South africa study tour

South Africa Study TourJune 20-July 10, 2012

What is GET?Global Environmental Teachings

• GET’s mission is to advance environmental and sustainability education worldwide through students and educators.

Travel to Africa

• Wed, Jun 20, 2012 Leave: 7:15 pm Chicago Illinois

Thu, Jun 21, 2012 10:50 am Arrives Zurich Airport

08 hrs 35 mins Miles: 4443

Zurich

• Thu, Jun 21, 2012 Leave: 10:45 pm Arrives: Fri, Jun 22, 2012 • Arrive: 9:10 am - O R Tambo International Airport

(JNB) - Johannesburg 10 hrs 25 mins Miles: 5211

• Fri, Jun 22, 2012 Leave: 1:10 pm • Arrive: 2:50 pm Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) - Port

Elizabeth Economy | 01 hrs 40 mins | Miles: 563

The Garden RouteAddo Elephant Park

Stellenbosch University

De Hoop Nature Preserve

Two Oceans AquariumTable MountainUniversity of Cape Town

Cape of Good Hope

Addo Elephant National Park

• Established in 1931 to save 11 Elephants on the brink of extinction, and now home to more than 450 of them

• Plus… 400 Cape Buffalo, 48 black Rhino, a range of Antelope species, lions and hyenas as well as the rare flightless dung Beetle

De Hoop Nature Preserve• The reserve has 86 mammal species including the rare

bontebok and Cape mountain zebra, as well as eland, grey rhebuck, baboon, yellow mongoose, caracal and the occasional leopard.

• This is were we will meet the South African teachers that will travel with us.

BontebokEland

Grey Rhebok

Yellow Mongoose

Caracal

Baboons

Africa’s Little Five

Leopard tortoise, Ant-Lion, Rhino-beetle, Red-billed buffalo weavers, Elephant shrews

Africa’s Big Five

Leopard

Elephant

Cape Buffalo Black Rhinoceros

Lion

• Dolphins and seals occur in the waters off the coast and southern right whales calve and mate in the sheltered bays of De Hoop each year between May and December.

Right Whale

Stellenbosch UniversityWe will meet with Environmental Educators at this university to learn about Environmental Education training in South Africa and to share our experiences teaching students about the environment.

Stellenbosch University

• We will learn about “Antastic!” a program run by the University that teaches school children about the ant diversity and their important role in the ecosystem.

Two Oceans Aquarium

Two Oceans Aquarium

One Ocean

Two Oceans

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

South Africa is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, it touches 2 oceans and although is only about 2% of the world's land area, but is home to nearly 10% of the world's plants. The Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens protects and protects these plants and teaches people about the importance of this biodiversity.

Biodiversity - is the variety of life including different plants, animals and and the ecosystems they live in.

Cape Town

Neighborhoods & Townships

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF)

• The DWAF works to promote safe healthy water.

• They are a governmental agency that is like our Department of Natural Resources.

• We will do a service project with them that may include invasive species removal.

Robben Island• Robben Island is best known as the location of

a prison which held Nelson Mandela a political prisoner during South Africa’s apartheid period. Mandela was held there for 27 (1962-1990) years and eventually became the president of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela in 2008

Table Mountain•This is a flat-topped mountain in southwestern South Africa, overlooking Cape Town and Table Bay. • Its shape results from horizontal layers of sandstone being exposed by erosion.

• The floor of the 65 passenger cablecar rotates 360 degrees on the trip which takes 5-10 minutes to reach the summit/base travelling at a speed of up to 10m per second on its 704m (2310 feet) climb.

Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope