Primate Education is initiated by the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, in collaboration with the Cuc Phuong National Park’s Conservation Awareness Program (CAP), with the aim of raising awareness and improving knowledge about the forest and primates in students studying and living in the buffer zone of Cuc Phuong National Park, where the EPRC is based.

On this day, students can wake up early not to carry a huge school bag to class nor worry about theories from textbook or performance in tests. They can forget all the pressure that the schooling system puts on them to blend in with the nature landscape, with the gibbon singing and with the fun activities that happen on early morning till late afternoon. 

After weeks of brainstorming, planning and testing, the EPRC and CAP finally ran our first event in the series of Primate Education Day on October 22nd, which saw 30 students from the local Cuc Phuong Primary School having fun and taking part in outdoor activities throughout the day.  Let’s take a look at some of the moments we were able to capture on our first Primate Education Day (More detail: http://www.eprc.asia).