Raquel at University of Belize

I spent my three-week internship at the University of Belize as an intern for Dr. Ed Boles. Working alongside students from the Natural Resource Management Program, I helped with an Outreach Project with the local students of primary schools in Belmopan. We visited two different schools and gave a presentation on soil ecology and the little critters that live in the soil. The picture down below shows me and other students working with the kids of San Martin Primary School in Salvapan. Their eyes lit up when they saw the array of creatures before them squirming in Petri dishes and micro invertebrates under a microscope. Belmopan itself is a town that takes pride in the education of their youth. There are over ten primary schools in the small district and every classroom is filled with students. They greet visitors with a polite “Good Morning” (pronounced marning) and sit erect in their seats dressed nicely in uniform. When we entered the classroom with our lesson their interest was peeked and they gathered around the various activities learning how to build terrariums and treat the soil with kindness because of its importance to life itself. All in all I had a great time in Belmopan and was excited for my internship.