Tree: Tropical Research in Ecology & Ethology
Summer 2017 High School Course
This twelve-day long course is designed to teach high school how to study nonhuman primates in forested locations. Throughout this course, students will learn behavioral data collection techniques; all through a series of field-based assignments. Students will learn to...
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Learn to use the scientific method to study primates.
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Learn about the primates of the Costa Rica.
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Learn about the Costa Rican biogeography, habitats, and conservation
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Find and track wild monkeys.
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Identify monkey species, monkey groups, and individual monkeys.
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Learn to create a scientifically valid behavior list (ethogram) for each species.
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Learn to take observational data on wild monkeys.
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Keep a species list; thereby appreciating the magnificent yet fragile rainforest environment.
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Learn and use a compass, map, GPS for tracking and identifying monkey ranging.
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Learn to create a research project.
We can work with your school to get credits for this course. Many students take our course just to get field experience. So, we are glad to write letters of recommendation for all students completing the course in a satisfactory manner. Please use the link on the right to access the equipment for this class.
Primate Behavior
(High School Level Course)
Taught by Dr. Lorna Joachim
June 26 - July 07
Course Cost: $3000
Tree Field Studies is pleased to announce the creation of a high-school level primate behavior course. Unlike similar courses offered to students abroad our course is taught by a college professor and will get students jazzed about science and the tropics. While the course is designed for advanced and or hardworking high school students we will consider all applications as they come in. Students do not have to have an extensive science background - though interest in science is a must. Furthermore, students do not have to have had a lot of outdoors experience but hiking, and camping experience is certainly beneficial. The course is designed to get students interested in field-based science in general and Primatology in particular so we expect students to be motivated to learn and prepare to have lots of fun.