Ms Sheetal Sonawane, IBDP Biology Facilitator

As a senior biology teacher at the D.Y. Patil International College, I have especially appreciated the opportunity the college has given to take learning beyond the boundaries of the classroom; to allow students to experience the environment, and to understand how biological science is being applied to help solve real problems of global significance. For example students combined the physical challenge of learning scuba diving, with the science of scuba diving, to observe coral reef ecosystems in action, and to witness the threats to these delicate ecosystems at close quarters.