Prior to the Samani Elementary School climbing Mt. Apoi this year, we held an informative presentation for the students. Every year the geopark sends a lecturer to the school, however, due to COVID-19 we held the first online lecture.

A look inside the classroom.

The students watched the presentation on a monitor in their classroom.

The presentation included information on the flowers, insects, rocks, and important aspects of Mt. Apoi.

From the lecturer's side of the monitor we could hear the student's energetic voices, see them nodding their heads, and taking notes. The presentations were held on different dates for each participating grade level: 6th grade on May 13th, 5th grade on May 13th, and 4th grade on May 19th.

This was the first time this kind of online exchange was implemented in a school in Mt. Apoi Geopark. Thanks to the elementary school faculty who facilitated communication among the students, the presentations were a success. Afterwards, we did realize that it might be best to narrow down the content since it does take more time than an in-person presentation.