FORTY-SIX children, spanning two age groups, 8-10 years and 11-14 years were awarded certificates after completing the seventh annual Guyana National Museum Children’s Taxidermy summer camp today.

The programme was held in into two phases, from July 15 to 26 and July 29 to August 8, and sought to enlighten and educate students about Guyana’s museum wild life and to establish awareness on environmental issues, museum heritage and archival records.
The students were also able to create and make simple museum exhibits and learn about preservation techniques used in taxidermy.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Alfred King highlighted that the children learnt to appreciate more of the museum and of what the country offers.
“We are hoping that over time that more persons will want to gravitate to more of Guyana’s cultural heritage,” he added.
Administrator of the Guyana National Museum, Ms. Nadia Madho said that the programme is receiving more requests from younger children. She added that the museum will consider the comments and recommendations, as it continues to try and better each year’s activity.
Madho posited that the children will leave the camp educated on many school related topics.
This programme was a collaborative venture with several stakeholders including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Iwokrama, Guyana National Trust, Walter Rodney Archives, UG Biodiversity centre, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Jai Signs.
This year the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport has spearheaded numerous camps for children all across the country. (GINA)