Education Projects
Wild Connection’s education programs work with primary and secondary schools around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Queen Elizabeth National Park. We design hands-on STEM and STEAM projects that connect classroom learning to real environmental questions, and we support teachers with activities aligned to Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum.
Education Projects
Wild Connection’s education programs work with primary and secondary schools around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Queen Elizabeth National Park. We design hands-on STEM and STEAM projects that connect classroom learning to real environmental questions, and we support teachers with activities aligned to Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum.
STEM/STEAM with Secondary Schools
We partner with secondary schools around Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth National Park to develop STEM and STEAM projects based on real conservation issues. One of our first projects focused on microplastics, helping students investigate where plastics show up in their environment and why that matters for wildlife and people. We are now working toward a second student-led project on human–wildlife conflict, giving young people space to explore how communities and wildlife share the same landscape.
Primary Teacher STEM Training
Wild Connection works with primary school teachers near Bwindi to support high-quality, hands-on STEM learning. Our first project was a phenology activity where students tracked the life cycle of maize (corn), aligning directly with Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum (NCDC, 2020). Building on this model, we plan additional STEM activities that help teachers bring local ecosystems and agriculture into everyday lessons.
Featured Completed Projects
Rhythms for the Planet brought together young people to explore environmental themes through music and performance. Students used rhythm, lyrics, and collaborative creation to express how environmental change affects their lives and communities. The project showed how creative expression can open new ways of talking about conservation. Check out the Suubi project and sound here.
Microplastics. In this STEM project, secondary students investigated microplastic pollution in their local environment. They collected and examined samples, discussed where plastics come from and how they affect wildlife, water, and human health, and then designed products made from recycled materials. Students sold these products locally, turning what they learned about pollution into a small-scale, practical response.
Future Projects
Kicking for Conservation. Currently in development, this initiative will combine the love of soccer with focused environmental education. The program will bring together youth from several communities in Uganda for a bootcamp that integrates sport, conservation topics, and leadership development. Because soccer is a unifying force in many regions, this project uses the game as a platform to talk about biodiversity, climate action, and community resilience. The bootcamp will include wildlife conservation workshops, team-building through sport, and sessions with guest speakers and local environmental role models.
How You Can Help: Donate gear, fund a coach, or help us build and deliver the curriculum.
Funding Target: $20,000
