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!