To mark World Wetlands Day, the Via Pontica Foundation held a number of educational programs for children and students in the form of art events. In partnership with the school leadership of “Alexander Georgiev – Kodjakafaliyata” Primary School, on 08.02.2019, for the second consecutive year the “Art Event” –a festival of applied arts and ecology.
The event was attended by Prof. Dr. Sevdalina Tourmanova, Deputy Regional Governor and Regional Representative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for Burgas and the Region, Milena Yarmova, Chief Expert at RIEW Burgas, Assistant Professor Svetla Dalakchieva, Principal Curator in Natural Sciences Burgas Museum and Mihail Nenov, Director of “Alexander Georgiev-Kodjakafaliyata” Primary School.
Under the motto “Wetlands and Climate Change” through an interactive approach, adolescents learned new things about environmental and climate change studies in the Bourgas Wetlands area and the adverse effects of this change.
With the creation of thematic art installations under the sounds of music and competitive tasks dedicated to the preservation of the Bourgas Wetlands, over 50 children from the 5th and 6th grade acquainted themselves with the rare and threatened species and their characteristic habitats near Lake Vaya.
In solving the current environmental challenges, the students showed critical thinking and had many original creative ideas.
Of course, in the end, everyone received educational leaflets, organic shopping bags, and the most creative works were awarded with special prizes.
