| NWS
Green Kindergarten Network website and TV commercial
NWS Green Kindergarten Network launches its
website on 1 September 2006 as a platform of environmental education resources
for kindergartens in Hong Kong. Besides, a TV commercial is broadcast on bus
TVs when the new school term starts to publicize the importance of pre-school
environmental education.
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| Waste
management workshop (June 2006)
Green Kindergarten Network organized
a series of workshops for kindergarten teachers to visit landfills in June in
order to equip them with knowledge on waste problems and waste management
methods in Hong Kong. Members of NWS Volunteer Alliance also took part in
introducing waste management information of Hong Kong.
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| Survey
on environmental education (9 January 2006)
As part of the Green Kindergarten
Network jointly launched by NWS Holdings and Green Power, a survey was
conducted on environmental education in which about 300 children and 300
teachers were interviewed on how much they know about the environment and their
views towards current environmental education in kindergartens respectively.
Announced in a press conference, the survey results revealed that some of the
young children had little understanding about natural resources and
environmental problems caused in daily lives. Nearly 50% of the kindergarten
teachers pointed out their lack of training in environmental education. These
reflected the importance of implementing environmental education in pre-school
stage and providing kindergartens with suitable teaching materials.
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