Post on 20-May-2015
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Thrive Hout Bay is an organization that works with schools to unite Hout Bay through environmental awareness and action projects.
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Annual Hout Bay inter –school EnvironQuiz
Learners compete for R14000 prize donated by
Sentinel news
You and the bean
Did you know you were the same size as a bean
Did you know you were the same size as a bean
You and a bean are the
sameTo grow you
needFoodLight Water Love
Now lets talk rubbish
How can rubbish help you grow
But that’s so boring
Think about it this wayYou are growing in to the future
So were do you want to live in the future
Here
Or here
Thrive Hout Bay Schools Enviro Award 2013
11 criteria for evaluating and
awarding the winners
1 Recycling System
The effectiveness of the school’s recycling system – how close the school is to the Thrive Zero Waste goal
2 Composting System
The quality and effectiveness of the school’s composting system
3 worm farm
The health of the school’s worm farm
4 Food Garden
The productivity and care of the school’s food garden and fruit/nut trees donated by Thrive
5 EnviroQuiz/ArtThe school team’s scores in the EnviroQuiz/Art
competition held on 7th June
6 Biodiversity
The awareness and importance of Biodiversity in flora and fauna at school
7 Water
The use of water saving devices and efficiency of water saving practices
8 Energy
The use of energy saving devices and efficiency of energy saving practices
9 Awareness
The effectiveness of environmental education and awareness in school community
10 Implementation
The impact that learning at school has on implementation at home
Chriss
11 Presentation19th September 3pm
The quality of the presentation by two learners of the school’s environmental plans and achievements
Surprise visit to school 9th -13th September
Watch out for this man
Award presentation day19 September 3pm
This could be you ! Good luck
And now
“The Prize”
Exploring the Cederberg
The Cape Leopard Trust’s Environmental Camps
Travel to the Cederberg in our 21-seater bus
Set up your own tents at the Toktokkie Campsite at
Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
Activities
Activities at a Cape Leopard Trust Cederberg Camp are varied:
From learning to recognise animal tracks…
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And drawing them…
…to radio tracking collared predators
…And finding their kill sites.
From setting camera traps, learning about and observing the local animals…
…to walking in the wilderness
…and looking for reptiles…
From experiencing the enormity of rocks at the Wolfberg Cracks…
…and expressing the experience through art
Liz
…to discovering karoo plants through
observational drawing
…and appreciating the rock art of the San bushmen
…even finding ancient fossils
The possibilities are endless...
Come and join us to explore and learn
Thank you and good luck!