Sharks in the classroom: How students from Child Aid Papua are getting involved with ReShark

Our aquarist team at the Raja Ampat Research and Conservation Centre (RARCC) nursery recently hosted a group of students from Child Aid Papua, a vocational high school in Raja Ampat that specializes in marine protection and ecotourism education.

As part of the curriculum, the students participate in a ‘Shark Project Month’ which features a range of activities including field trips, lessons about marine megafauna and hands-on experiences with initiatives like the StAR Project.

The Grade 8 and 9 students helped the aquarists collect food, such as clams and snails, from the nearby beach for our zebra shark pups. Maryrose Tapilatu (RARCC Aquarist) also shared with them about the StAR Project.

“Such collaborations are invaluable for our students. Through hands-on experiences like these, they appreciate how sharks are an important part of the oceans and that every species matters. They also become invested in local conservation initiatives and yearn to do more to protect sharks,” says Maya Puspa Dewi (Indonesian Director of Child Aid Papua).

Photos by Child Aid Papua.