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“Our World (Heritage) Through Children’s Eye” - Part 2 The Peruvian Projects.

Nazca Dreaming traveled to Cusco in Peru during August collaborating with the CREES Foundation, to implement the program with children and communities living within or next to the Manu National Parks ( Atayala, Gamitana and Salvacion). The project was exchanged over a six day period with three communities living alongside the Madre de Dios River, the buffer zone for the Manu National Park. UNESCO has declared this site and the Greater Blue Mountains to have international significance and is to be protected for present and future generations under the World Heritage Sites Treaty.

The World Heritage website states that the sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. The Nazca Dreaming program is working on sharing knowledge of these World Heritage with communities across the Pacific Ocean. The Peruvian students gathered an understanding about the Blue Mountains from stories written by students from Wentworth Falls Primary School. The Australian students wrote personal letters describing how they felt living in a World Heritage Site, a typical week at school, family life, food, sport and what they liked doing during their free time. The Peruvian students will reply to the Australian students’ letters.

During the school sessions different senses were explored as a learning tool and a way of overcoming language barriers between different cultural groups. Firstly the Australian artwork on an environmental theme was displayed with the students discussing what they saw in the pictures. Eucalyptus oil was shared with the children. Some students were overwhelmed by the smell whilst others were familiar with it having identified the species in their surroundings.

A DVD of Australian native bird noises such as the kookaburras was played to illustrate sounds from the Blue Mountains. Taste was discovered by giving Eucalyptus sweets to the students helped them to understood the medical usages of eucalyptus. Students then had an opportunity to feel a kangaroo skin. Students and teachers enjoyed the opportunity to rub their hands and face on the kangaroo skin.

A series of videos and slide presentations were shown so that the student could understand visually the different wildlife and landscape of the Greater Blue Mountains. Smiles and laughter was seen on the student’s faces as they watched the videos about the Australian Wildlife in their native habitats. The students also had the opportunity to show Phil Pittman's team and CRESS their surroundings taking them on a tour around their communities, proudly showing them sites such as a muddy area by the river used make sandcastles or the jungle where monkeys can be seen and the fields for playing soccer and other games. .

The program outline was varied according to the different needs of each communities. The cultural exchange has been enriching on both sides with the Australian schools yet to receive feedback.

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