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| *Ecoflag Movement Exposition at the Sport University, Pinar del Rio |
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Based in the Sports University in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, the Ecoflag Movement is well known among students and faculty, as well as sport promoters that attend courses and meetings.
The GSA Cuba Team has found power in this context and that's why many professors and students have decided to attend the workshops and outdoor activities organized by the team.
On December 15 the Team exhibited documents, photos, and books donated by the GSA World Center and many other materials to show the achievements of the project in Cuba and overseas.
In the photo appear the captain-MSc. Fernando E. Valladares Fuente, and two of the students that contributed most with the movement in the last year--Jorge luis Labrador and Jose Angel Lemus. There is no doubt that the GSA team is producing great changes in society and in the minds of Cuban people.
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| *Water Conservation Conference at Cuban Sports University |
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As part of the activities to be done in the Project "Environmental Education for Sustainable Sport Culture", GSA Cuba invited the Director of the Provincial Department of Water Services, Professor Maria Inocenta Dominguez Lozano with the objective of educating students and teachers at the Nancy Uranga Romagoza Sport University in Pinar del Rio, Cuba about the importance of water conservation and the policy of the State to measure water consumption.
This conference was a great chance for paving the way to an environmental culture in the territory with athletes and sport promoters becoming leaders and living examples of sustainable development.
Report by Fernando E. Valladares Fuente
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| *Environmental Education Workshop on Sustainable Sport, Cuba |
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April 6 2009--The 2nd Workshop of Environmental Education for Sustainable Sport took place at the Nancy Uranga Romagoza Sport University in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
In this cultural space, many teachers, doctors, sport promoters and trainers came together to exchange experiences about Environmental Education in the field of sport.
The Course was led by Lic, Fernando Emilio Valladares Fuente, Captain of GSA Cuba, and MSc. Lourdes Gonzales Nunez, who have promoted the team among teachers and student for the last 2 years.
The workshop dealt with contemporary concepts such a environmental education, sustainable development and physical culture, and the participants had the opportunity to share their thoughts and actions. One of the most important aspects of the workshop was the establishment of a Network for Suatainable Sport that will work through projects such as the World Water Monitoring Day and Ecoflag Movement. Initial members are:
Fernando E. Valladares Fuente, Lourdes Gonzalez Nunez , Yanelbys Miranda Camejo, Luisa J. Rodriguezi Pineiro, Yudersy Izquierdo Perez, Rolando Diaz Cruz, Eduardo de Jesus de la M. Sanchez, Yorbis Suarez Cabrera, Amely Lobo Farela, Jose Rene Cruz Bemela, Eddy A, del LLano, Dianela Gutierrez, Yudith Falcon, Douglas Crispin, Denny Alvarez, Luis angel Vilau, Ariadna Hernandez, Arianne Redonet Martinez, Arnelis Hernandez, Isabel Perez Hernandez, Maria de Las Nieves Hernandez.
Report by Fernando E. Valladares Fuente
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More than two years of study and work and now you can see, two young students in the study of Physical Culture have got their university qualifications at the service of the Ecoflag and the GSA project.
The first is given to Haitian lady named Catherine Franciesse and the second one to a Cuban boy named Maykel Bencomo Gonzalez.
The study by Catherine is entitled gA set of recreative-physical activities to contribute to environmental education in Labadee Bay, Cap-Haitienh. These studies are aimed at promoting an environmental consciousness in the people of Labadee by creating a healthy recreational space by qualified personnel.
Labadee, according to Catherinefs findings, shows a high tendency to pollution due to the active practice of tourism, trade and a bad knowledge of environmental education.
Our Cuba GSA Team hopes that once Catherine arrives at her country, she will put into practice her thesis and will strengthen the friendly bridges between GSA Cuba and GSA Haiti.
The Second study aimed at contributing to the formation of environmental education in students of a primary school located in the La Conchita neighborhood (10 km from Pinar del Rio) by means of physical education activities. Maykel seizes the natural conditions of the environment to develop moral values, such as love for nature, solidarity and friendship, in a very creative manner.
The two students have been tutored by the GSA Cuba Team Captain, Lic. Fernando Emilio Valladares Fuent,e and the staff of his department: Psicopedagogy and languages. Both of them got the highest qualification for their work.
Next year our Cuba GSA Team expects to take on more students in this topic of investigation.
Report by Fernando E. Valladares Fuente, GSA Team Cuba. @
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| *GSA Cuba Celebrates World Environment Day |
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5 June was no ordinary day at the Sport University, gNancy Uranga Romagozah in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and we celebrated World Environment Day as human beings and as leaders of a sustainable world.
Of course, we did not celebrate a final victory as there are still many that are not aware and who pollute our lives, and sport has been our ideal vehicle for increasing awareness.
Today we looked at both our deeds and our failures in this Ecoflag mission. Our children will be our voice and their acts will join as one to fix our message gently in peoplefs minds. The children that took part in our gala event were from the Dreams and Fantasies Brigade, belonging to the gPedro Juncoh Cultural Center and invited by the GSA Team to take part in our party. It was a real success and simply a nice way to have a good time.
Report by Fernando E. Valladares Fuente, GSA Team Cuba. @@@
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On Wednesday, March 16, the Sport University in Pinar del Rio (Cuba) celebrated
International Water Day with a conference led by Nelson Cabrera MSc., an expert on Water Resources for the ECOVIDA Program).
During the conference Mr. Cabrera urged the audience (youth, athletes, trainers, directives, citizens) to protect water resources,
taking measures to save and protect against the contamination of vulnerable places related with physic activities and sports.
Report by Fernando E. Valladares Fuente, GSA Team Cuba.
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Students Support Ecoflag |
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This group of first year medical
students at The University Clinic Raul Sanchez in Pinar del Rio
sympathize with
the work of GSA Cuba and they also want to contribute in their
daily labor. Here you can see a dust bin made by Yurisleidis paredes
Santos with the objective of reducing the garbage and recycling
some material used in the manufacturing of the device. She is also
supported by her group: olidays, Juan Pablo, yohana, gehilen, danay,
Jose Carlos, Yaimara and Náyade. They are also thinking
to carry out some other Ecoflag actions in the sphere of health.
Report by Fernando E. Valladares Fuente
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| *Sport University Backs Ecoflag
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GSA Cuba receives
the official support of the Directors and Executive Board of
the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation
in Pinar del Rú, Cuba. Pictured here are the Dean of the Sports
University and his General Advisor.
Report by Fernando E Valladares Fuente, GSA Cuba
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International School of Business
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was flying at the International School of Business' sports day and
is features on their website http://www.isb.ac.jp/
(Japanese and Chinese only). |
*Waseda
University's Department of Human Science
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The Sports of Japan
(SOJ) club in Waseda University's Human Sciences Department, get
together to actively research and learn about sports. This picture
was taken at the Freshman welcome softball tournament, sponsored
by the department. |
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