The Story About Hand-raising A Baby Chimpanzee - Zoo Negara

Teacher’s WorkshopTeacher’s Workshop is a pilot project for Education Departmentin hope to introduce the teachers within the Klang Valley to theZoo Discovery Programme and also get feedback from them.On 30th September 2011,we were given a chance to getan insight on the NationalCo-curriculum and howto incorporate the curriculum to teachthe topics in the zoo. This workshopwas attended by 50 teachersfrom Primary Schools in Gombak.2nd AMAZED ConferenceAll Malaysian Zoo Educators’ (AMAZED) Conference lays as a platform forzoo educators to meet annually to update AMAZED members on their activities in theirrespective organizations and to share ideas. This conference is also an opportunity formembers to create a network among each other.The theme for 2nd AMAZED conference is “Planting the Seeds of Conservation” whichheld on 1st and 2nd October 2011 at the Education Centre, Zoo Negara.This year, the AMAZED Committee invited guest speakers from variousbackgrounds and 15 papers presented during the conference. The organizations involvedwere from Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Ministry of Education (CurriculumDevelopment Division), Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Zoo Melaka, Zoo Taipingand Night Safari, AQUARIA KLCC, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, WWF- Malaysia, WildlifeConservation Society, APE Malaysia, Sabah Environmental Education Network (SEEN),Sarang Buaya Pasir Gudang Johor, Sunway Wildlife Park, True Discovery and Lost Worldof Tambun to share the one common passion – Environmental Education.Special thanks to Katie Roe from Australia and Dr Nor Azlin Yahaya from FRIM as a Keynote Speaker during the Opening Ceremony.It has indeed been an eye-opening session and we thank everyone for generous support through out this conference.KANCILGazetttte