Bird-watching, a hobby (favor) by many westerners, has been included in a public benefit program "Park Classes" in Wuhan schools. The program (carry) out over 3,000 activities in Wuhan's thirty urban parks over the past six years, covering all of the city's primary schools and welcomed by over one million students. Buried in books and (have) little access to the outside world, many students don't have the (little) idea of what nature really is. This program is designed to enhance the awareness of environmental protection among school kids, often feel greatly refreshed by appreciating the grace of the adorable creatures through cameras.
Among the selective courses is the restoration of small and micro wetlands. As for this course, is needed is a lot of hands-on practice. Under the (guide) of their teachers, students are required to conduct a research on a 500-square-meter wetland in the city parks. Thanks their efforts, the biodiversity of the wetland has been significantly improved.
"It's very meaningful," said Li Chenliang, eighth grader from this project. "I have learned a lot of knowledge that cannot be (direct) got from books. I should make full use of the city's ecological advantages and get more chances to get closer to nature."