animals, and for the environment; and who will take responsible action to care for them, improve global understanding, and contribute to their preservation by combining conservation with education and promotion of sustainable livelihoods in local communities. The Jane Goodall Institute protects chimpanzees; works with people and communities to restore and protect critical habitats; helps improve livelihoods in communities where it works; and educates the public and policymakers about the important connections between their own lives and policies and the well-being of species, habitats and humans in critical conservation areas around the world. These are done through direct work by JGI staff; community-based conservation programs, a variety of partnerships and collaborations; and through Jane Goodalls Roots & Shoots program, a global environmental and humanitarian network of youth leaders, active in more than 100 countries. http://www.janegoodall.org

Earth Train Foundation

Earth Train, founded in 1990, is a global community of young people and mentors developing values, practical knowledge, and leadership skills for renewing and protecting biological and cultural diversity while promoting sustainable community development in harmony with nature. Based in panama since 2001, Earth Train provides in-depth learning and coaching opportunities for youth-led organizations and emerging leaders in fields related to ecological restoration, nature-based education, nature appreciation, wildlife conservation, and sustainable design for community development. Our emphasis on experiential learning, systems thinking, a coaching relationship between experienced and emerging leaders, peer-to-peer teaching and mentoring, effectively stimulates a multiplier effect as youth helps youth realize their leadership potential. Earth Train is the founder and manager of the Mamon Valley reserve, a 4,000-hectare ecological protection and restoration reserve located in the province of Panama, around the upper Ro Mamon. The reserve, in addition to serving as a buffer zone protecting 18 kilometers of the southern border of Guna Yala and the eastern edge of the Chagres National Park, is Earth Trains rural campus serving indigenous community leaders, educators, children, college students, film-makers, artists, researchers, and nature guides-in training. http://www.earthtrain.org

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