EDUCATION

The education program is directed by the Bahamas National Trust.

MISSION:
The educational mission is to promote and support environmental education in the family islands. We want to inspire the next generation of Bahamian citizens to meet the challenges of preserving the marine and terrestrial environments and to connect with other regional and global initiatives.

The program offers:

• Topical Power Point presentations to family island students, teachers, and interested citizens

Mrs. Turnquest and her students,

Current Island Primary School

• 
  
  Distribution of environmental educational materials
  
  
  

Portia Sweeting and Anthony Armbrister lead
a Bahamas National Trust meeting in Cat Island

• Opportunities for students and faculty to participate in oceanographic research

Moss brothers and Bop Dorsett with tagged green turtle
in Joe Sound Creek, Cat Island

Educational materials:
The program distributes educational material provided by the Bahamas National Trust to students and faculty in the family islands.

Please visit the BNT website (http://www.bnt.bs/) to learn about the many useful materials and other resources available from the Trust.

Mark Keasler with his Trash Board teaches students

the importance of cleaning up the environment

Links to Websites:
Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research at the University of Florida
http://accstr.ufl.edu/

Bahamas National Trust
http://www.bnt.bs/

Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation
http://www.breef.org/

Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/


Sea Turtle Bibliography for advanced students and faculty:

Bjorndal, Karen. Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles

Bolten, Alan and Blair E. Witherington. Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Gurko, David and Karen L. Eckert. Sea Turtles: An Ecological Guide

Lutz, Peter L. The Biology of Sea Turtles. Vol. I and II

Spotila, James R. Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation