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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
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Special Events 2010
Regional Eco-School Conferences
Regional Eco-School Conferences will be held in the following provinces during the early part of the year.
Please contact the regional coordinators concerned for final updates and confirmation of details:
KwaZulu-Natal: Nokulunga Mshibe -
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Date: 3-5 March 2010
Venue: Chatsworth Youth Centre, Chatsworth, Durban
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Free State: Leon Barkhuizen –
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Date: 17 – 19 February 2010
Venue: Aldam Estate
Western Cape: Janice April –
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Date: 18 – 19 March 2010
Venue: Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (Old Bellville College)
Limpopo: Cathy Dzerefos –
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Details Pending
Gauteng: Scott Walker –
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Eastern Cape: Eastern Cape Forum Launch on Friday 12th March at the Buffalo City Municipality Hall in Gonubie (East London)
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KwaZulu-Natal Eco-Schools Conference
DAY 1: Wednesday 3 March
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08h00-8h30
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Arrival & Registrations: Thobile & Nokulunga (Register for sessions)
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08h30-09h00
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Welcome & Introductions: Bridget Ringdahl (National Coordinator)
Orientation to Programme – Nokulunga Mshibe (KZN Regional Coordinator)
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9h30-10h00
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Key Note: Jill Caddle - DoE (NS Subject Advisor)
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10h00-10h45
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TEA & NETWORKING
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10h45-13h00
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Parallel Sessions
1. Introduction to Eco-Schools - Kim de Oliviera/ Thobile Nzimande
(Requirement for all new schools or schools battling to obtain their annual awards)
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1. Developments within Education: How does this impact on the programme? - DoE/ Nokulunga Mshibe
(All other coordinators) (45 min)
2. Building a liveable and caring city - Imagine Durban (1h30 min)
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13h00-14h30
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LUNCH:
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14h30-16h00
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Parallel Sessions (approx. 1 hour duration. 30 persons per session)
1. Energy Busters – Cheryl Fynn (Resource Use)
2. Food Miles – Debbie Avery (Local & Global Issues)
3. Understanding Nutrition– Caroline Conway-Physick (Healthy Living)
4. Getting to know Who We Are – Ms K. Gasa (Community & Heritage)
5. Creating Conservationists – Robin McKee (Nature & Biodiversity)
6. Stop the Spread – Lynn Thompson (Exploratory)
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16h00
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Close
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DAY 2: Thursday 4 March
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8h00-8h30
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Registrations continued – register for parallel sessions for the day
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8h30-10h30
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Workshops & Demonstrations
Opportunity to network and visit stands with various available resources, activities, learning support materials for schools
Stalls:
Climate Change Resources – Zed & Casian Davies Biodigestor in Action – Michaelhouse School
Eco-Schools National – Thobile
Sharenet – Clare/ Rhona
EarthFirst – Paula Osborn
Carbon Foot-printing – Liz Taylor
Earthbox – Sean Platt
Putting Fun back into learning – MMAEP
ELSEN School – Ningizimu School
EnergyWise – Jonas Barausse
uShaka Marine – Steven Mabungana
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10h30 – 12h00
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Parallel Sessions (approx. 1 hour duration. 30 persons per session)
7. Supporting resource development & Use - Sharenet (Resource Use)
8. Sustainability: Assuring our Future – Paula Osborne (Local & Global Issues)
9. Keeping your programme up to date – Robin McKee (Exploratory)
10. Dare to Dream: School Case Study – Scilla Edmonds (Community & Heritage)
11. Investigating School Ground Biodiversity – MMAEP (Nature & Biodiversity)
12. Ancient Sunlight – Liz Taylor (Exploratory)
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12h00-13h30
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Lunch
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13h30-15h45
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Parallel Sessions (approx. 1 hour duration. 30 persons per session)
13. The Story of Stuff (DVD) - Anisa Khan (Resource Use)
14. The Orangeberg Project - Augustine Makhetha (Local & Global Issues)
15. – Jenny Timol (Healthy Living)
16. Cultural Diversity & Social Aspects - Nonhlanhla Ndimande (Community & Heritage)
17. Permaculture – Martin Clement (Nature & Biodiversity)
18. Integrating Waste Management into EE – Guy Caws (Exploratory)
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15h45 – 16h15
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Consolidation of Conference
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16h15
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Close
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DAY 3: 5 March
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08h00-8h30
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Arrival
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08h30-09h00
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Welcome & Introductions: (KZN Regional Coordinator – Nokulunga Mshibe)
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9h30-11h00
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Award Ceremony: Nokulunga Mshibe
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11h00-11h45
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TEA & NETWORKING
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11h45
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Departure
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 )
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