Holiday Art Workshops at Kirstenbosch are met with great enthusiasm

During the 2012 June/July school holidays children attended art workshops at the Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre at Kirstenbosch.

Minimising the impact of waste

Following its success last year, the Biodiversity and Waste Art workshop for 10 – 12 years olds was repeated this holiday. After learning about Biodiversity and the impact waste is having on it, learners dodged the rain showers to take in some of the beauty displayed in Kirstenbosch, as well as learning about the advantages which biodiversity brings us. On returning to the Gold Fields EE Centre, they made a frame or stationery holder out of recycled goods, to minimize the waste they would put into landfill sites.  Each piece of work was original and a reflection of the creative skills of each child.

Left: Robert puts the finishing touches to his stationery holder 

Left: Saarah selects dried plant material to decorate her frame

New workshop for 6 - 9 year olds

A new holiday workshop for 6 – 9 year olds was introduced during this mid-year holiday. The development of the programme was co-ordinated by Sally Hey, Principal Education Officer, and Chanelle Naidoo, National Research Foundation intern, together with the teaching team.

Above: Nature can be fun - climbing the octopus tree

28 children aged 6 – 9 attended the new Nature’s Treasure Box holiday art workshop. After a guided walk in the garden, during which they experienced the beauty and fun to be had in nature, participants collected some of nature’s treasures in the garden around the Gold Fields Education Centre. They painted and decorated boxes into which they put their collection and took their box home with them. Many planned to go on looking for treasures to add to their collection.

In addition to the art workshops, many community and church groups came to Kirstenbosch to participate in fun, educational programmes at the Gold Fields Centre during the holiday.

Contact details

For more information about these programmes or future holiday events, please contact Sally Hey or Chanelle Naidoo on 021 799 8670.

Comments

Submitted by teena at 20/07/2012 - 13:47

Well Done Kirstenbosch Gardens , Chanelle Naidoo and team for all the hard work and planning that went into this project.. keep it up. teena

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