2021 WESSA Annual Review

Once the country moved to adjusted level 3, under very strict COVID-19 protocols, the unit delivered both traditional outdoor camps to independent schools across our four centres, and a series of #WOW programmes to primary and high schools in KZN. BACK TO OPERATIONS POST-LOCKDOWN

PRESIDENT’S AWARD PROGRAMMES DELIVERED FROM 2020 TO 2021

10 Students RESIDENTIALS 15 Students 0 Students 30 Students

HIKES

Twinstreams WESSA Centre uMngeni Valley

15 Students 40 Students 0 Students 23 Students

SCHOOL CAMP PROGRAMMES

Bush Pigs

220 150

Twinstreams

5 3 1 0

420 students reached

Treasure Beach

uMngeni Valley

50

Bush Pigs

Treasure Beach

0

STUDENTS STUDENTS

SCHOOLS SCHOOLS 0 10 20 25

Gold and Silver President’s Award Participants learning about Coastal Geomorphology and Sandy Shores along KZN’s North Coast.

WESSA-ON-WHEELS PROGRAMMES

550 876

Twinstreams

2434 students reached

uMngeni Valley

Bush Pigs

0

Treasure Beach

1008

Students and teachers were craving the outdoors and needing time in nature after 3months of lockdown. It was easy to deliver such an experience, as can be seen in the video, where Wykeham Collegiate Grade 7 Girls fully immersed themselves in Mangrove Mud at Twinstreams, with much encouragement from one of our legendary educators, Kevin Lakani.

WESSA E-STEAM HIKING PROGRAMMES

Since 2017, the unit has delivered President’s Award experiences to approximately 500 13 to 18-year-old youth across our centres. Our unique approach to these programmes focuses on integrating field study activities into adventure hikes, so that students can be citizen-scientists and research specific habitats and environmental issues in the field. This creates an exciting product where adventure experiences dovetail with science-based inquiry and experiential learning opportunities.

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