GeoBus
"As a recruitment, onboarding, teambuilding or experience education vehicle, trips and stays will be organized in connection with geocourse curricula and in harmony with the local situation. The visual style will be developed for geobus to highlight the purpose of the project, relevant UN goals and principles, geophenomena and the geoheritage. A comprehensive geobus guidebook will be created to provide methodical guidance for local organizers of the activity; it will involve topics such as funding, safety, the visual style, recommended educational activities and their fit in the course curricula, which will allow implementation of the concept even beyond the geoparks involved in the project (as proclaimed in our vision). For example, it will be described how geobus trip may be used as a recruitment tool for geocourse participants, onboarding tool for new participants, field experience from the nature, practical evaluation of participants' theoretical knowledge, teambuilding, networking or knowledge sharing among participants and experts, important persons in the community or stakeholder representatives." (4GEON Project Manual)
Sustainable Management International Forum and Bohol Island Geotrails in celebration of World Soil Day
The Bohol Island UNESCO Global Geopark International Forum with the theme Sustainable Management of Geoparks: Raising Awareness, Empowering Partners, and the launching of the Bohol Island Geotrails in celebration of World Soil Day. Over 180 individuals from seven countries have registered to participate via Zoom and on-site at the Bellevue Resort, Panglao, Bohol. Organised by team members from the Bohol Island UGGp, Philippines, Karl Din, Jovencia Ganub.
Crop planting wisdom shared across generations in Peru
Various school field trips in the Global Geopark Colca y Volcanes de Andagua involving meetings with elders from the local community explaining how to plant local crops took place throughout the year paired with educational excursions to various geosites.
Annual 4GEON global meeting launched!
A rich program full of workshops, field trips and networking activities is awaiting the team of experts from all participating geoparks. Starting with hands-on experience with tourism products and Earth history visual interpretation made by famous paleoartist Zdenek Burian in Dvůr Králové ZOO Safari, a field trip to the Rychory Centre of Environmental Education and Ethics. The next day, followed by a Ceremonial opening at the University of Hradec Kralove presided over by the Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Management, prof. Josef Hynek and progress presentations from all 4GEON geoparks. Knowledge-sharing, discussion on 4GEON mission and implementation of its activities, hands-on experience, field trips and much more is in store in the following days...
New Geo-education Activities in the Philippines
Geo-educational Tour and Geosite Assessment with students at Holy Name University and Bohol Island State University and Geoscience Training for Science Teachers in Candijay, Bohol. The first two days were dedicated for lectures and practical exercises while a special tour visiting the geosites in the town of Candijay and Alicia was organized on the third day. Participants also visited active quarries of the Bohol Ophiolite Complex.