Presentations Available

Currently on New Providence as well as on Grand Bahama several presentaions are available to school groups. Below are some of the presentations that are most commonly asked for. The Bahamas National Trust is happy to accomodate the needs of teachers and can present on additional topics once they have been arranged through the relevant offices of the Bahamas National Trust. New Providence: 242-393-1317. Grand Bahama: The Rand Nature Center: 242-352-5438.


Endangered species
Time: 1.5 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Define threatened, endangered, and extinct species; Identify the main reasons why species are going extinct; Highlight some Endangered and Extinct Bahamian species; Discuss the different ways in which people can help species from becoming extinct.


Ecosystems
Time: 1.5 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Define ecosystems; Identify the different types of ecosystems in the Bahamas; Identify the living and non-living parts of each of these systems; Discuss the different threats that humans pose on ecosystems; Discuss the different ways in which people can help ecosystems of the Bahamas.


Sea Turtles
Time: 1.5 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Look at where sea turtles have come from and how man has used sea turtles through time. Identify why sea turtles are in need of world-wide conservation efforts and what is being done in the Bahamas to help preserve them for future generations.


Plant Adaptations
Time: 1 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Define adaptations. Look at the different ways in which plants have adapted to different situations. Look at Plants in the Bahamas and how they have adapted to suit this environment.


Wetlands
Time: 1 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Define what a wetland is and compare the difference between coastal and inland wetlands; Identify the many benefits of wetlands in the Bahamas; Define what a mangrove tree is and identify the different species of mangroves found in the Bahamas; Discuss the threats that wetlands in the Bahamas face; Discuss the different ways that people can help wetlands in the Bahamas.


Wecology
Time: 1 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Outline the different problems that human activities have on the environment and ten simple things that everyone in the Bahamas can do to help.


The Lorax
Time: 1 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Learn the basic concept of conservation and resource management.


National Parks
Time: 1 hour
Activities: Presentation, guided tour, follow-up game.
Objectives: Define a National Park and the role of the BNT. Identify the 25 national parks of the Bahamas and where the Bahamas is to go from here.