A group of Wells International School students from our Chonburi and On Nut campuses had a fantastic field trip at the Mangrove Resource Administration Center in Chonburi. The sixth graders learned from their natural environment and developed their observation skills with outdoor learning activities in the mangrove forest. The students conducted their observations on various aspects of the intertidal ecosystem. This provided them with a direct hands-on experience interacting with both physical and biological factors contributing to the very existence of this unique ecosystem. Our Middle School Science teachers and staff from our both campuses joined and accompanied this joint campus group activity. Students, teachers, and staff all had a wonderful experience participating in this Science field trip for Grade 6.
We received a warm welcome from our Chonburi Municipal office members and their staff, who were willing to explain the uniqueness of these mangrove forests and the importance of using their gallery hall. Then, our students inspected and learned about local woven products as part of the Thai OTOP project. Our students had the luxury of having three guides support us throughout our field trip. Grade 6 students also received instructions for the field trip, an observation worksheet, and location maps. Soon, we were joined by our Chonburi campus students, who took part in this activity with guidance from their teachers.
Students enjoyed walking along the long bridge ramps, admiring nature’s beauty, and seeing mudskippers, crabs, birds, and streams of water flowing back to the sea to join the Gulf of Thailand. Our students also gathered plenty of information on scientific facts about the flora and fauna of our Chonburi mangrove forest, a real gem among several other conservation forests in Thailand.
Overall, it was a great learning experience out in the field and a chance to apply academic knowledge to the real world. We look forward to continued learning explorations and collaborations between both campuses!
