22 November, 2024

IFOP Putemún conducts scientific dissemination at the Ichuac rural school, in the commune of Puqueldón, Chiloé

November 22nd, 2024 Periodista Gabriela.Gutiérrez

On November 15, a group of professionals from the Putemún (Castro) research center of the Fisheries Development Institute, carried out a scientific dissemination activity at the “Ichuac” Rural School, an educational establishment dependent on the Municipal Education Corporation of Puqueldón, which provides education from Pre-school to 8th grade, located in the rural sector of Ichuac, commune of Puqueldón, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region.

Around 25 students from 5th to 8th grade, accompanied by teacher Cristian Vásquez, natural sciences teacher and pedagogical leader, actively participated in a day where they were presented in an educational and entertaining way the research activities carried out at IFOP at a national level, especially those developed by the Putemún research center located in Castro. During this activity, students were shown a talk supported by audiovisual material along with a sample of measuring equipment, organisms belonging to marine plankton in 3D format and aquariums with a diversity of marine animals in order to highlight the importance of these organisms in areas such as marine reserves, emphasizing the Choro Zapato reserve in Putemún, a town where the IFOP Putemún research center is located.

The educational unit was grateful for the scientific talk given by IFOP professionals. Juan Vargas de la Torre, Director of the school, indicated “our students were very motivated with the topics discussed and with the observation of marine living beings in the aquariums, with the use of the electronic magnifying glass and other equipment that was provided as teaching material.” The school has as one of its educational seals the care of the environment and has environmental certification, therefore, the collaborative approach in the educational process with the IFOP of Castro is of great importance and we are available to continue developing actions together. Our students are the beneficiaries.

The professionals María Angélica Alarcón, Valentina Besoain, Sebastián Sepúlveda and Patricio Salas, indicated that the students enjoyed the experience, especially the aquariums with living organisms that they were able to observe under a magnifying glass and to share their experience of what they themselves have been able to observe in their coastal environment.

The activity served as an opportunity to highlight the work of the IFOP in the region and the importance of wetland ecosystems such as the Putemún reserve. In summary, the visit to the school was a success in terms of participation and learning, and they intend to continue with the important mission of disseminating the work of the IFOP in the local communities of Chiloé.