Marcus Oshry reports on WaterWise from the Eastern Cape:'Teaching the children water safety at PE's Walmer Primary School was a humbling experience as the majority of these kids go down to the beach at every opportunity they get as they ...
Debbie Smith reports on teaching WaterWise from Port St Johns:'The month of August has been one of my most rewarding yet. A personal best for me, thus far, with 1726 children educated and starting in the new area of “Majola” ...
WaterWise Instructor Kenneth Gagela was relaxing at a park in Soweto when he heard a crowd of children next to the lake shouting and screaming. This is what he found: A boy fetches a soccer ball in a Soweto dam.'I ...
WaterWise Instructor Charles McHelm visited Turfhall primary on the Cape Flats to teach them about water safety. When he visited the Grade 2's he found that some of the children had brought their Teddy Bears to school, and so, after ...
This month Lindo Zqubu, our newest recruit, who teaches in KZN Midlands, visited our Durban based WaterWise Instructor ( and NSRI volunteer) Jacqui McAllister for a day of Coastline awareness.Lindo is more familiar with the rivers and the dams, so ...
Jacqui McAllister reports:'Last month and this month, I concentrated on KwaMashu Ethekuleni Primary. I noticed that the children are not very knowledgeable about water safety, however, they have all swum in the sea. They remembered the PLAN part of the ...
Liza Wigley, WaterWise Instructor in Eden reports:'I have been visiting Thembalethu Secondary now for a number of weeks, popping in during their LO periods. These kids have crawled into my heart. They wanted to know about RIP CURRENTS, as most ...
WaterWise Instructor Zanele Bushwane reports from Crossroads:It is always good to be back from the holidays. this month I presented the WaterWise lessons at Vukani Primary in lower crossroads, Linge Primary in Zwelitsha Nyanga, and Stormont Madubela Primary also in ...
A crocodile rests in the shallow water of a croc pond while all his other buddies are seeking the sun. This ancient creature is one of a 1000 crocodiles on view at a crocodile farm. They like the murky water ...
Lindo Zqubu, Natal Midlands WaterWise Instructor taught water safety at Slindokuhle Primary School on an unusually cold day. But nobody took notice of the cold weather. They were all enjoying the lessons too much! Children learn the Hazards, Hello and ...
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