As the H5N1 ‘Bird Flu’ virus spreads around the world, people are wondering how concerned to be and what precautions should be taken to be safe. There are many myths and fears surrounding the virus and the cautions of a pandemic and to address these issues head on, the HBS Ecology Club in Saida, Lebanon, organized a seminar at their school.
The active YouthCaN students prepared a PowerPoint presentation and invited three doctors to discuss the realities of bird flu. The guest speakers presented and then held a lively question-and-answer session.
It was also Teachers’ Day and the students surprised the teachers with a song and mugs containing a “Happy Teachers’ Day” card.
While the seminar was conducted in Arabic it was good practice for my listening skills and after the session I met with a few groups of YouthCaN students from different schools. We discussed their projects and it was neat to actually meet them. I think it helped them to be able to ask questions and put a face with my name, plus get them more excited about the upcoming conference (April 10!)
Here are some pictures from the seminar, which was held at the Bahaa Hariri Complex in Saida.
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