| 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
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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. |