The document summarizes a weekend bush school program held by Save the Elephants-South Africa in June 2011. On Saturday, 8 local girls were picked up and brought to the bush school camp. They learned about medicinal trees, bird and animal tracks from a local guide. Arts and crafts and a talent show were held in the evening. On Sunday, the girls went on game drives where they saw various wildlife and learned elephant tracking from a researcher. Dancing and drumming around the evening fire concluded the fun weekend. The bush school was a success in teaching the girls about nature and culture through hands-on experiences.
Winter Wonders adventure at Kirstenbosch Gardens
The school holidays are almost here! So, what to do with the kids?
Take them to Kirstenbosch for the fun-filled Winter Wonders programme.
From Saturday 25 June through to Saturday 16 July, Winter Wonders offers a 3-week programme of fun, learning, walking, creativity and story-telling. Most of the events are free of charge, and there are also family focused activities for all to join in.
The Winter Wonders programme offers an opportunity to explore the most beautiful garden in Africa and learn more about the environment we live in.
The unmissable adventures include animated story readings by Struik Nature and Struik Children’s authors in the Botanical Society bookshop, treasure-hunts through the gardens, a biodiversity and waste art workshop, a nature’s treasure box experience and Kirstenbosch’s version of the Amazing Race: ‘Find 50 in Kirstenbosch’!
Many Struik Nature and Struik Children’s authors are participating, so bring your family, meet the authors and join in the fun. One of the highlights is herpetologist Johan Marais who is bringing in some of his reptilian friends for children to see and touch if they dare!
There will also be fantastic prizes and good discounts on Struik Nature books in the Botanical Society Bookshop.
Free Garden entry for children under 18 years during the Winter School Holidays 25 June to 17 July
See full programme details on www.sanbi.org.za & www.struiknatureclub.co.za
Apollo’s travels with the Comenius Project European Friends: Traditional Toys...Sophia Kouzouli
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Το 1ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Πύργου Ηλείας συμμετέχει στην πολυμερή σχολική σύμπραξη του Ευρωπαικού Προγράμματος Comenius, το οποίο διαχειρίζεται ως Εθνική Μονάδα το ΙΚΥ, "Ευρωπαίοι Φίλοι-Παραδοσιακό Παιχνίδι" 2012-2014. Στα πλαίσια των εργασιών του προγράμματος η μασκότ του ελληνικού σχολείου, ο Απόλλωνας, επισκέφθηκε τα σχολεία των συνεργατών, έμεινε στα σπίτια πολλών μθητών και συμμετείχε σε πολλές δράσεις τους. Οι μαθητές ανέβαζαν φωτογραφίες, βίντεο και σχόλια σχετικά με τις περιπέτειες του Απόλλωνα στη χώρα τους στο blog http://www.comeniustoysandgames.com/Mascot+Blogs/Apollo+-+Greece
Η ιστορία αυτη βασίστηκε στις αναρτήσεις των μαθητών των εννέα χωρών που συμμετείχαν στο πρόγραμμα.
The 1st Primary school of Pyrgos participated in a multilateral Comenius Project, called European Friends:Traditional Toys and Games, 2012-1-GB1-COMO6-18389. The mascot of the Greek school, Apollo, travelled around the nine countries, visited the partners' schools and stayed at pupils' houses. This story is based on the posts that pupils uploaded on the blog of the mascot at http://www.comeniustoysandgames.com/Mascot+Blogs/Apollo+-+Greece
Here is the report edited and corrected by me just a few pages need to be done properly..feedback pages have got disturbed...The press coverage is to be added...
Winter Wonders adventure at Kirstenbosch Gardens
The school holidays are almost here! So, what to do with the kids?
Take them to Kirstenbosch for the fun-filled Winter Wonders programme.
From Saturday 25 June through to Saturday 16 July, Winter Wonders offers a 3-week programme of fun, learning, walking, creativity and story-telling. Most of the events are free of charge, and there are also family focused activities for all to join in.
The Winter Wonders programme offers an opportunity to explore the most beautiful garden in Africa and learn more about the environment we live in.
The unmissable adventures include animated story readings by Struik Nature and Struik Children’s authors in the Botanical Society bookshop, treasure-hunts through the gardens, a biodiversity and waste art workshop, a nature’s treasure box experience and Kirstenbosch’s version of the Amazing Race: ‘Find 50 in Kirstenbosch’!
Many Struik Nature and Struik Children’s authors are participating, so bring your family, meet the authors and join in the fun. One of the highlights is herpetologist Johan Marais who is bringing in some of his reptilian friends for children to see and touch if they dare!
There will also be fantastic prizes and good discounts on Struik Nature books in the Botanical Society Bookshop.
Free Garden entry for children under 18 years during the Winter School Holidays 25 June to 17 July
See full programme details on www.sanbi.org.za & www.struiknatureclub.co.za
Apollo’s travels with the Comenius Project European Friends: Traditional Toys...Sophia Kouzouli
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Το 1ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Πύργου Ηλείας συμμετέχει στην πολυμερή σχολική σύμπραξη του Ευρωπαικού Προγράμματος Comenius, το οποίο διαχειρίζεται ως Εθνική Μονάδα το ΙΚΥ, "Ευρωπαίοι Φίλοι-Παραδοσιακό Παιχνίδι" 2012-2014. Στα πλαίσια των εργασιών του προγράμματος η μασκότ του ελληνικού σχολείου, ο Απόλλωνας, επισκέφθηκε τα σχολεία των συνεργατών, έμεινε στα σπίτια πολλών μθητών και συμμετείχε σε πολλές δράσεις τους. Οι μαθητές ανέβαζαν φωτογραφίες, βίντεο και σχόλια σχετικά με τις περιπέτειες του Απόλλωνα στη χώρα τους στο blog http://www.comeniustoysandgames.com/Mascot+Blogs/Apollo+-+Greece
Η ιστορία αυτη βασίστηκε στις αναρτήσεις των μαθητών των εννέα χωρών που συμμετείχαν στο πρόγραμμα.
The 1st Primary school of Pyrgos participated in a multilateral Comenius Project, called European Friends:Traditional Toys and Games, 2012-1-GB1-COMO6-18389. The mascot of the Greek school, Apollo, travelled around the nine countries, visited the partners' schools and stayed at pupils' houses. This story is based on the posts that pupils uploaded on the blog of the mascot at http://www.comeniustoysandgames.com/Mascot+Blogs/Apollo+-+Greece
Here is the report edited and corrected by me just a few pages need to be done properly..feedback pages have got disturbed...The press coverage is to be added...
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1. Save the Elephants-South
Africa
Bush School June 2011
What a wonderful weekend to look back on!
Saturday morning found us checking up on 8 cutely
made bunk beds, locking the windows against
monkeys, and then heading in the car towards
Acornhoek, the local village where, to a town
thumping with African beats, we picked up 8 little
girls, and set off back to the Timbavati Bush School.
Apprehensive at first, but soon, as it does, chatter
took over the car as the girls got to know each
other, and having settled in, we got straight into the
fun. These girls came from the local community of
Acornhoek/Tulamahashe, which is based on the
border of the Kruger National Park. Despite their
close proximity to the game reserve, many of these
children have never had exposure to the bush, or
animals. For us educating comes through
immersion, through getting hands on with trees,
dirt, and tracking. As the Senegalese poet, Baba
Dioum states, “In the end, we will protect only
what we love. We will love only what we
understand. We will understand only what we are
taught.”
The afternoon continued with Moses, a local
guide, teaching the girls medicinal uses of the trees
in the area, which tree to use as a toothbrush,
which tree could be the toothpaste, and which
berries are safe to eat. After a brief impala-dung-
spitting contest, the bush walk continued, with the
girls learning how to tell bird tracks from lions,
and old tracks from new ones.
2. It was with big excitement that the girls returned to
camp that afternoon for some lunch, before settling
down and getting creative in some arts and
crafts…using beads and glitter as well as sand and
leaves to create picture frames. As the afternoon
cooled off and the evening settled on us, we huddled
around the fire to enjoy a “Talent Show”, with the
girls splitting into groups and doing little songs and
dances for us in the firelight, accompanied by Moses.
It was with the sounds of laughter and song ringing
into the night that our first evening of Bush School
came to a close.
Day two dawned bright and early, as sunrise found
us already snuggled in the car and en-route to the
STE-SA office for a day of game drives and elephant
tracking. A very successful day with many of the girls
seeing leopard, lion, buffalo and elephants for the first
time.
Squeals over the tall giraffe and the beautiful zebra
made us realise the specialness of being able to see
this on a daily basis…something that is a privilege
that not everyone it privy to. The hightlight of the
day, of course was the girls learning telemetry with
Michelle Henley, the resident elephant researcher…
it was rewarding for us to watch the girls listening
intently to her explanations, and then help her using
the antennae to track one of our collared elephants.
After a picnic lunch in the shade, a very tired and
dusty, but happy bunch made their way back towards
the Timbavati Bush School—heading on to an
evening of chicken curry and drumming and dancing
around the fire.
The ladies from Motswari Game lodge donned
brightly coloured skirts, beads, and ankle rattles, and
3. came to perform for us… the thumping of their big
leather drum beating passion and pride of the
Shangaan culture into the 8 little girls, who after
much squirming on their chairs, were up on their
feet too… feet pounding in the dirt in time to the
beat… voices raised together in beautiful African
song! It was great fun, and the time passed too
quickly in a flurry of colourful skirts, drumbeats
and swirling bodies! Eventually bed time came after
a wonderful day. To the beautiful and radiant ladies
from Motswari who came to dance for us- we
thank you. You inspired joy and brought pride!
The last morning of bush school had us warming
up around the fire early… reminiscing about the
previous two days.. so much learnt, not only about
the bush, about life, about tradition and culture,
and also about oneself I think… After a couple
hours of bush lessons in their workbooks, the girls
were ready for the “Treasure Hunt” that we had
prepared… using many “Bush Clues” to test their
new knowledge. It was endearing confusion that
ensued—as many of the girls somehow managed
to find the winning clue, without finding any of the
preceeding ones. ( yes… we were crawling under
bushes and collecting clues long after bush school
finished!) Either way, it was fun though! And the
prize giving that we ended with was enjoyed by all,
as everyone received their little gift bags, and cacti
plants to grow at home.
After breakfast and packing up, it was with hugs all
round that we loaded everyone back in the car, and
waved a sweet goodbye. Such a wonderful time of
bonding, of growth, of learning- how to spend time
together, how to respect different cultures, how to
be tired, and happy and hungry together, how to
cook for 30 people, and how tell the time from
shadows.
4. I think we all took something special away,
whether it was our hand-decorated frames, or the
letters from the kids, the photos of the elephant
tracking, or just a special memory. In all I think we
each carry something very unique and individual
away from this experience, something that we will
remember, and that will live on. I think—that the
STE-SA Bush School June 2011 was a resounding
success!
We of course have many people to thank. To the
children involved- thank you. It is with your
youthful and curious spirits that we find hope for
the future! To Michelle, Moses, Colin, Summer, and
Sarah (the STE-SA Team) – well done, and thank
you for making it what it was! Then to the many
wonderful people that not only sponsored their
time, but also the delicious food that we and the
kids enjoyed all weekend; to Plaston, LeBamba and
Pick ‘n Pay Hoedspruit… through you we managed
to cover almost all the groceries and provided great
snacks and yummy dinners! Thank you for your
investment in the bush school! We really appreciate
it! To Charles De Villiers for the use of his
wonderful bush school, a big thanks you. And to
Edith Theron for the sweet elephant-print gift
bags…thanks-the girls loved them! There were of
course numerous people in support roles, helping
keep us sane, helping wash pots and pans, and just
being THERE! To all of you- our heartfelt
thanks….