Good day All FOZR members,
See note from our sister group – The Friends of Tokai Park …
We have a wonderful event (Nature Week) planned for approximately 600 primary and high school children between 9 and 13 March 2020. Largely these will be children who seldom get such an opportunity.
I am writing to all of you as your FGs are not a million miles from Tokai and so you might have some members who are interested in volunteering at this excellent initiative.
In order to assist with the attending school children and their environmental educators during the week-long event (mornings 9 to 13 March) an optional volunteer training session is planned for the afternoon of this coming Fri 28 Feb. Volunteers would be provided training to play a supporting role to the environmental educators each day of the week-long event, when assistance will be needed supporting each activity, guiding groups, and various other logistics.
The aim of Nature Week is to get kids out of their classrooms, into nature, to bring their Life Sciences syllabus alive. Learners will be from Grades 6-7 and Grade 11; from Shiloah Christian School, Constantia Primary, St Mary’s RC Primary, Cape Academy, Hillwood Primary, and Westlake Primary.
| 9 Options for volunteering each day |
| Introduction to Tokai Park |
| Activity 1: Plantation & Fynbos Vegetation Survey (theme: biodiversity) |
| Activity 2: Guided Nature Walk (theme: succession and fires) |
| Activity 3: Fynbos Restoration Trail (theme: fynbos diversity & restoration) |
| Activity 4: Wildlife, Small Mammals (theme: population ecology, food webs) |
| Debrief & Fun Quiz |
| Serving Refreshments |
| First Aid Station |
| Assistant to the Coordinator |
If any of your members are able to volunteer, please could they complete this volunteer sign up form (https://forms.gle/eUfQwonXgrjxYQk58)
or alternatively e-mail Alanna on tokaifynbosfriends@gmail.com with their information and preferences …
optional afternoon volunteer session
state which morning they can attend to assist with the event
choice of activity they would prefer (see box above this para)
People may sign up for all, or just one of the mornings between 9 and 13 March.
| Activity | Date | Time |
| Volunteer Training | 28-Feb | 13:00-17:00 |
| Nature Week Day 1 | 9-Mar | 8:30-12:00 |
| Nature Week Day 2 | 10-Mar | 8:30-12:00 |
| Nature Week Day 3 | 11-Mar | 8:30-12:00 |
| Nature Week Day 4 | 12-Mar | 8:30-12:00 |
| Nature Week Day 5 | 13-Mar | 8:30-12:00 |
During the week-long project (9 to 13 Mar) the learners will be in four groups of ~25 and will rotate from activity to activity.
All 4 activities take place simultaneously.
09:00 Introduction to Tokai Park (all attendees)
09:10 Plantation & Fynbos Vegetation Surveys (theme: biodiversity)
09:50 Guided Nature Walk (theme: succession and fires)
10:10 Fynbos Restoration Trail (theme: fynbos diversity & restoration)
10:35 Wildlife, Small Mammals (theme: population ecology, food webs)
11:00 Debrief & Fun Quiz; Refreshments (all attendees)
Best wishes
Mea.
Mea Lashbrooke (WESSA Western Cape Membership, Volunteerism)
We hope our FOZR Members could assist on some mornings with this worthwhile project.
Be a Friend 🙂