Environmental Education and Awareness Programmes 2019 - CONSERVATION FOR THE PEOPLE WITH THE PEOPLE
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Environmental Education
and Awareness Programmes
2019
CONSERVATION FOR THE PEOPLE
WITH THE PEOPLE
Environmental Education and Awareness The outdoor classroom
at CapeNature Benefits of an outdoor classroom
• All programmes support and assist with classroom
CAPENATURE is a public entity work
responsible for biodiversity and nature ON OFFER • An outdoor classroom offers an environment that
conservation in the Western Cape. enables cognitive and social development
• Curriculum-aligned • The teachers’ progress takes place in an
It offers an array of Environmental Education
and General Awareness Programmes
programmes (day environment that stimulates learning
across the Western Cape which cater to programmes, either on
the specific needs of teachers and parents. reserve or outreach) Developing social skills
Adult programmes such as informative talks • Holiday programmes • More space = less frustration and more cooperation
or general awareness programmes are also • General awareness • Sharing an outdoor classroom environment =
available on request. programmes building better bonds with the group
• Volunteer-based programmes • Group activities = problem solving “Today’s society has
All programmes are fun, interactive and • Free movement = spontaneity
aligned to the curriculum where relevant. • Exhibitions become so separated
• Overnight camps (can be
Only the highest standards are applied Cognitive development from nature that we
curriculum-aligned if needed)
in a safe environment where learners can
• Teacher Workshops • Using imagination = stimulating creativity actually fail to realize
experience, explore and learn. • Critical thinking = developing analytical skills
• Outdoors = excellent sensory perception our basic dependence
opportunities (new things to touch, smell, hear and
on experiencing
Only the highest standards see)
• Decision making opportunities = problem solving nature as a tool for
and creative thinking stimulation (the outdoor
Qualified facilitators and educators School programmes environment varies more than an indoor one) individual growth and
Safe, secure environment Literacy elements • Outdoors = opportunity to analyze and interpret
information in a natural context
development”
Activities, movement, problem Curriculum alignment
solving Numeracy elements
Skills practice
Arts and science elements (on request)
Teachers workshops and support
Worksheets
Lesson plans provided
Out of school programmes
Fun, interactive engagement
Art and craft elements
Learning while having fun
Numeracy and literacy elements (children)
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1 Curriculum-aligned programmes PROGRAMME TOPIC &
GRADE SUITABILITY
NATURE RESERVE/ AREA
Indigenous knowledge systems
Curriculum-aligned Medicinal plants Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma,
programmes afford teachers Grade 6 Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
the opportunity to apply
Time travel Ganzekraal, Knersvlakte, Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek
learning in a meaningful way Grade 4 –7
during the school term.
Marine pollution
Grades 3 –7 Stoney Point, Walker Bay, Bird Island
Duration: Grade 6 –7 Ganzekraal
Day programmes
Global warming & climate change (adaptations)
ON RESERVE: 3 hours
AT SCHOOL: 1 hour Grade 9 & 11 Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg,
(includes classification) Goukamma, Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
Overnight programmes
Wetlands
3 days/2 nights
Wetland ecosystems Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg,
Grade 6 Goukamma, Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg,
Outdoor lessons are designed to include topics that are being dealt with in the Driftsands, Jonkershoek, Limietberg, Kogelberg (Stoney Point),
classroom at school. Both theoretical and practical contexts are covered. Hottentots Holland,Vrolijkheid, Marloth, Walker Bay, De Hoop
Water
Programmes can be tailored to suit specific needs and day programmes can be
Grade 4 Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg,
extended into overnight camps at certain venues. Goukamma, Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg,
Programmes will be available from April 2019 and are offered year round, during the Jonkershoek, Limietberg, Kogelberg (Stoney Point), Hottentots
Holland,Vrolijkheid, Marloth, Walker Bay, De Hoop, Knersvlakte,
school term. Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek, Waterval, Hexrivier
Grade 6 Ganzekraal, Riverlands, Jonkershoek, Limietberg, Kogelberg
PROGRAMME TOPIC & NATURE RESERVE/ AREA (Stoney Point), Hottentots Holland,Vrolijkheid, Marloth, Walker
GRADE SUITABILITY Bay, De Hoop
Biodiversity
Grade 7 Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma,
Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
Grade 5 –10 Jonkershoek, Limietberg, Kogelberg (Stony Point), Hottentots
Holland,Vrolijkheid, Marloth, Walker Bay, De Hoop
Ecology
Ecosystems Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma,
Grade 4 Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg, Knersvlakte
Marine ecosystems Stoney Point, Walker Bay, Bird Island and Eland’s Bay, Rocherpan
Grade 3 –7
Living and non-living things Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma,
Grade 5 Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
Ecotourism
Grade 10 Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma,
Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
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2 General awareness programmes and
environmental day celebrations
General awareness programmes and environmental calendar days are
celebrated throughout the year. These programmes are suited to all ages
and programmes are adapted according to the need. General awareness
programmes can also be aligned to the curriculum if required.
CALENDAR DAY/
AWARENESS PARTICIPATING NATURE RESERVES
PROGRAMME
WETLANDS DAY
February Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma, Anysberg,
Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
Snake Awareness 3 Holiday programmes
April –March Ganzekraal, Riverlands Holiday programmes offer parents and schools a safe, educational
Fire Awareness environment for learners to spend their time outside of the school term.
October –December Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma,
(may vary slightly Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg, Hottentots Holland, Programmes are fun and interactive and generally run for the full day. Each day will
from reserve to Jonkershoek, Limietberg,Vrolijkheid, Marloth, Driftsands, Ganzekraal, typically include a short topical presentation, various educational activities, a free
reserve) Riverlands, Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek, Waterval exploration session or hiking and a crafts session.
National Water Week
April –March Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma, DATES NATURE RESERVE/ AREA AGES
Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg, Riverlands, March school holidays Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Ages 7 –8
Ganzekraal, Groot Winterhoek, Waterval Robberg, Goukamma, Anysberg
International Day for Biological Diversity June / July school holidays Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Ages 7 –18
May Coming soon Robberg, Goukamma, Anysberg, Ganzekraal
Plant Conservation Week Hottentots Holland, Jonkershoek, De Hoop Ages 8 –13
May Robberg, Goukamma, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg Groot Winterhoek Ages 12 –18
Arbor Day October school holidays Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Ages 7 –18
Robberg, Goukamma, Anysberg
September Jonkershoek, Limietberg, Kogelberg (Stoney Point), Hottentots Holland,
Vrolijkheid, Marloth, Walker Bay, De Hoop, Riverlands, Knersvlakte, December school holidays Jonkershoek, Limietberg, Hottentots Holland, Ages 8 –13
Cederberg, Rocherpan, Groot Winterhoek, Waterval Vrolijkheid, Marloth
WeedBuster Week Ganzekraal, Riverlands Ages 7 –18
October Outeniqua, Grootvadersbosch, Gamkaberg, Robberg, Goukamma, Driftsands Ages 10 –18
Anysberg, Geelkrans, Keurbooms River, Swartberg
Groot Winterhoek Ages 12 –18
Marine Week
October Robberg, Goukamma, Geelkrans, Stoney Point, Walker Bay, Ganzekraal,
Bird Island
Waste “ We had a lot of fun playing outside and learned
Year round Driftsands, Ganzekraal, Riverlands
about why trees are important’
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4 Volunteer-based NATURE RESERVES OFFERING OVERNIGHT CAMPS
Grootvadersbosch, Keurbooms River, Goukamma, Swartberg,
DATES
Feb – May & Aug – Oct
programmes Gamkaberg
Anysberg Feb – May & Sept – Oct
Volunteer-based programmes vary from
those that last a few hours to those that De Hoop,Vrolijkheid Year Round
are more formal such as the Beyond
Expectation Environmental Project
(BEEP), the Junior Ranger and Citizen
Science Programmes.
7 Teacher workshops
Teacher workshops are offered to support the work done in the
Day programmes usually coincide with classroom and include practical activities that can be done in the
environmental days and are appropriate for classroom.
schools, corporates, adults, and learners alike.
Workshops are available from August 2019 at selected venues.
Programmes are always offered with an
element of learning and can be done during SUBJECT: NATURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
the school day or outside of it. Examples Strand - LIFE AND LIVING
include invasive alien clearing and beach
Grade 4 – Living and non living, structures of plants and animals, habitats
clean-ups.
Grade 5 – Plants and animals on earth, food chains, life cycles
Grade 6 – Ecosystems and food webs
5 Exhibitions Grade 7 – Biodiversity (classification/diversity of plants and animals), photosynthesis, inter-
CapeNature offers the following action and interdependence on the environment (ecology, ecosystems, adaptations, feeding
relationships, energy flow and food webs, conserving ecosystems)
exhibitions at events or venues:
Strand - MATTER AND MATERIALS
• Careers – all about careers in Grade 4 – Water cycle
conservation – Grade 10 -12 Grade 6 – Water pollution, Wetlands (mixtures and water resources)
• Educational themes – water, fire,
species conservation – for adults and
children
• General exhibitions – this includes
more information on CapeNature
6 Overnight camps
Overnight camps are offered to school
and adult groups and usually take place
over two nights and three days.
Camps can be tailor-made to suit your needs
and cover a range of themes and topics such
as water, star gazing, obstacle courses and
more.
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Find your closest CapeNature reserve
CLUSTERS De Hoop Langeberg
Bitterfontein
Nuwerus Agulhas Driftsands Overstrand
Knersvlakte Anysberg Garden Route Riviersonderend
Boland Groot Winterhoek Sandveld Coastal
Lutzville Vanrhynsdorp
Cederberg Hexrivier Swartberg
Vredendal
Klawer Dassen Coastal Knersvlakte
N
7
Lambert's Bay
Lambert's Bay
Island
Bird
BirdIsland
Clanwilliam Cederberg
Eland’s Bay Wuppertal
Beaufort-West
9
Citrusdal Matjiesrivier
Paternoster Velddrif Leeu-Gamka
Vredenburg
Piketberg Porterville Prince Albert Road
Saldanha N
Langebaan 12
N
Moorreesburg Groot Winterhoek Laingsburg 1
Matjiesfontein Prince Albert
Riebeek Gouda
Yzerfontein Darling West Seweweekspoort Swartberg Klaarstroom
Ceres Touwsrivier
Malmesbury Wolseley Zoar
Mamre Waterval
Ganzekraal De Doorns Ladismith Oudtshoorn
Atlantis Riverlands Anysberg
Worcester Gamkaberg Kammanassie Uniondale
Melkbosstrand Paarl
Limietberg Robertson Montagu Van Wyksdorp N
Milnerton Barrydale 9
Franschhoek Vrolijkheid Outeniqua
CAPE Hottentots McGregor Marloth
TOWN Driftsands Stellenbosch Holland Bonnievale Swellendam Groot- Ruitersbos George Sedgefield
Knysna
Greyton vadersbosch Riversdale
Somerset-West Jonkershoek Riviersonderend Keurbooms River
Grabouw N Wilderness Goukamma Plettenberg Bay
Gordon’s Caledon Robberg
Simonstown Bay Riviersonderend 2 Mossel Bay
Kogelberg Botrivier Malgas
Witsand Geelkrans
Kleinmond Infanta Gouritsmond
Stoney Hermanus Napier Stilbaai
Point Walker Bay Stanford Bredasdorp De Hoop
Gansbaai Elim
Skipskop
Arniston
De Mond
Struisbaai
Driftsands
Riverlands, Ganzekraal
NATURE RESERVE
Contact us
Island, Cederberg, Knersvlate
Hottentots Holland, Kogelberg
Walker Bay, De Mond, De Hoop
Geelkrans, Outeniqua, Goukamma,
Jonkershoek, Limietberg,Vrolijkheid, Marloth
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Swartberg, Anysberg, Gamkaberg, Kamanassie
Waterval, Groot Winterhoek, Rocherpan, Bird
Grootvadersbosch, Robberg, Keurbooms River
022 931 2900
082 823 7431
087 087 4015
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087 087 3046 or
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087 087 3042 (George Office)
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