Students from Happy House school's upper primary school were invited by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to visit the Arabuko-Sokoke forest. The main aim was to educate the children on the indigenous trees, birds and animals found in the forest and why is it important to conserve them.
The kids visited the Arabuko-Sokoke forest station and they watched some educational videos about the forest, there was also a PowerPoint presentation on the what the Kenya Wildlife Service and other partners do in relation to wildlife.
There was a guided tour in the forest to see the different trees, birds and animals found there. The kids learnt a lot of things of which later they were requested to write or draw what they saw in the forest.
All the papers were collected and stored as there will be more schools visiting and do the same.
Back at school, the pupils are required to write an essay about their experience of the trip.
The essay papers will be collected and handed over to the KWS. All schools invited will be doing the same. It is a competition to find the the best writer about wildlife. The winner will be announced later
