Our Waterkeepers Cadets Programme is for senior high school students that want to continue on their environmental leadership skills about the environment before they leave high school. These student Cadets are usually past members of our YEA programme and are highly recommended to participate in this programme.
Waterkeepers Bahamas is not only a home or a family, but it is an experience. The experience of seeing individuals that have a mutual in the environment and preserving it as you do. This is a place of learning, understanding and finding solutions. We get practical and learn in the field. We understand our topics by living it, the algae, fish and coral we study we identify on snorkels. We identify the sharks we encounter on dives and we use this information to later on share with other to continue to keep awareness of our environment. Year round we keep track and notice how our environment is being impacted by the world. We are exposed to the best of the best and our mentors really care about this cause.
Waterkeepers is not just a club, it is a family.
I am Faith Delva , and I am apart of Waterkeepers Bahamas. I’ve recently join Waterkeepers Cadets during the month of March 2020. This has given me the opportunity to socialize with like-minded people that have the same interest and enthusiasm about the ocean and the environment as I do. So far I’ve learn about the reefs and the different species of coral fish and algae. Also, we have learned about scientific and engineering practices which include asking questions and defining problems. From my understanding science questions ask what exist and what happens. Why does it happen , and how does one know? While engineering question ask , what can be done to address a particular human need or want? How can the need be better specified , and what tools and technologies are available, or could be developed, for addressing this need? I am euphoria to gain more knowledge about the reefs and the upcoming challenges that I may face.
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My name is Heather Brockbank the water Keepers Cadet program exposed me expose me to not only Theory but Hands-On lessons tailored specifically to the youth covering a wide range of environmental topics from the largest Predators down to the smallest microorganisms the class sessions aim to stimulate visual learning while also catering to those Hands-On Learners with the field Explorations the facilitators at waterkeepers Bahamas stimulate the students in the classroom group activities through leadership activities and projects along with in-depth note-taking and experience speakers in this program has been awakened me to the importance of coral reefs and the animals around them. As of recently the world has come to a halt however Waterkeepers Bahamas keeps the ball rolling by innovating and providing virtual class session in order to make up every moment missed in person or in the classroom with this experience from the waterkeeper cadet program i plan on spreading awareness of proper Marine marine and terrestrial environmental care and be an example to those in my community
Hi my Name is Isabelle Petty. I am a Waterkeeper Cadet and I have been apart of the Cadets for two years. Within the Cadet program I have learned that the earth is a loving planet which nurtures and protects all people and species without discrimination. I have come to realize through the Cadets that Earth is so much more that simply our environment. I have become moved to protect it the same way I would protect myself. Our cadet advisors are dedicated, sincere and committed to educating the public and during this time of Covid-19 that hasn’t changed. They have remained steadfast in keeping us up to date and informed on what’s happening with this pandemic. As I close I would like to say stay home stay safe and God Bless
My name is Tony Munnings and I’m apart of Waterkeepers Bahamas. So far this year we have learned about science and engineering practices. One of which were asking questions and defining problems. So far I’ve gathered that science questions and engineering questions both ask how does one communicate about phenomena, evidence, explanations and design solutions. To distinguish between the two, science questions ask what happens and what exist. While engineering ask what can be done to address a particular human need or want. Also we are continuing to learn about the reefs and different species of fish, coral and algae.
Greetings, my name is Clarence Cash II and I am one of the newly recruited waterkeepers cadets. This program has taught me many new things about the many different species of marine life and ways in which they are protected and their habitats also about their characteristics. I also learned about coral reefs and coral patches and the ways in which mankind has eliminated lots of them, but also on ways in which I can help to protect them. This program has given me a new perspective about the ocean and its children and one day I hope I too can help preserve it.
My Name is Cortez Role and I am a 16 year-old senior and Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Academy, and third year Cadet. During my time in this program, it helped me to grow mentally and physically while learning the things that would help me in the near future. Before joining this program, I was a shy, young introverted child who didn’t like to talk to many people, but during this program, it helped me to grow and become more of an open minded person and be more open about to say what I am feeling and thinking. And after the program, I became a person who did not let any negative comments or things that people said about me affect who I am and who I will become.
Waterkeeper’s Cadets is a program that teaches our young people, who are going to be the new leaders of our country, the positive and negative impacts that we have on marine life and the species included in marine life. This includes the mangroves, coral reefs, fish, algae, sponges and other marine species that are in our waters.
Going into my third and final year, this program has helped me out substantially, due to the fact that it introduced me to mangroves before I got to in school, and helped me learn about the marine species in our waters and gave me the chance to become a certified SCUBA diver. But fuel to the Coronavirus, we had to put our meetings on a hold, and through this time, we have been meeting on Google Hangout, and we have been doing Classwork through Google Classroom.
In my opinion, Waterkeeper’s Cadets adapted to the situation the best that they possibly could, and even though our meetings aren’t as long as they used to, we are still having meetings and frequent meetings because we are having them once a week. Along with this, they are able to get their lessons across, and keep our minds sharp, for when we are able to go back into regular classes. And in class, we are still able to have fun, and enjoy what we are learning.
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