WaterWise for Fort Beaufort children

WaterWise educator, Marcus Oshry visited Yellowwoods Preparatory School in the farming district of Fort Beaufort. This is his story:I had the pleasure of working with them for a week with their leadership and development camp.The ages of the pupils ranged from 9 through to 13. Being farm children, they were not accustomed to the sea. I asked them a few questions about waves and currents and they didn’t have a clue how it all worked. I spent a good 30 minutes just explaining to the children where waves came from, how they form and why they break and ran up the beach. I felt like a geography teacher but the kids were on the edge of their seats wanting to know more.I then explained how the water that ran up the beach returned to the sea. “This is where the fun starts” I told them. I explained to them about the water all coming together to run back out to sea and how logical it was that it all went back together. They all nodded in agreement.I also explained how all this moving water would take sand out to sea with it. They all nodded in agreement. I told them how this mass of water got stronger and stronger. They all nodded in agreement. Then one girl piped up from the back. She said, “Sir, isn’t this current quite dangerous?”