The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has extended its Navigators program to Anatol Rodgers High School. The three-year program promotes environmental stewardship and helps prepare senior students for careers in marine biology.
At the recent launch event, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett acknowledged that "The Navigators program helps young people to connect the dots when it comes to career paths associated with the environment."
Dorsett is the member of Parliament for the Southern Shores constituency, and is also a sponsor of the Navigators program at the school.
"This program is important for Anatol Rodgers High School because Bonefish Pond National Park, an amazing mangrove-based asset, is literally at the school's back door," he said.
"Navigators will learn more about the significance of our ecosystems and, more importantly, be able to chart a path towards a tertiary education that focuses on the environment and conservation."
According to Bahamas National Trust Executive Director Eric Carey, Minister Dorsett and Principal Myrtle McPhee should be commended for forging this "important partnership" with the BNT.
"We commit to making sure that we deliver the highest quality program we can, so that at the end of three years participants will leave with an awareness of the environment and of the career opportunities available to them," he said.
Elijah Sands, one of the Navigators at the school, said the program is a good preparation for future goals.
"The BNT is doing a good job with this program," he said. "I've always enjoyed the club and enjoyed dealing with nature. And I've always aspired to be a marine biologist. This club is an early step to that career."
The Navigators program is the senior level of the BNT's Discovery Club. Partly sponsored by the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation, it offers a fun learning experience that is more research based for older students.
There are 60 Discovery Club chapters on nine islands and 18 Navigators groups on three islands.
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