This year our annual planning camp took place at the school and the church hall. The Grade 6 learners were very excited about having the opportunity to join the green club. They were taken through an orientation program so that they may understand the structure of...
Success is in the hand of the people
KOS IN DIE KAROO is a collaborative with the GCBR and was launched in in Vanwyksdorp in September 2016 at a gathering of community members interested in food gardens. In our follow up visit in February 2017, we visited some of the sites where food gardens had been...
Butterflies meet penguins
On Thursday 13th October the Grade 7’s from the Green Butterflies visited the Seabird and Penguin Rehabilitation Centre – SAPREC in Moss Industria, Mosselbay. This visit coincided with National African Penguin Awareness day which was also on the 13th of October. The...
Green Butterflies pruning pomegranates
On Thursday the green butterflies had a workshop on pruning fruit trees. They have pomegranates along the fence at their school which had not been trimmed for years. A local pomegranate farmer came in to show the learners how to prune the trees. The school yard looks...
Hike to koppie near Herbertsdale inspiring
A collaborative between Herbertsdale Primary School, Landmark Foundation, Gondwana Game Reserve and the GCBR (Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve) has been established in order to provide the learners of Herbertsdale Primary with the opportunity to participate in an...
Green Butterflies fluttering at Vanwyksdorp Primary
The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) invited Landmark Foundation during March 2015, to participate in an education program on the Jobs for Carbon Project. Vanwyksdorp Primary is a rural school in this small town of the Little Karoo and was chosen for this...
Year planning and brainstorming camp
The Green Butterflies are in their second year. The principal Mr Danvil, is keen on continuing with the green club as he has seen the value it has brought to the school. The learners continue to be enthusiastic and have become more aware of their environment. The...
Leaders trained at Vanwyksdorp Primary School
Two intense 2-day workshops were held on 6&7 and 20&21 April 2016 in order to activate and initiate leadership qualities within the grade 6 and 7 learners of Van Wyksdorp Primary, these learners form part of the Green Butterflies, a green club established in...
Vanwyksdorp School Camp
Landmark Foundation was invited to participate in an education program with Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) on the Jobs for Carbon Project currently running in the Rooiberg region. Vanwyksdorp Primary is a rural school in this small town of Little Karoo. The...