Saving our oceans from plastic pollution
Aimed at raising awareness around the importance of the world’s oceans. Scientists and exhibitors at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, are hosting several schools to educate pupils about pollution.
SAEON celebrates National Science Week and the International Year of Light
The NZG event was attended by 856 learners in grades 9-12 from nine different schools across the country, all enrolled in science subjects.
Meet this year’s winners of the SAEON Special Awards … and they’re all girls!
The 2015 Eskom Expo awards ceremony, held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Gauteng in October, provided a prominent platform for the SAEON Special Awards for Best Project in Environmental Monitoring.
SAEON staff visit Thabane High School in Kimberley
On 3 September 2015, the Arid Lands Node hosted SAEON’s 11th network of education experts meeting.
Phalaborwa Grade 11 students embark on a quest for knowledge
Phalaborwa Grade 11 students conducted mini research projects during the school holiday (5-9 October 2015) on topics such as how overgrazing causes loss of grass species and cover, and accelerates soil erosion.
Three schools in Kimberley will always know from where the wind blows!
Weather stations were presented to the headmasters of the participating schools on the day of the event.
SAEON in the media
SABC TV’s interview with Omphile Khutsoane, education officer of the SAEON Arid Lands Node, was broadcast with the news on the evening of 6 June
SAEON staff spark interest in environmental science
The Annual Biodiversity Career Day organised by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) took place at the Kirstenbosch Research Centre and Centre for Biodiversity Conservation in Cape Town in March this year.
Our Magoebaskloof science camp adventure
The overall objectives of the camp are to strengthen the learners’ scientific thinking by encouraging and enabling them to develop and complete their own scientific projects, and to evaluate personal skills and goals in the light of future career choices.
