A few days ago, WWF-Malaysia, together with some boy scouts from KL and Singapore, carried out a mangrove-replanting program with the Standard 3, 4, 5 and 6 students (aged 9 to 12) of S.K. Mangkok, Setiu. The program started at about 7:30am with the students doing some clean-up at the replanting site in Kuala Baru. At about 8:30am, the boy scouts began the replanting process.

I’m not sure how many saplings were there but after an hour or so, the students managed to get the hang of it and started to pick up some speed and did some real work replanting the mangrove saplings. Though being kids, there were a few of them who played in the water more than they worked, LOL.

And when all the saplings were replanted, it was fun-time! These kids can really make something out of anything at all. Give them a log and a pool of water and here’s what they can do:

It was quite a fun day for the students, and hopefully they have a learned a little about mangroves and the roles that they play in our ecosystem. I can imagine the headache of trying to squeeze some information into a bunch of hyperactive kids who can’t sit still enough for the lesson to end, LOL. Or maybe Abang River (WWF-M staff stationed in Setiu) has a technique that can keep the students seated and not budge an inch during lessons? LOL.