GREATER   Zandvlei   Estuary   Nature   Reserve

 The Environmental Education Centre (EEC) – 2007

8. November – Steenberg Primary School awarded Sharon McCallum this certificate of appreciation for the work she does with the children.

7. October – Mark Arendse and Sharon McCallum walked 16 learners and their teacher, Glenda Samuels, from Steenberg Primary Grade 6 up Muizenberg Mountain as part of an environmental education programme dealing with the catchment area. 

photograph Sharon McCallum                                         photograph Sharon McCallum

Going up Farmer Pecks Valley                       Muizenberg down below.

It was the first time up the mountain for some of the children and opened a new world for them.

6. September – The long awaited canoes have finally arrived. The racks have been made and installed.

Woolworths and Rope World helped make it possible. Now the children can have some fun, opening new horizons and experiences for themselves.

5. July – A presentation to the Environmental Centre.

photograph Cherry Giljam

Cassy Sheasby, Mark Arendse and Vic de Valdorf

On behalf of a client of his who has sponsered the Enviromental Education Centre over the past two years,
Vic de Valdorf of Brilliant Financial Services, handed over a HP 530 Notebook to Mark and Cassy at the Zandvlei Nature Reserve - Environmental Centre.
It was supplied by Nigel Devey Computers at cost price.

This will enable Mark to give presentations at schools and at the Environmental Centre, an important tool to further Evironmental Education at Zandvlei.

4. May – An adventure to Australia Island with the Zerilda Primary School Environmental Club.

Getting ready to go to Australia Island in the background.

See what we did.

3. April  – Mark reports "A total of 1856 children have visited the Centre so far this year".

The Metrorail Edutrain passing the Reserve coming into Steenberg Station.

2. January – The World Wetlands Week celebrated at Zandvlei.

Monday 30th January to 2nd February, starting with Kraaifontein African Methodist Episcopal, grade 6 & 7 pupils were brought by the Metrorail Edutrain to Steenberg Station. The Edutrain is a 3 carriage purpose built classroom on rail.
The Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve is the only Nature Reserve, within walking distance from a railway station in the City Metropole. This makes it possible for many children to visit and learn about this important natural area.

Other schools to visit during the week were;
Aristea Primary Grade 6,
Petunia Primary Grade 6,
Bastion Primary  Grade 6 and
Bottelary Primary Grade 6.

Zandvlei Trust members assisted on some days as part of the celebration of  World Wetlands Day.

See what happened on Monday.

1. December 2006 - Annual school children visitors to the EECentre.

A total of 1659 children visted the Environmental Centre this year.

See what happened at the Centre in 2006.