PRESENTATION OF FIELD STUDY GUIDE ON CHADWICK LAKES TO THE HON. JESMOND MUGLIETT

PRESENTATION OF FIELD STUDY GUIDE ON CHADWICK LAKES TO THE HON. JESMOND MUGLIETT

On the occasion of the World Day of Water, Dr. S.M. Haslam, presented a copy of her publication‘Let's Go to Chadwick Lakes - A Field Study Guide' to the Hon. Jesmond Mugliett, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education.

At a brief ceremony, the Hon. Jesmond Mugliett praised this initiative taken by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), and thanked the Water Services Corporation for their sponsorship.

Mr. Alan Caruana, President of MCST, said that the Council's participation in World Water Day is a minor initiative for the organisation. It is however an example of how one can turn a one-day event into an educational experience for teachers and students.

During a brief intervention Dr.S.M. Haslam explained the use of the guide, and emphasised that all exercises in it do not cause any damage to the site. She compared Chadwick Lakes as Malta's foremost example for its natural heritage as Mdina is for its cultural heritage.

The publication is being distributed to all schools. It is intended to help in organising beneficial visits on site. Moreover, to ascertain optimum use of this tool, training sessions for teachers are being organised.

Copies of the guide can be obtained from the International Tree Foundation, P.O. Box 278, Valletta.

23.03.2000