The team welcomed 38 learners from Global Academy School to the PetroSA Nature Reserve.
Although the weather did not play along and it rained all day, the children still enjoyed a fun-filled morning and learnt how to survive in the wet.
The children had the opportunity to learn more about plants and their medicinal values, and went outside to inspect some of the medicinal plants on the reserve. A presentation on snakes, spiders and scorpions showed the various species found in this area, and taught them how to identify snakes and how to treat scorpion stings, snake and spider bites.
The children got very excited when they went outside and got the opportunity to see one of the brown water snakes found on the reserve.
After a lot of fun and excitement, the children enjoyed their lunch boxes provided by PetroSA and got the opportunity to rest a little. Then the excited team of 38 headed out to feed the animals and view the Springbuck, Bontebok and Zebra.
"It was an adventurous morning, filled with new learnt survival skills and general knowledge, and we hope that the children will be better survivors in what ever nature has to offer.
"It is hoped to present more of these survival courses in future and to adapt more outdoor survival courses. The concept is to invite various school groups out to the reserve to do an amazing survival race in teams," says Vivien Stadler from Pinnacle Conservation.
The partnership between PetroSA and Pinnacle Conservation aims to educate and instil a love for nature that will encourage our youth to preserve and conserve our precious environment going forward.
These learners from Global Academy clearly had a lot of fun while learning a few survival techniques at the PetroSA Reserve.
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