Science Club Proposal
Science Club Proposal
Project Proposal
Practical and Environmental Science Club
This project is designed to supplement and enhance secondary science education in schools in greater
umbo area! particularly those "ithout science laboratories! by o##ering hands on e$perience! guest
spea%ers "ith occupations in the sciences or science&dependent #ields! and #ield trips to science related
job sites'
Science education in many schools is largely theoretical and abstract! as most students lac% te$t boo%s!
and their schools do not have laboratories' (e hope to inspire interest in the sciences by sho"ing
students the %inds o# careers they can pursue "ith science bac%ground! as "ell as enhancing the
activities they may already engage in such as #arming and care o# their immediate environment'
) am "or%ing closely "ith *eli$ +a"ir! Project Cooridnator,Capacity -uilding .##icer #or /ature&Care&
Cameroon and chie# o# "ater production and 0uality control "or%ing at the (ater Treatment Plant o#
the umbo (ater Authority' ) "ill also be enlisting guest spea%ers,hosts #rom amon other
Camoeroonian contact sor%ing in the #ollo"ing #ields1
The proposed structure and topics covered o# the club activies "ill include1
(ater1
2isit to "ater treatment plant
2isit to "atershed protection,cachement area
3iscussion o# chemistry! ecology! biology related to "ater sa#ety! conservation! availability
4ealth1
5uest spea%ers #rom health #ields6nurse! doctor! hospital lab tech
2isit to local hospital lab
(orld A)3S day,Ebola a"areness
Agriculture1
5uest spea%ers #rom sustainable agriculture /5.s
2isit to organic #arm education center
2isit to 5reen Care /5.! bee %eeping! mushrooms! tree nursery
Environment1
Partnership "ith /ature Care Cameroon! proposal attached
(e suggest starting "ith three local schools! to include )slamic 4igh School! "here ) am teaching7
54S Shishong "here PC2 at 8c/eil is teaching! and SAC! "here an American volunteer "ith the
Catholic 8ission project is teaching'
The project "ill be particularly sustainable given the participation and engagment "ith a local /5.'
Costs detailed in the budget attached to the /ature Care portion o# the proposal' .ther costs "ill be
minimal as most other #ield trips are "ithin "al%ing distance o# schools! and guest transportation
should not e$ceed 900 #c#a'