SCHOOL VISIT TO SMK NEGERI 2 BERAU
All of a sudden, the electricity went out when APE Guardian team (Centre for Orangutan Protection team who work on orangutan release) conducted a school visit activity. There was shouts of disappointment heard at this vocational school at the time. The team immediately modificated the school visit process. Story telling and question and answer session became a more interesting discussion session.
September 6, 2016, All of 10th grade and 11th grade students of SMKN 2 Berau, Easti Kalimantan were gathered in the school hall. At 09.00 WITA sharp, Ipeh, a volunteer who came from Jogja, started introducing the team. This was the second volunteering activity of Ipeh after helping the APE Guardian team in the orangutan release forest last year. ” Being a volunteer of COP is different and addictive. Just like today, facilities limitation such as black out will not stop us. When will we practice modifying the limitation if we don’t jump into action?.” that was what Ipeh said.
East Kalimantan province is a home to the Pongo pygmaeus morio, a sub-species of orangutan. The sub-species is the smallest sub-species in Kalimantan. Educating from school to school became an important activity to directly provide information about the increasingly threat of morio orangutan presence. ” We believe that the conservation of Borneo lies on their hands.” added Ipeh optimistically. (SAR)
SCHOOL VISIT DI SMK NEGERI 2 BERAU
Tiba-tiba saja listrik padam saat tim APE Guardian (tim Centre for Orangutan Protection yang bekerja untuk pelepasliaran orangutan) melakukan kegiatan kunjungan ke sekolah. Terdengar teriakkan kecewa para siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan ini. Tentu saja tim langsung memodifikasi proses ’school visit’ kali ini. Cerita dan tanya jawab menjadi sebuah diskusi yang lebih menarik.
6 September 2018, seluruh kelas X dan XI SMKN 2 Berau, Kalimantan Timur sudah berkumpul di aula sekolah. Tepat pukul 09.00 WITA, relawan Ipeh yang baru saja datang dari Yogyakarta memulai perkenalan tim. Ini adalah kegiatan relawan Ipeh yang kedua kalinya setelah tahun lalu ikut membantu tim APE Guardian di hutan pelepasliaran orangutan. “Jadi relawan di COP itu unik dan bikin ketagihan. Seperti hari ini, keterbatasan fasilitas seperti matinya listrik tidak akan membuat kita berhenti. Kapan lagi kita bisa berlatih memodifikasi keterbatasan kalau tidak langsung terjun ke lapangan.”, begitu ujar Ipeh.
Kalimantan Timur adalah provinsi dengan keberadaan sub-spesis orangutan Pongo pygmaeus morio. Sub spesies ini merupakan sub spesies terkecil di Kalimantan. Edukasi dari sekolah ke sekolah menjadi begitu penting untuk secara langsung memberikan informasi tentang semakin terancamnya keberadaan orangutan morio. “Kami yakin, di tangan merekalah nantinya dunia konservasi Kalimantan.”, tambah Ipeh optimis. (RYN)
