It was a very good month for WaterWise Instructor Zanele Bushwane who spent her time in Khayelitsha schools. Zanele consentrated on Encotshen primary and Vuselela primary school, and loved teaching the children, who she says, showed interest, and after the ...
WATER SAFETY TIP: Be wise like the bullfrog. When you are in trouble in the water do not panic. Fill your lungs to the maximum with air like the bullfrog fills his air sack. This will help you to become ...
I was invited to visit Stepping Stones Primary in Knysna, where a year ago a little girl from their school drowned at Leisure Isle. Lots of questions were asked, and stories told! Hoekwil Primary invited me back, I had been ...
Eoudia Erasmus berig uit Ceres:Wanneer 'n skool gekontak word met 'n aanbieding van 'n WaterWise-werkswinkel, bly dit lekker as jy die woorde hoor: 'Natuurlik, kom gerus . ons wag!' En die skoolhoofde weet dat kinders gereeld en sonder behoorlike toesig ...
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 ...
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