Promoting South Africa’s involvement in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic has become a great passion for ALSA. This involves communicating the science that is conducted in these regions. Children find it fascinating and we often get call-backs from teachers wanting to know more about the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP).
We feel proud to bring all of SANAP science together and communicate it as a whole. We aim to reach audiences outside scientific circles. Currently our focus is to widen the horizon of school children and make science relevant, accessible and meaningful to them.
Our first visit for 2017 kicked off at Groendal Primary School in Franschhoek on the 26th of January. We grabbed the attention of 110 learners and six educators, by sharing the research being conducted on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. The talk also included a number of videos, which as you would think, they enjoyed very much.
Feedback by Mr Russel Cyster after the 40 minutes of interaction: This presentation was presented very well. It was very colourful and intelligent information given. Real stories presented are always more informative than cartoons. Booklets are very pretty and informative. Thank you.
If you would like ALSA to visit your school/institute please contact us – antarcticlegacy@sun.a.cza
Anché Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, 27 January 2017.