Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) 2015 field report: Engineering and renewable energy

For the past twelve years, Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) has offered educational programs for young people in the Rapa Nui community – focusing on the study and conservation of cultural resources. In 2014, local community leaders suggested that in addition to the successful archaeological outreach program, the island would benefit from an educational program that introduced young people to engineering and technology. During the ensuing ten months, we developed a hands-on engineering curriculum to be implemented in Spanish for a small group of high school students participating in the TAO 2015 program

Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) 2015 field report: Archaeology, conservation, and toponymy

Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) is a volunteer program that has provided educational opportunities for youths local to the Rapa Nui community since 2003. The long-term goals of TAO are: (1) to offer experiential learning opportunities specific to cultural and natural resources that surround the local community; (2) to promote awareness and expertise in conservation measures and sustainable development; and (3) to document and study both cultural and natural phenomena of the past today. TAO has now provided educational opportunities to approximately 115 local high school students. Our alumni have gained inspiration to complete university degrees in fields such as archaeology, conservation, history, and cultural anthropology. Several of these students now hold official positions in governmental, private, and educational organizations on the island that will be of critical importance in the island’s near and distant futur